贝街创业圈第一次活动，邀请到三个美国IT成功创业老总和多伦多两个顶级猎头和大家无私分享创业过程，包括如何从大公司高管华丽变身一手创业成功，跨国项目的法律架构，资金操作，财务结构，客户渠道，打单的艰辛以及整个产业价值链的合作与兼容。讲座包括互动问答，之后可以随意networking.
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: U of T, OISE OI5250, 252 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V6
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邀请嘉宾
Cormac Warde:
Warde Associates 老总，2014惠普北美年度大会的Speaker之一，自动测试界的老大级人物，在惠普的时候是核心研发组成员，在SAP的时候是美国销售之王的御用搭档，几乎是用着一天飞一个城市的速度拓展业务。离开SAP后，加拿大生意太多，团队正在快速膨胀中。
Cormac Warde is the President and CEO of Ward Associates, providing manual and automation testing services to a large number of clients focusing on ERP. He was part of the core team at HP and was the top solution engineer working with the top sales person at SAP, generating sales in hundred million range, flying to different cities on a daily basis. He was a guest speaker at HP’s 2014 annual conference in North America. His clients are major companies in US and Canada, while his Canadian operation is growing rapidly
Ryan Foulk:
Foulk Consulting 老总，公司成功经营十二年，除了典型的IT团队咨询模式，因为人脉深厚，有太多美国和加拿大的直接客户和决策层销售渠道，还同时兼卖大量的licensing. 和惠普还有SAP的交情无比深厚，为两家公司的销售提供了大量银子。客户包括：Ford Motor Company, CIBER, Sovereign Bank, Abbott Labs, ADP, Banco De Santander, Accenture, Eby Brown, JPMorgan Chase, Estee Lauder, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Acxiom, BayView Financial, Bank Of NY Mellon, Barrick Gold, Research In Motion/BlackBerrry, VWR, Navteq, Portland General Electric, New York State Department of Criminal Justice, JJ Keller, The Hackett Group, FIS(Fidelity), The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Christies Auction, Applied Materials, Paychex, Cerner, USDA, J Crew, Idaho Power, Trizetto, Med Solutions, Scotts, Syniverse, SC Johnson, and the FDA.
Ryan Foulk is the President and CEO of Foulk Consulting, providing consulting services to large clients in US and Canada for 12 years successfully. In addition to providing teams of consultants for various clients, Foulk Consulting also generates significant licensing sales for HP toolsets, and is a trusted partner of HP and SAP. Clients include: Ford Motor Company, CIBER, Sovereign Bank, Abbott Labs, ADP, Banco De Santander, Accenture, Eby Brown, JPMorgan Chase, Estee Lauder, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Acxiom, BayView Financial, Bank Of NY Mellon, Barrick Gold, Research In Motion/BlackBerrry, VWR, Navteq, Portland General Electric, New York State Department of Criminal Justice, JJ Keller, The Hackett Group, FIS(Fidelity), The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Christies Auction, Applied Materials, Paychex, Cerner, USDA, J Crew, Idaho Power, Trizetto, Med Solutions, Scotts, Syniverse, SC Johnson, and the FDA.
Phil Mayhew:
Phil Mayhew在performance/stress自动测试这方面在北美排得上前20名的技术牛人。在澳大利亚曾经与人合作科技公司。回到美国后，喜欢轻松，不想雇人，每年工作六个月，剩下的时间爱干嘛干嘛，是Cormac 和Ryan的忠实业务伙伴。
Phil Mayhew is a top 20 performance and stress testing consultant in North America. He once owned a boutique consulting firm in Australia. After he came back to US, he works 6 months in a year, and do whatever he likes for the rest of the year. He collaborates closely with Cormac and Ryan.
Amit Patel (and Partner Jamie):
哪里有大公司，哪里就有这两位的关系网。他们囊括了几乎所有大公司的猎头合同，只要条件和能力符合，他们就能通过现有的关系网把人送进心仪的公司。他们全权负责Warde Associates在加拿大的所有猎头合同。
A top headhunter team in Toronto, they have supplied top talent to all the major companies in Toronto, including all the banks and consulting firms using their established relationships with decisions makers in these firms. They are the sole supplier for Warde Associates in Canada.
As a Senior Recruitment Consultant for Inteqna, Amit Patel is responsible for sourcing exceptional IT talent for our clients throughout the GTA. Prior to joining Inteqna, Amit gained over 15 years of experience in the IT management field, where he provided infrastructure solutions, budget and vendor management, team leadership and strategic planning. Quickly developing a reputation for excellence, Amit became a highly sought after consultant, with the proven ability to quickly develop strong business and professional relationships. Amit has also received many accolades and awards for his excellence in IT recruiting from a large multinational recruitment company. Amit continues to shine above his competitors while never compromising quality of service.
Amit holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, Diploma in Information Systems. His education coupled with his excellent hands-on technical experience, allow him to quickly assess client needs and consistently source the better candidates to get the job done.