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Chris-Beth CowieChief Executive Officer

“Empowered 4X primarily serves underrepresented Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) business owners who are in service-based industries. We are proud to support the work of Social Mission Canada because they have been instrumental in providing our clients with primary and secondary market research which has helped them identify social impact strategies, identify key trends, validate financial viability and launch a successful strategic long-term plan. Social Mission Canada’s integrative business development approach, has ensured our start-up and scale up businesses have the capacities and capabilities to support their financial and social impact goals while supporting their infrastructure and operation for sustainable business growth. We are confident that Social Mission Canada’s contribution will strengthen our social finance economy.”

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Frank Colantonio, CPA, CADirector

“Suzi’s impact on our Continuing Education Group was immediate after the three Canadian accounting bodies merged. Our marketing plans instantly became much more strategic, nimble, and efficient. The expanded and enhanced measurement techniques Suzi employed sparked new insights that helped us to better understand our customer segments, identify optimal product-price architecture, and strengthen the credibility of our marketing efforts. She brought a keen insight, a forward-thinking attitude, and a strategic long-term vision to all products. Her rich understanding of leading-edge market research techniques, interpretation of data trends, and out-of-the-box thinking resulted in a significant increase in member engagement and market share in a very competitive CPD space.”

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Michael RadanoExecutive Director

“Suzi is a consummate executive who can come up with a vision, develop strategies to support that vision, marshal her team and utilize her sphere of influence to make things happen. It has been a delight to work with Suzi for the last 3 years and see her successfully inject her "for profit" zeal into a "non-profit" entity.”

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Cameron J. MacKenzie, MBA, CPHR, CPA, CMADirector

“Suzi’s strength is building high performance teams by leading through engagement and collaboration. Suzi’s advanced business and financial acumen enables effective planning, development and implementation of strategies and objectives with her team that are in alignment with the corporation. She motivates and inspires which results in commitment, buy-in and ownership. Suzi has exceptional listening and compassion skills and takes the time to communicate both individually and collectively with her team. The result is high performing work practices which consistently lead to strong demonstrable results which positively impact the organization.”

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Lianne Thompson, CEP, BAOwner & President

“As the Excellence Council chair, I came to depend on Suzi’s contributions to the continual improvement initiatives at the organization, and I was confident in her leadership whenever she took on numerous projects. Suzi brings authentic enthusiasm and positivity to every interaction and project she manages and always goes above and beyond in terms of her commitment and deliverables. Stakeholders knew that if they came to Suzi with a request, they would receive her full attention, honest and constructive feedback and that the request would be handled professionally and on time. I would collaborate with Suzi again in a heartbeat and know that any organization she works with will benefit from her expertise, quality work and her outstanding leadership.”

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Nichol ReichardtFinancial Advisor

“Suzi is driven by mission and purpose, promoting fraternity and uplifting her stakeholders to channel their authentic skills and become the best version of themselves. She fosters a climate of discovery, questioning and exploration generating creative options, brainstorming ideas through thoughtful reflection. Her innovative approach has been invaluable to reposition business strategies and plans to optimize opportunities as markets shift or new or unexpected situations arise, always seeking to solve the bigger problem, not just the symptoms.”

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Giordano ScottiRelationship Manager

“Collaborative, helpful, strategic thinker, and solution minded. Suzi's cross functional approach to business was an asset as she was able to provide a multi-faceted perspective to ensure her stakeholders had a holistic purpose vs. a functional one. Her commitment to Team, management and organization is unmatched and unwavering. I would recommend Suzi to any organization that is looking to build, transform or grow.”

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Jeanette Hill, CPA, CMADirector

“Suzi is a natural leader. She has a way of bringing people together to create a balanced culture of openness, respect, innovation, collaboration and trust.”

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John Marchione, CPA, FICBSenior Sales Executive

“Suzi has a keen ability to see both the big picture and the details to translate plans into action. She is strategic, pragmatic, and results-driven who sees opportunities in every situation. Suzi shows clear judgement and makes decisions based on facts and always in the interest of delivering exceptional customer value. This coupled with her extensive experience in product, marketing and sales, gives her the advantage to deliver sound practical solutions and makes her an invaluable asset to her team. Her passion for trends, innovation and foresight is the foundation for how she expertly translates market trends into actionable insights and business solutions. This makes Suzi a strong partner to prepare and effectively position stakeholders on go-to-market strategies.”

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Jay Cameron, MBAMarketing Executive

“Suzi is a skilled leader, marketer and all-around professional. She is a strong communicator and is able to build strong relationships within her team and at all levels of the organization. She is also a proficient researcher and a data enthusiast and has the ability to collect meaningful insights from the largest data sources. Her sincere passion, ambition and drive coupled with her incredible kindness and down-to-earth attitude makes her an asset to any organization.”

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Mandeep Bains, CPA, CAPrincipal

“Suzi is very bright and constantly brings passion and excitement to any project she is working on. She is the consummate professional and is able to bring unique insights not previously considered within the organization. Suzi is a great communicator and her vast experience and knowledge makes her a valuable asset!”

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Kent BennettMember Benefits Manager

“I may have to break with tradition here and start by saying that Suzi is a wonderful person! I think people naturally light up when Suzi is involved in a project, collaborations or in meetings. Her positivity and can-do outlook is infectious and she’s very much a team player. I’ve always been impressed with her depth of knowledge on any number of projects, from strategic foresight, business intelligence to statistical reporting. She provides very relevant, timely and keen insight into what the data means with a flair for making it easy for people to understand. Her work provided the tipping point for sponsors to continue to invest in our conferences. Not only that, I have several examples of Suzi going the extra mile and being proactive on projects. She is definitely an asset and I highly recommend Suzi!”