5.25 Floppy Disk, anyone?

I am at the age where I can just remember life before the internet. My first personal, non-Atari, computer was an 8086 (XT). I would spend evenings formatting 5.25 floppy disks for my dad and his computer business. Formatting these plastic squares was a very important job, according to my dad.  I loved executing commands in DOS. Ever since I fell in love with MS-DOS and Windows 3.0 in the early '90s,  I have have been earning a living helping businesses integrate digital operating principles, philosophies, and practices into their business to help modernize their organization, deepen their competitive advantage, and drive more business results. Keep Reading

Giving Back To Regina And Saskatchewan

I currently give back as much as I can to the organizations and the people who make Saskatchewan a great place to live and do business. Here are the organizations that I am currently involved with.

Data for Good Regina
Founder, Regina Chapter

Rotary
Member, Previous PR Director, Previous Board Member

The Progress Club
Member, Board Member, Chair - Gala of Hope, Incoming Vice-President

Mother Teresa Middle School
Student Mentor

Some Of My Favorite Recent Reads

   

Some Of My Favorite Recent Reads

Sapiens Talking To Strangers Measure What Mattersfd Thinking Fast And Slow Principles Ray Dalio

Professional Life

I've been making a living in the technology, online, and digital space since 1991. My current role is with Phoenix Group as the Director of Strategic Business Innovation. Phoenix Group is an ad agency located in Regina, Saskatchewan. We are a full-service agency that manages the brand, communications, and marketing for Saskatchewan organizations such as the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Conexus Credit Union, Taylor Automotive Group, various ministries within the Saskatchewan government such as the Ministry of Trade and Export Development, Tourism Saskatchewan, Parks, Culture and Sport, and others.Keep Reading


Some Of The Brands I Have Worked With

Tourism Saskatchewan Global Ag Risk Solutions Calgary Zoo Conexus Credit Union Saskatchewan Roughriders Prairie Credit Union CEPA

Digital Marketing & Social Media Speaker

Having spoken at multiple conferences every year for over a decade, my style of presentation is to deliver real life examples, actionable insights, delivered with humor and data-based stories. I've been hired to speak to executive teams, boards, and at conferences with several hundred attendees. If you are looking for a public speaker to talk about social media and digital marketing, I can help provide your audience with relevant, modern, and tangible advice.

What Others Have Said About Working With Me

Kevin is a top-notch digital strategist with a great knack for explaining digital strategy to everyone from the C-Suite to the intern. He's equally comfortable one-on-one or presenting to a crowd. He has wide-ranging experience from nonprofits to small businesses to international corporations and brands. I particularly valued Kevin's emphasis on results, something we refer to as conversion rate optimization, and the data-driven orientation that comes with that. His reporting, analytics and data visualization skills are superb. Kevin would be a great addition to any marketing team. 

Doug Lacombe, President, Communicatto

I had the opportunity to work closely with Kevin when I was at the Calgary Zoo and he was with Communicatto. Besides joy, humour and a lot of fun, Kevin, brought an acute strategic mind to the variety of projects that we worked on together. He was always thinking bigger and broader, with an immense amount of data to back up his ideas. Kevin was also a great collaborator as he seamlessly brought together the Comms and Marketing teams and helped to develop an integrated cross-functional team. I would certainly recommend Kevin to anyone seeking a thoughtful and creative digital mind and would jump at the chance to work with him again.

Larissa Mark, Communications & Public Relations Strategist, Swoop


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