What I do and lead has evolved immensely over the years. My contributions started as a teaching assistant, but I left that to become a bank clerk. Funny, I thought I wasn’t into teaching. I subsequently immigrated to Canada and continued in banking, briefly.

However, I was restive, still infected with my childhood obsession to disassemble and reassemble objects, especially small appliances, very much to my mother’s hot and cold response: admiration and annoyance.  Nothing like getting in her way to start her internal flamethrower. So, unsurprisingly, I chose to become an electrical engineer.

That role first took me across Northern Ontario–it’s huge! I designed radio-telecommunications systems (the thing we call wireless) to serve our indigenous communities. I followed that with responsibilities as an operations manager, sales engineer, business development manager, and then worked outside of Canada again. There, I assumed more responsibility for business oversight of technology services than direct involvement in technology deployment.

On return to Canada, I applied my well-developed skills in telecommunication systems to the emerging world of online learning systems. That I did with increasing intensity and scope, leading to global marketing and product management responsibility for a nine-figure technical education portfolio. Despite a stellar performance and working among a cast of stars, our once dominant company bit the dust. Change is brutal!

So I ventured anew, and Skillsladder was born. I moved forward on two fronts. First, extending my expertise to businesses in need of my skills, helping them to secure millions of dollars to grow. And second, guiding thousands of students as a business school professor, focused on management and leadership studies. I now engage in a new mix of professional pursuits: still a business services provider but also a YouTube educator. As times change, we all must evolve.

After delivering both educational and business support services, in person, I now operate predominantly, but not exclusively, in a virtual manner. I am assisted by talented people whom I enlist based on their commitment to maintaining high standards and delivering quality work.