Michael Kravshik, CPA, CA

LumiQ

LumiQ is a mobile podcast app where you can get verifiable professional education (CPD/CPE) by listening to engaging conversations with business leaders about their practical experiences and areas of expertise. Learn more @ www.lumiqlearn.com

Cofounder and CEO

FEI Young Luminaries

FEI Canada Young Luminaries is an exclusive one-year program connecting 50 high-achieving young finance professionals with senior finance executives for mentorship, learning, networking & more! Selected protege's & mentors take part in a high-frequency program, meeting monthly and organizing 1-on-1 mentorship meetings throughout the program to learn from each other & grow professionally.

You can learn more at: https://www.feiyoungluminaries.com

Director

GestureLogic Inc.

The 'wearer of many hats'

Main responsibilities:
- General Strategy
- All things financial
- Product-Market Fit (feature discovery, and validation)
- User Experience (MVP and mobile app development)
- General Ops (legal, HR, policies, etc.)
- Marketing (website, video, indiegogo campaign, etc.)

Chief Financial Officer

Scotiabank

Proficiency in research and analysis of international events and trends with a view towards
identifying global threats to Scotiabank personnel, assets, and reputation.
- Researched and synthesized global events affecting Scotiabank and its subsidiaries worldwide
with the use of proprietary and open sources.
- Analyzed events, trends, and statistics to provide timely and value-added knowledge for
Scotiabank managers in several different departments and regions.
• Applied practical knowledge and research skills to various projects depending on
organizational needs, available opportunities for improvement, and current threats to
Scotiabank operations.

Security Analyst, Global Protective Services, Security and Investigations

Carleton University

TA for International Security and Research Methods in Political Science

Teaching Assistant

Protiviti

Risk Management Consultant working in multiple industries with a focus on the Real Estate, Hospitality, Banking and Mortgage industries. Exposure to various types of projects including internal process improvement, internal audit functions, compliance engagements (NI 52-109, SOX, etc…), IT system implementations, and others.

Responsible for:
- Understanding and analyzing internal processes and procedures.
- Identifying all forms of risk within the internal processes and procedures of our clients.
- Determining methods of mitigating risks our clients are susceptible to, and working with client personnel to implement these methods. 
- Improving the efficiency of internal processes while ensuring that they are properly aligned with corporate goals and strategy. 
- Managing client relationships including billing clients, discussing and deciding on work to be completed (including timelines), and aiding with client presentations.

Consultant

External Auditor, working in a wide range of industries including:
- Mining and Oil
- Automotive
- Technology 
- Machinery and Heavy Industry
- Publishing
- Government
- Biomed
- Non-for-profit
- Distribution

Responsible for:
- Identifying risk areas of financial statements and planning procedures to gain assurance over those areas, using an understanding of client business processes. 

- Performing tests of internal controls and substantive tests, as well as analytical procedures on financial
information using Microsoft Office in conjunction with proprietary software.

- Managing assurance over complex consolidations of financial statements with multiple subsidiaries. Reviewing and analyzing numerous MD& A disclosures. In all cases, actively ensuring compliance with Ernst and Young’ s Global Audit Methodology.

- Ensuring a team-based professional environment, while balancing personal workload.

- Building relationships and providing services for international clients as a Member of Japanese Business Services Group.

- Planning and budgeting assurance engagements

Also a member of the Campus Recruiting team for Ernst and Young.

External Audit

Origo Direct Marketing Communications

Advertising space sales for direct mail in a local brochure

Sales Associate

CoFounder, CEO & Host @ LumiQ - making professional education enjoyable

LumiQ is a mobile podcast app where engaging conversations with business leaders count as verifiable professional education. With a slick mobile app, automatic documentation tracking, and new episodes weekly, we've made professional education something it's never been before: enjoyable.

Some of our guests include: Jim Balsillie (Founder of Blackberry), Penny Maxwell (CFO of IBM), Russ Jones (Fmr. CFO of Shopify), Colleen Johnston (Fmr. CFO of TD), Mike Katchen (Founder of Wealthsimple), William Tunstall-Pedoe (Inventor of Amazon Alexa) and hundreds of other successful professionals.

These folks share their career experiences and expertise, and CPAs can earn verifiable CPD hours on their commute, at the gym, folding laundry or walking their dog. You can learn more and get 1 free hour of verifiable professional education @ www.lumiqlearn.com

Have you ever met someone and immediately thought 'wow that person is just incredibly intelligent'? In 2021, I got off an interview call and had that experience...


I'm wrong a heck of a lot, but this was NOT one of those times. 

Alex Elvidge started shortly after that call as a production coordinator at LumiQ 

In less than three years she was promoted first to producer, and just a few weeks ago to senior producer 

Her intelligence got her in the door, but isn't enough to explain the rest of the story. 

For three years Al has done nothing but continue to prove her passion,  creativity, adaptability, and most importantly, learning attitude 

That last one is the key to capitalizing on all those other talents. 

When I give her feedback that might cause others to run away or despair, I see her eyes light up. 

She genuinely relishes any insight that will help her get better. 

This is the indispensable talent - the characteristic that makes me certain she will succeed at anything she touches. 

Working with her has been a deeply rewarding experience, especially when every single podcast she creates is better than the last, as this latest example shows

If you want to find out why the heck Microsoft decided to bail out their hated competitor Apple, check out the link in the comments. 

Its a fantastic story, from a fantastic story-teller.

Taplio

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