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Who is Tom?

Thomas (Tom) is recognized as a leader with a proven track record of success in business development, who has grown multinational and local Canadian companies, as well as, stakeholder communities in the technology, construction, financial services, manufacturing and professional services sectors.

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Tom is an inspired persistent hunter and developer of new business, that leverages his very large network as a conduit to connect with key stakeholders to have valuable exploratory conversations to improve business outcomes. With wide and diverse experience, he is a dynamic networker and change maker that loves sharing insights to create partnerships and business transformation, which enables customers to solve problems and advance growth and sustainability goals.

Tom Hawkett

B2B Business Development

Executive

Toronto, Ontario

Business Developer that thrives on exploratory conversations with leaders to identify priority problems to solve through collaboration, while pushing the envelope to achieve positive change, performance improvement, talent development and growth for clients with partners.

Roles:

Vice President of Business Development 

Director of Business Development

Strategic Partnerships (BDM)

Fractional Advisor, Coach, Mentor

Board of Director and Advisor

Toronto, ON M6P1S7

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His highly disciplined strategic approach to establishing and developing stakeholder relationships, while delivering value through innovative sustainable solutions earns Tom and the companies he works with significant new revenues.

Networker, enabler and generator with high business acumen, leads by example, builds excitement through collaboration, raises performance through team, innovation, technology and talent development.

High energy, expressive and confident communicator, avid listener, jointly works with diverse stakeholders at all levels to develop relationships and design creative solutions.

Track record

  • Has been involved to-date with over $22 million of sales of  software and service and exceeding annual quotas

  • Developed hundreds of successful partner/vendor relationships

Tom is looking to join...

A company and management team that is looking for a collaborative "mover and shaker" that leverages off current trends, sales and marketing vehicles to enable growth, performance improvement and sustainability for both the business and society by leveraging his broad experience and his large global network.

EXPERIENCE

Worked for...

KMicro Technologies - Microsoft Gold Partner ERP & Cyber

Embedded Sense - IoT solutions design - Smart Buildings

Wolterkluwer  - Performance improve Accounting firms

Connect4 Training - Enabling talent development

Command Alkon - Construction materials (CM) software

CIBC - Commercial bank

Lafarge - Sales tech/ QC for Cement & CM (France/Canada)

City of Toronto - Parks and Recreation & lobbyist

CLIENTS-PARTNERS

CLIENTS/PARTNERS
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Other Clients & Partners

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Basadur Applied Creativity

Paragon Micro

Nuvis Technologies

DiscoverNet

MentorCity

Dale Carnegie

Future Possibilities

Bell Canada

Schulich School of Business

Angels Gate Winery

BMO

Southern Companies

Suncor

KPMG

Goldman Sachs

Lafarge

Nortel

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Interests-Specialties

Interests - Professional

Professional Interests/Specialties

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Innovation & problem solving

Growing/Scaling companies

B2B Business development

Channel and partnership development

Sales, Marketing, Webinars and Social

Risk Mitigation (water damage, fire, cyber security, etc.)

Cleantech commercialization

Smart Buildings/ Green Buildings/ Smart Cities

Business Process Improvement with Talent & Technology

Streamlining systems (ERP, data, CRM, Marketing, etc. )

Talent development, mentoring & coaching

IoT solutions (energy, water damage, occupancy & asset usage)

Vendor Relationship Management (strategic sourcing)

National & international business

Personal Interests

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Economics

Start-ups

Road Cycling

Golf (15 handicap, was better)

Wine (specialize in VQA Ontario)

Travel (extensive Europe & North America)

Public Speaking

Networking (king of)

Coaching & mentoring (all of the above)

Sports fan

Arts/Painting

Foodie

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Post -Graduate Diploma

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

ECONOMICS

Bachelor's Degree

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

High School Diploma

HIGH SCHOOL

Richview Collegiate, Toronto, ON

SKILLS

SKILLS

Sales & negotiations

Problem Solve/Innovate

Presention & Hosting Webinars

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Social Media - Linkedin

French - parler moyen

M365 & Google Office

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  • ecoute 40%

  • ecrite 20%

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EXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

TRAINING

Effective Communications & Human Relations (Dale Carnegie)

Spin Selling

Level I & II Using & Leading Applied Creativity & Innovation (Basadur)

Multi Project Planning (Bates PM)

Strategic Marketing Skills for Managers (Schulich School of Business)

Canadian Securities Course

Portland Cement Assoc (PCA) industry course 2 week

Networks&Associations

RSI - Rethinking Sustainability Initiatives 

TechTO - founding member

Junior Chamber International JCI​

McMaster Alumni Association

OCTIA - Ontario Clean Tech Industry Assoc

CRIN - Clean Resource Innovation Network

Foresight Canada (mentor)

GTA Accountants & Finance Network

Fire Mitigation Alliance Group

Conferences & Expos

RSI Future of Energy & Buildings

Collision & Elevate

SECTOR – Cloud security Summit

MaRS Climate Impact Conference

EDC Cleantech Week

ACCOUNTEX

MISA Ontario - Municipal IT Managers

Canadian Wildfire Conference

ATD - Association for Talent Development

Canadian Concrete Expo

The Building Show

CONTACT

CONTACT ME

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Business Development Professional

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1-416-877-2219

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