Personal information
- Haves
- Advice on some of the world's top adventures- including heli-skiing/boarding, trekking to Everest Base Camp, Kilimanjaro, and Mount Elbrus- Russia's highest peak and skiing or snowboarding in the Canadian Rockies. Advice on special event managment, sales and marketing techniques, communication skills (literary and media).
- Interests
- Writing, networking, business development, sponsorship, travelling (Everest Base Camp, Kilimanjaro and other life-altering adventures), education, strategic alliances, reading, wine, photography, Bikram Yoga, Yoga Nedra, adventure travel, The Canadian Rockies, helping out charities, outdoor adventures pretty much of any kind- snowboarding, skiing, snowshoeing, surfing, swimming, running, hiking, camping, caving, giving public presentations about my adventures, working with kids, inspiring others to investigate new cultures and the world around them.
Professional experience (12 years, 5 months)
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Mar 2007
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(5 years, 3 months)
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Mar 2007
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Jan 2000
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(12 years, 5 months)
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Freelance Writer/Business Development Manager
Jim Barr & Associates, http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimerbarr
Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Communications, Marketing, Sales, Media relations, business development, sponsorship, human resource management, non-profit
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Jan 2000
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May 2007
- Aug 2007
(4 months)
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Rexall Grand Prix- Edmonton, http://www.grandprixedmonton.com/
Industry: Sports, Special Event, sport management, human resources, media relations, communications, marketing
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May 2007
- Aug 2007
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Oct 2002
- Apr 2007
(4 years, 7 months)
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Corporate & Group Sales Manager
Downhill Riders Ski & Travel Co, http://www.downhillriders.com
Industry: Sports, Tourism, Sport, Communications, Sales & Marketing
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Oct 2002
- Apr 2007
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Apr 2002
- Sep 2006
(4 years, 6 months)
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Northern Alberta Operations Manager
Child Find Alberta, http://www.childfind.ab.ca
Industry: Non-Profit Organization
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Apr 2002
- Sep 2006
- Employment status
- Entrepreneur
Educational background
- Sep 1992 - Apr 1995
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Capilano College
Tourism, Advanced Tourism Management
Special Events, sponsorship, communication, sales and marketing in the tourism industry
- Sep 1988 - May 1991
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University of Manitoba
Science, Science
Math, Statistics & Astronomy
- Languages
- English
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