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Pre-COVID-19, organizations were on a journey towards a digital business model, but the scale of the pandemic has forced a dramatic acceleration, both in the speed and the required investments. As Ontario enters in Stage 2 and reopen businesses, leaders need plans and strategies to grow their business again. I interviewed Adrian Newman, President of Numero Uno Web Solutions Inc. and Lombardi Publishing, helping businesses to scale their revenue growth. Adrian mentioned businesses that had online strategies pre-covid had less impact during pandemic compared to others. He also shares insight on how digital marketing strategies like SEO can actually be crucial to your business success both during and after this pandemic. And customer buying behaviors has put a renewed focus on e-commerce. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • COVID Impact on growth strategies • Process and Strategies for online presence and growth • Communication and Relationships with customer • Impact on online presence during COVID • ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriannewman/ https://www.numerounoweb.com/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

Running a business inevitably involves taking difficult decisions. When you have a crisis of uncertainty such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which arrived at overwhelming speed and enormous scale, organizations face a potentially paralyzing volume of these big-bet decisions. I interviewed Assad Quraishi, CEO of Haunted Castle Gaming Inc., table-top hobby card game, Genesis: Battle of Champions. Assad talks about difficult decision during COVID and importance of customer focus and loyalty during difficult times. Assad also talks about his technology background and decision to publish table-top games rather than digital games. He also shares insights on mentors and important of aligning business goals with customer expectations. https://www.hauntedcastlegaming.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/assad-quraishi-12089b50 Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

There is a lot to look forward toonce the COVID-19 pandemic eventually fades into history. As companies adjust and adapt to the new business environment, business leaders are looking toward the future and what it will take to get back to “business as usual.” I had the honor of interviewing Ian Dainty, CEO of Maximize Business Marketing. Ian is industry veteran with decades of experience in many different sectors. He outlined challenges and opportunities ahead for business leaders as we start to reopen the economy and transition back to regular business operations. Ian also shares insights on process and strategies required to build consistence revenue growth. He also mentioned efforts required by business leaders to reorient the business so it can navigate the disruption and plan for the recovery. https://maximizebusinessmarketing.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/iandainty/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

The past few years surge in the popularity of video in a business content strategy was driven by digital-first work approach in the way we connect with prospects, customers, and each other. However, given the impact of COVID whether it’s through live Zoom calls, virtual event experiences, or asynchronous video messaging—the use of video exploded in recent months. I interviewed Richard Fortin, CEO of RFPMedia Inc., he talks about importance of incorporating video not only in sales and marketing but many other business processes such as onboarding videos, knowledge-based videos, meet the team videos, customer stories. Richard shares insights on state of video technology, impact quality content and role of video in business communication. He also shares common obstacles in implementing video strategies to personalized customer experience. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfortinproject/ https://rfpmedia.org/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

During these tumultuous times with the recent COVID-19 crisis, many organizations are experiencing shifts in their demand and supply of talent. The impact has challenged how talent acquisition staffs engage candidates and influence their experience in remote work environment. Abby McDonald, President and CEO of Dynamic Synergy Group Inc, talks about challenges business leaders face with shortage of talent in our labor market. She also outlines opportunities to acquire top talent to build stellar teams for success. Abby shares insights on importance of recruiting strategy and on-going process for talent search and acquisition. She also shares common missteps during hiring process and how to avoid them. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Talent acquisition strategy and process • COVID Impact on talent shortage in Canada • Recruiting talent in remote work environment • Changing expectations for both employer and employees • ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbymcdonald1/ https://www.dynamicsynergygroup.com/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

The pandemic had impact on almost every aspect of our lives. Most importantly, it has led to new consumer behaviors and sentiments. As economy is slowly reopening with social distancing, we are also seeing major shifts in behavioral trends. Li (Sherry) Lu, CEO at LL BrandLab, talks about how to build brands in global competitive market. She mentioned how latest social media technology advancements and shifts in consumer expectations have introduced many additional options for brand growth. Li also shares insights on how smaller markets (Ontario) always follows trends from large market (China). She talks about currents changes in retails market and COVID impact that will transform Canadian retail landscape. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Digital presence and brand strategies • COVID Impact on brands in both local and international market • Changing landscape in retail market • Do's and don'ts in both local diverse and international market • ....many more... https://www.llbrandlab.com/blog https://www.linkedin.com/in/lulisherry/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

What does a successful digital experience look like for your customers? Businesses that once mapped digital strategy in one- to three-year phases must now scale their initiatives in a matter of days or weeks during COVID. Jesse Perreault, CEO at SOAP Media Inc., talks about how to succeed online considering COVID impact and acceleration of digital business initiatives. Jesse also shares insights on realigning of digital strategies and investment during pandemic. He also shares process of getting clarity before commitment on your digital strategy to scale business growth. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesseperreault/ https://soapmedia.ca/ Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Digital presence and marketing strategies • COVID Impact on digital investments • How to gain clarity on approach and investments • ....many more... Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

As the pandemic begins to ease, many companies are planning a new combination of remote and on-site working, a hybrid virtual model in which some employees are on premises, while others work from home. But when we return, will office spaces that we love go away because of safety concerns? Or will they change? Last week, I had the honor of interviewing Jonathan Nodrick, President & CEO at Rollout, producer of contemporary wallcoverings for architects and designers working on retail, entertainment, hospitality, office workspace, institutional and other interiors. Jonathan shared insights on importance of reflecting culture, organization values and mission thru interior design. He also explained their approach to bringing vision to life and inspire people at workplaces to build communities. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathannodrick/ Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/encompassbt Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/encompassbt/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

While the coronavirus has had a devastating effect on many industries, but other industries are seeing the exact opposite effect.Industries such as health care, food and pharmacy retail and supply chain industries have faced a huge sudden need for their services. How exactly did COVID-19 change the hiring needs of companies? How did it change the way companies recruit? And, more importantly, are these changes here to stay? Last week, I had the honor of interviewing Marty Britton, President & CEO at Britton Management Profile Inc., the first pre-employment screening company in Canada. Marty share insights on COVID impact and importance of pre-employment information verification in global hiring process. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-britton-2020a616/ Although the pandemic posed a huge challenge for most companies but when it comes to the way we recruit, the COVID-19 has brought on some positive changes in pre-employment screening to control HR Cost as well. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Mistakes could cost you up to 213% of annual salary COVID Impact on hiring process Global pre-employment information verification Impact on workplace and business leadership challenges ....many more... Gurmeet Judge, President & CEO at Encompass Business Technologies or “Encompass” Encompass is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and cost-effective technology and consulting services focused around “Aligning Technology with Business Process” and a belief that technology should deliver consistence, expected business results. Website: https://encompassbt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gurmeetjudge Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/encompassbt Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/encompassbt/ LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurmeetjudge/

COVID-19 continues to have a far-reaching effect on people’s lives, families, and communities as well as on the global economy. And understanding impact of COVID, business leaders are driving dual agenda: protecting lives and livelihoods. Are we experiencing a pandemic of mental illness? Dr. Mohsen Omrani, President at OPTT Inc. talk about impact of COVID on mental health and solution to overcome mental health crisis. According to recent study, 1 in every 2 adults will be facing mental health challenges. If you are a business leader or any other leadership role, you must educate yourself to lead and guide your staff considering impact of mental health on your workplace and teams. https://www.optt.health/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohsen-omrani-63abbb25/ Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Rising crisis in mental health COVID Impact on mental health Solutions to mental illness challenges Impact on workplace and business leadership challenges Technology and process innovations in mental health ....many more...

Current pandemic has clouded the outlook for commercial real estate, given the advent of trends such as the decline in demand for traditional brick-and-mortar retail in favor of e-commerce, or for offices as work-from-home policies gain traction. Stephen Thomas, CEO of Halo Advisory talks about impact of COVID on Commercial Real Estate and explains importance of innovations and repositioning to scale business. Stephen also shares insights on state of Toronto office buildings and impact of restructuring for new health and safety regulations. The far-reaching COVID related impact on our work lives is the increase in remote work and the growing popularity of hybrid models of working and it's here to stay. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: COVID impact on workforce and office space Importance of restructuring and repositioning Office space re-configurations - health and safety ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenthomaslinkedin/ https://www.haloadvisory.ca/

COVID-19 continues to have a far-reaching effect on people’s lives, families, and communities as well as on the global economy. And understanding impact of COVID, business leaders are driving dual agenda: protecting lives and livelihoods. Brian Crew, CEO of BricConsulting, talks about building winning revenue recovery strategies and explains his growth approach to scaling business. He also shares insights from his team building, daily training and coaching approach to deal with blind spots in business growth plans. Perhaps the most immediate and far-reaching Covid-related impact on our work lives is the increase in remote work and the growing popularity of hybrid models of working, which combine work-from-home practices with in-person work. Brian also explains his strategy to build sales and marketing teams to achieve consistent business growth.

For many of us, COVID has been the most significant, and perhaps the most traumatic, experience of our lives. It will have a huge impact on us as individuals, as a society and as a workforce. Josh Schachnow, Co-founder & CEO of Visto and Immigration lawyer shares insight on impact of COVID on workforce, opportunities to fill gaps in your workforce and process to build your task force. Josh also discusses options, process, and benefits for business leaders to recruit staff from overseas. If you are in competitive industry or have dynamic resource requirements or simply need resources to scale up your operations, you must review all available options. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: COVID impact on workforce Skills gaps and growth opportunities for scaling Soft skills training and leadership opportunities Innovations and process of building teams ....many more...

During this pandemic, most organizations had to adapt many changes. Most businesses had to reinvent products and/or services, staffs have changed, business process has changed, and business strategies had to change. As I thought about the potential silver lining, it is by no choice an opportunity to reinvent - and most likely through technology and training. So, I asked President Tim Chugh of Epic Education, a leading training solution provider of engineering and technology courses in Canada. More than 70,000 people – spanning a range of industries – have attended an EPIC course. As business leaders navigating this pandemic, how they should be looking at training now and in future? During my interview, Tim also shared insights on leadership challenges and opportunities around staff training and communication skill gaps. My question to you is, how do you train new staff during onboarding and enable your team to take on continues education with rapid changes in business and technologies? Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Current impact on Training Staff training strategies for growth opportunities Soft skills training and leadership opportunities Innovations and staff training process ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-chugh-916a96110/ https://www.epictraining.ca/

During this pandemic, most businesses leaders have to either reinvent their products and services or they have to reinvent delivery process for their products and services to clients. How do you navigate and manage communication through these unpredictable government regulations and uncertain times? I gained a new perspective from my recent interview with Rick Lambert, CEO of Sell2Win and In2Communication, he is also a host of smarketing show. Rick shared insights on leadership challenges and opportunities around both digital sales and marketing, staff training and communication for growing organizations. He also shares strategies for business leaders to align communication with their business plans. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Communication strategies for growth opportunities Change Management and leadership opportunities Innovations and staff training process ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-lambert/ https://in2communications.com/

Todd Grierson, President at Grierson consulting shared insights on his strategy development, executions challenges and approach to turn all problems into opportunities for growth. In 5 years he grew Elmira Poultry from $26 to $50 million per year. In year six, he sold the business for a multiple of 9x earning and 4x what he paid for it. Currently, at Grierson consulting, Todd is helping out other business leaders in developing and implementing similar strategic plans to achieve the same growth. Todd shared a very practical approach to business growth, major challenges during growth period and opportunities to scale and communicate. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Strategic growth plans and execution challenges • Communication and growth opportunities • Change Management and leadership personal challenges • Technology Innovations and business process automation • ....many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-grierson https://griersonconsulting.com/

Organizations are being transformed with new alignment of health and safety, digitalization, communication, focus on prevention and risk management. Demand Spring is leading the way in number of these areas. I interviewed Mark Emond, President of Demand Spring, he outlined some of the key elements of revenue marketing strategies and his vision of the future of corporate communication. Mark also shares insights on what it takes to develop, implement successful business strategies for business growth and scalability. He also shares companies that have advanced revenue marketing strategies, the right talent, content that engages, and the technology to automate these capabilities at scale see significantly higher sales productivity, lower costs per lead, bigger purchases, and better revenues. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: Communication Challenges during COVID Remote work environments and People Change Management in organization Leadership Challenges - Technology Innovations ....many more.. https://demandspring.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markemond1/

Mona Mitchell, President & CEO at ACHIEVEBLUE, shares insights on what it takes to implement successful strategy and why most corporate strategies fail during execution. She is the co-author of “7 Elements of Strategy Execution” working with organization and their leaders to create high performing organizational culture that allow employees to excel. During this challenging time, lies opportunities to connect with your teams, develop trust and become a compassionate leader. Mona shares the impact this crisis may have on culture of the organization and what leaders can do to help their teams connect, stay engaged and productive. She also shares financial rewards when you develop a collaborative culture that impacts siloed thinking and leadership. Here’s some of the topics discussed in this video: • Challenges during Strategy Execution phase • Culture - Communication and People • Leadership Challenges - COVID Impact • ...many more... https://www.achieveblue.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/monamitchell2007/

Jared Kligerman is President at The Think Tank, he shared insights on state of consumer and brand marketing including COVID impact. I learned about marketing processes and strategy that delivers data driven business decisions and results. We also discussed COVID's impact on consumer brands and small business in ontario as well as the opportunities ahead post COVID. Here’s some of the items discussed in this video: - COVID Impact on brand in communication and messaging - Strategy and Process opportunities for marketers - Technology advancements and impact on marketing opportunities ...many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredkligerman/ https://tttmrktg.com/

Kathleen Redmond, founder at Centre for Character Leadership is an Executive Coach who works with leaders and facilitates on- line learning to support “the leader as coach”. In the face of certain challenges and a still-uncertain set of risks, business leaders are rightly concerned about how their companies and staff will be affected and what they have to do next. Kathleen shares insights on leadership challenges and new opportunities for leaders to be prepare for during/post COVID. She also shares importance of Character Culture, framework and impact on profit. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-redmond-ma-mcc-056a991/ https://centreforcharacterleadership.com/ Here’s some of the items discussed in this video: -Executive Coaching and Center for Leadership -Character Culture and Framework -Communication and Leadership Challenges - COVID Impact ...many more...

Tom Beakbane is President at Beakbane Brand Strategies and Communication and also author of new book, "How to Understand Everything". Consilience : A New Way to See the World. Consilience is a new paradigm that reveals how things self-organize from the bottom up – in contrast to how we think and communicate, which is from the top down. Here’s some of the items discussed in this video: - How this book can help business leaders - Decision Process : Why it's critical to understand how brian works - Understanding Communication, People and Organizations - Advancements in Marketing, Science and Brian Functions ...many more... https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombeakbane-author-consilience/ https://howtounderstandeverything.beakbane.com/ https://www.beakbane.com/

Richard Ward, CEO of Reward Health Sciences, Inc share insights on health care, new wave post COVID, data modelling, analytics, leadership challenges and technological advancements. I learned interesting insights on expected new wave in health care and possible impact of health care systems, hospitals and economy. Richard is CEO also senior advisor at BDC Advisors, LLC. He also shares his passion to work with physicians and hospitals to create successful Accountable Care Organizations and improving health care processes. https://rewardhealth.com/ https://www.bdcadvisors.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardeward/ Here’s some of the items discussed: Health Care - data modelling, analytics and Canada's COVID framework Leadership : Organization, People and Process challenges and opportunities. COVID Impact: New wave expected, how to prepare and opportunities Operational and Organizational Challenges

As most business leaders are working on reinventing many aspects of their products and services, they also need to plan long term sustainability of their profit margins. My recent interview with Jean-Pierre Laporte, CEO at INTEGRIS provides insights on how business leaders should be planning for 2021 and beyond to protect profit margin and increase wealth. Here’s some of the items discussed: What can business owners do if they think the federal government is going to increase taxes in the future to pay for all of the COVID-19 relief? Impact of Bill 213 on business owners - read more Impact on PPP on business value during and after COVID

For business leaders, the health and safety of their staff has been top concern during the COVID-19. Public health experts agree that hygiene and physical distancing guidelines won’t be lifted any time soon. While many businesses have already implemented measures to protect their staff and customers, these may not be optimal for the company’s unique work environment. During my recent interview with Aldo Carinci (President and Founder, iSource Solution), we discussed new regulation and impact on business. He also outlined what business leaders can do now to prepare their organization for comeback. About iSource Solution: iSource Solution's safety & security programs help protect the well-being of employee's, ensure organizational peace of mind and drive measurable business improvement. iSource provide end to end solution for both health and safety training and certification. Here’s some of the items discussed: -Health and Safety impact on business financials -How to prepare organization for new Health and Safety changes -Impact on business during/after COVID-19

Whether you are planning to increase your business value, preparing for come back in 2021, planning your exit strategy or considering merger or acquisitions options you will find a great value and answerers to your questions in following discussion. I gained a new perspective from my recent interview with Robert Jones and learned common obstacles and blind spots for general business operations and to increase business value. Robert has over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and leadership in several industries and fields of expertise. His most recent position was the President of 2 companies with 143 employees. Robert has now turned his focus and energy to using his experience to help business owners build value, understand the options for exiting their business, and ultimately guide them through the process of selling their business. Business Planning and Exit Strategy Prepare to sell or reposition in market Impact on business during and after COVID-19