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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based President operating in the Advertising space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Shane Sullivan
Vice President, Software Engineering of Trader Corporation
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About Trader Corporation: Trader Corporation is a Canadian print and online publisher. The company was formed in June 2006 with the integration of Classified Media
Lynn Frazer
Vice President of Human Resources of Trader Corporation
Lynn Frazer has served as a core leader on the Human Resources team at TRADER Corporation since 2003. Following the establishment of TRADER in 2006, Lynn played an integral role merging the former businesses’ operations and harmonizing Human Resources practices across the country. She was appointed Vice President, Human Resources in 2012, with a mandate to oversee the national team in the delivery of human resources programs and services. Lynn previously managed human resources and labour relations with Loomis Courier Service and BC Transit. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in Industrial Relations from the University of British Columbia.
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About Trader Corporation: Trader Corporation is a Canadian print and online publisher. The company was formed in June 2006 with the integration of Classified Media
Johann Starke
President & CEO of FCV Interactive
John Starke is the President & CEO of FCV, a full-service digital advertising agency with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Before FCV, John was Director of Business Development at Expedia. Prior to Expedia, he worked with several organizations and was a consultant with Accenture. In addition to his role at FCV, John serves as a director at BC Assessment, an independent, provincial Crown corporation, and is an MBA mentor at the University of British Columbia. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Computer Information Systems from the University of Colorado and is a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. In 2010,he was recognized in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under Forty, and his leadership and philanthropic endeavours earned FCV a 2010 Community Leadership Award from the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.
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About FCV Interactive, FCV Interactive: User-focused transformation agency
Charlo Barbosa
Founder, President & COO of Native Ads Inc.
Charlo Barbosa is the Founder, President and COO of Nativeads.com. Native Ads is a content discovery and in-stream native advertising platform that facilitates the native ad buying and selling process for publishers and advertisers at scale across websites, mobile web and apps. The company has developed a scalable, easy to use, self-serve system for publishers and advertisers with a simple user interface. Within minutes, campaigns and widgets are generated to start spending or earning. Charlo leads Native Ads’ product innovation, business strategy and operations creating a corporate culture that is fun and productive. Charlo studied at Simon Fraser University and has been involved in Internet advertising and technology since 1996. Prior to founding Native Ads, Charlo also founded successful startups Poker.com and Admanage.
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About Native Ads Inc.: Native Ads is a content discovery and in-stream native advertising platform for publishers and advertisers
Greg Wolfe
President of Four String Media
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About Four String Media, Marketo: Four String Media is a publishing house that offers outsource marketing and operational support services for magazine media businesses.
Mona Elesseily
Vice President of Online Marketing Strategy of Page Zero Media
Mona Elesseily is the Vice President of Online Marketing Strategy at Page Zero Media where she focuses on paid search strategy and conversion improvement. In her career, she has significantly improved campaign performance for brands such as Capital One, Careerbuilder.com, Cathay Pacific and The Jimmy Pattison Group to name a few. She regularly speaks at Canadian, US and international online marketing events on paid search, landing page optimization, ad copy creation and integrated online marketing strategy. Some of the events Mona presents at include Search Engine Strategies (SES), Search Marketing Expo (SMX), Ad:Tech, Shop.org, the International Marketing Conference (IMC), WebmasterWorld (Pub Con) and the International Internet Marketing Association (IIMA).
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About Page Zero Media: A full-service digital marketing agency specializing in Google AdWords, organic search findability, and related services.
Chris Pinkerton
Vice President, Client Development, North America of Mediative
Chris leads the key account strategy and Client Development teams at Mediative. Prior to Mediative, Chris was a member of Enquiro – one of North America’s leading search marketing and eye-tracking research agencies where he developed extensive experience and insight into digital marketing, lead generation, channel strategy, and neuromarketing. He has worked with the digital teams at enterprise companies including Allstate Insurance, 3M, Toys R Us, Avis/Budget Group, Zipcar, The New York Times, Walmart and The American Red Cross.
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About Mediative: Mediative is one of North America’s integrated advertising & digital marketing companies.
Tom Desaulniers
Co-Founder & President of Go2mobi
Tom Desaulniers is the President and Co-Founder of Go2mobi, one of the leading mobile real-time bidding DSPs and ad networks. Go2mobi is specialized in mobile lead generation, direct response campaigns and app installs.
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About Go2mobi: Go2mobi is a mobile advertising platform that leverages first-party data to generate measurable return on ad spend for brands and agencies.
Mary Davies
President of Beanstalk Internet Marketing, Inc.
Mary Davies, President of Beanstalk Internet Marketing, Inc. began her career as a web designer in 2002 and quickly began to see the importance of SEO and Internet marketing as part of a truly strong web presence. She soon began to approach web design with a strong leaning to not only the design aesthetic but also keeping in mind the necessary technical elements of SEO. In 2004 she chose to switch her primary focus from design to SEO and started the company Beanstalk Internet Marketing Inc. along with her husband and business partner Dave Davies. Over the past many years she has honed her skills and experience with a strong focus on user experience, conversions, social media, paid search and organic SEO. Mary is actively engaged and keeping up with the current trends and changes within the search industry and the increasing movement into an AI driven algorithm. Her main focus and passion is the user journey though all online platforms whether it be paid search, social media or onsite.
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About Beanstalk Internet Marketing, Inc.: Established in 2004, Beanstalk is a full-service Internet Marketing firm.
Eric Ayache
Founder & President of Guaranteed SEO
CEO & Sales Director at Guaranteed SEO.
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About Guaranteed SEO, Guaranteed SEO: Guaranteed SEO is an Internet marketing company based in Vancouver BC Canada, witch provides search engine optimization and Internet
Brodie Kokoska
President, CEO of Krave Media Group
Founder and CEO of SalesBinder.com, an advanced web-based inventory management software system used in over 130 countries around the globe and managing over $50 billion worth of assets.
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About Krave Media Group: Krave Media Group is the website design and development company for small to medium sized businesses.
Phillip Djwa
President and CEO of Agentic Communications Inc
Phillip Djwa has been working for more than 25 years in the high-technology industry. During this time, Phillip has worked on a wide range of technology and digital media projects in senior positions from Fortune 500 (AT&T), high-tech start-ups (Adcritic), to not-for-profit organizations (First Nations Education). He is an accomplished presenter and knowledgeable speaker on information and communications technology (ICT), especially as it applies in First Nations in BC. He has worked extensively with Aboriginal organizations on technology, including capacity building, connectivity to remote and rural communities, and elearning. He has sat on national Assembly of First Nations committees as well as the First Nations Technology Council, whom he continues to advise, as well as the Information Technology Council in Ottawa. Since 2000, Phillip has led strategy, and completed innovative web projects, as part of his company Agentic Communications Inc. Phillip’s credentials as a creative technologist offer a unique blend of technologist, creative lead and social scientist. His clients include Yale University, Global Zero, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Industry Canada, the Province of BC, Canadian Tourism Commission, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Canada Mortgage and Housing (Granville Island) and many other organizations. Lastly, as a career-long social entrepreneur, Phillip has volunteered for many worthwhile community initiatives, including Openmedia, the Western Front, the Vancouver Crisis Centre, the BC Community Connectivity Cooperative, the First People’s Heritage Council, and the Friends of Chamber Music.
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About Agentic Communications Inc: Agentic is a web development agency that provides core website design, strategy, and transformational digital media solutions.
Chris Goward
Founder and President of WiderFunnel
When companies like Google, IBM, Magento, and 1-800 Flowers want to improve their marketing results, they call Chris Goward. Chris founded WiderFunnel with the belief that marketing agencies should prove their value. He is the brain behind the LIFT Model® and Infinity Optimization Process™, conversion optimization strategies that consistently lift results for leading companies. He wrote the book, “You Should Test That!,” which redefined conversion rate optimization and has spoken at 300+ events globally, showing how to create dramatic business improvements.
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About WiderFunnel: At WiderFunnel, we create profitable ‘A-ha!’ moments for our clients every day.
Michael Brown
CEO, President & Director of Adacado
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About Adacado: Adacado is the leading cloud based, data-driven platform for delivering personalized digital advertising and marketing solutions at scale.
Vincent Ng
President of MCNG Marketing
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About MCNG Marketing: MCNG Marketing is a leading social media marketing agency.
Krishna Lakkineni
President of ROI Media Works
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About Buddie Golf, ROI Media Works: Social media & Internet marketing Agency
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