Bill Andrews - Sales Professional, RE/MAX Central
www.billandrews.ca
(604) 433-2211

Expertise: Bill loves selling houses, condos, and townhomes in Burnaby and the surrounding neighborhoods. With over 20 years sales experience he is well qualified to fulfill your housing needs!

Bill Andrews is a BBOT Ambassador because he wants to meet new members and help extend their networks.

Catherine Rocheleau - Founder and CEO of Ignite Leadership International
www.igniteleaders.com
(604) 984-6828

Company Profile: Ignite Leadership International™ empowers business professionals and business owners to engage others and achieve sustainable results through leadership development and change strategies. Our clients embrace, navigate and lead their own changes, balance ‘head and heart’ and create systems to create a more rewarding business and personal life.

Giving back is a key component in Catherine’s personal strategy. Catherine recognizes the value of being a member within the BBOT and she also saw value in connecting new members with current members. As an Ambassador she hopes to maximize benefits via networking for both current and new members. Catherine also serves on the BBOT Business Success Committee and is a member of the 2011 Grey Cup Festival Volunteer Orientation and Training Committee. Catherine is a contributing writer for the Entrepreneurial Woman Magazine and a co-author of the new book “Smart Women Live Their Why: How Women Entrepreneurs Live on Purpose and in Passion”.

Erik Schmidt - CFP, Schmidt & Funk Financial Services Ltd.
www.schmidtandfunk.com
(604) 514-3347

Expertise: Erik is uniquely qualified to deliver the highest level of advice in Group Health and Dental benefits and Financial Planning.

As an active member in various local Chambers and Board of Trades, Erik understands the challenges and opportunities that small business owners face and takes pride in finding solutions to meet their ever changing needs.

http://www.l2accent.com
(604) 267-7781

Expertise: A natural linguist since the age of eight, Jennifer Madigan is a pioneer in helping non-native English speakers converse more clearly to advance their careers.Her passion and dedication has led many of her students to obtain jobs in their chosen field, such as accounting and engineering. A testament to her skill, L2 has cultivated a reputation for being the language expert Centre for large corporations.

As a BBOT Ambassador, Jennifer wishes to assist new members within the Burnaby business community and foster a stronger connection between BBOT members.

Jimmy Gray - Senior Account Manager, Xibita
www.xibita.com
(604) 232-3352

Company Profile: Xibita creates 3D environmental exhibits that their clients love. They look for challenges and problems that most companies shy away from and come up with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Specialization: Exhibit Marketing Specialist (The Portables) Jimmy Gray is a seasoned networker.

Jimmy opted to become an Ambassador because it allows him to connect better and more fully with the membership of the BBOT and enables him to share his knowledge of networking.

Sean Peach, Schmidt & Funk Financial Services Ltd.
http://www.schmidtandfunk.com
(604) 514-3347

Expertise: A Certified Financial Planner designation delivers the highest level of advice in Group Health and Dental benefits and Financial Planning.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan.

Sean opted to become an Ambassador because he wanted to help guide new members and assist new and old members to understand the value of BBOT’s affinity programs. Sean understands the unique insurance needs faced by business owners for options dealing with group benefits, on top of offering financial planning services.                

Suzanne Miles - Development Executive, Miles Employment
www.miles.ca
(604) 694-2500

As a BBOT Ambassador, Suzanne recognizes the significance of a cohesive business community. She aims to facilitate deeper connections amongst the business community.

Tatsuya Nakagawa - President, Atomica Creative Group
www.atomicacreative.com
(604) 683-8288

Company Profile: Atomica Creative Group is a specialized strategic product marketing firm based in Vancouver, Canada. He is also the co-founder of Castagra Products (veggie plastic), voted top “Greenvention” in Canada by Dragon’s Den, he is an expert in early stage product deployments, and has been instrumental in launching new products in North America, Asia and Europe. He counts among his clients, multi-national companies: Bridgestone, Sato Pharmaceutical, and Hitachi.
 

Expertise: Over the past 12 years, Tats has launched hundreds of products and services, co-authored “Overcoming Inventoritis: The Silent Killer of Innovation” (Forward by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple), spoken to a variety of industry groups including: Chartered Accounts of Canada, Canadian Bar Association, The  American Chamber of Commerce and The International Internet Marketing Association, written articles for Fast Company and Industry Week and been quoted on CBC News and in The Globe and Mail and BC Business.

Tats is an Ambassador because he recognizes the value of the BBOT and the benefits that it can bring for its membership.

Trevor Jones - Manager, Business Banking Services, TD Canada Trust
www.td.com
(604) 654-3029

Trevor Jones recognizes the BBOT as a vibrant organization which offers great opportunities for developing business connections. As a BBOT Ambassador, Trevor hopes to help other members develop connections while strengthening the Burnaby business community.

Aul (Goody) Charanjit, Sun Life Financial (Goody Aul)
www.sunlife.ca/charanjit.aul
(604) 438-5528 x2469

Kevin Kasteel, YFM Your Finances matter
www.yourfinancesmatter.ca
(778) 846-9058

Olga Rodionova, Canada Karelia Society
www.canada-russia.ca/
(604) 520-3548