Connie Ekelund

Senior Management Consultant @Toptal

Vancouver, BC, CA
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2022 — Present

Senior Management Consultant @Toptal

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Senior Management Consultant: Business & Marketing Strategist:\"Sustainability, Culture, Innovation & Leadership, as they relate to People and Business Strategy\". Toptal Community Online Leader - SustainabilityINDUSTRIES: Publishing Media, BioMaterials, Electormobility, Clean Tech, Climate Tech, Sustainablity, Mining & Resources, Luxury Consumer Good, Construction, Health & Wellbeing, Medical, Commercail, Industrial, B2B, B2CEXPERTISE: Workshop Development & Facilitaion, Sustainablity (UNSDG, ESG, DEI) Business Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Start Ups, Culture, Leadership, Innovation, KPI, OKR, Board Developement.Toptal - The World\'s Top 3% of

EDUCATION

1983 — 1985

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Business Management Marketing

2016 — 2017

The Canfield Training Group

Success Principles Trainer - Canfield Coaching, Business and Executive Coaching

1981 — 1983

Helen LeFeaux

Fashion Design, Private Fashion Design College

2019 — 2019

Ecole Chocolat

Professional Chocolatier , Professional Chocolatier Program

2017 — 2017

The Predictive Index

The Predictive Index - Certified Partner

2020 — 2021

School of Natural Skincare International (UK)

Diploma , Natural Skincare Formulation

2017 — 2017

CRR Global

ORSC - ORS @ Work, Organization & Relationship Systems at Work

2016

Barrett Values Centre - Certified Partner - Cultural Transformation Tools

Transformational Change through Values Based Leadership

2016 — 2016

Simon Sinek's "Why University"​

Facilitator

SKILLS

Strategic PlanningCorporate DevelopmentTravel PhotographyExecutive ManagementNewslettersTourismBusiness PlanningOperations ManagementTeam BuildingManagementMarketing StrategyEntrepreneurshipCorporate BrandingMarketingTrainingTravel MarketingPeer MentoringNew Business DevelopmentAdvertisingLifestyleMagazinesWebsite DevelopmentContract ManagementBusiness DevelopmentStart-UpsOnline MarketingPublicationsGraphic DesignFashion DesignDigital PhotographyPublishingNon-Profit LeadershipMarketing CommunicationsMarketing ManagementEmail MarketingBusiness ManagementBrand AwarenessSocial Media MarketingPress ReleasesTrade Shows

ABOUT CONNIE EKELUND

Connie Ekelund’s expertise stems from 30+ years as a dynamic Entrepreneur. Her superpowers are in the areas of Sustainability, Culture, Innovation & Leadership as they relate to People and Business Strategies. She is the CEO, Director and Co-Founder of NanoTerraTech and Synergy CMC, and Consults for Toptal, the Worlds Top 3% of Talent. Ms. Ekelund is the essence of an entrepreneur and life-long learner thrives on experiential and transformational learning, seizing every opportunity for growth and development. She works with and facilitates for Global Thought Leaders to create organizational design and cultural change, as well as develop innovations for a more sustainable world. She is a vibrant Change Agent; empowering Executives, Entrepreneurs & Boards. Connie’s commitment to sustainability is noted by the creation of programs focused on ‘United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ (UNSDG);\'Environment, Social & Governance’ (ESG); and she leverages generative AI and prompt engineering to drive impact.Passion is what drives her to entrepreneurial activities. Her ability to create corporations from the ground up, in a myriad of industrial sectors including Management Consulting, Generative AI, Marketing, Industrial Construction, Sustainability, Renewable Resources, Industrial Innovations, CleanTech, Health Food, Fashion, Non-Profit and Publishing; are a testament to her big-picture thinking and strong business acumen. She has a broad understanding of not only Corporate Structure and Operations but also that of Private & Public Corporation, Franchise and Union Organizations, as well as Non-Profits, Family Enterprise, Social Enterprise and B-Corps. Connie’s consistency in visualizing and seizing opportunities ahead of the competition has allowed her to achieve measurable results and maximize outcomes.Connie feels privileged to spend a large portion of her time volunteering and mentoring entrepreneurs, so they can create and make a meaningful difference in the world. Connie ​mentors at SFU, Singularity University, W​eBC, The Forum, Futurpreneur and Everwise.She calls this her “guilty pleasure“. Her personal motto: “YES, YES and YES! Anything is Possible.” She is PASSION WITH PURPOSE!~ Nominated: RBC Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 & 2024, 2025. c•••••@synergy-cmc.com

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