Elizabeth Gage is a strong sales and business leader with over 19 years of experience leading successful technology communication firms. She has a proven track record of strategic vision and marketing expertise, identifying market opportunities in technology. She is skilled in business planning, operations management, financial management, sales, and developing strategic partnerships. She was named Entrepreneur Woman of the Year in Manitoba in 2008 and has received other awards for her success in growing technology businesses.
1. Elizabeth Gage
1800-201 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B3K6 (correspondence)
Business: 800-980-4146 ext: #5 Text: 1(204)272-8290 or 1(416)800-7734
Strong sales, business and entrepreneurial leader with over 19 years’ experience initiating and leading
successful and innovative technology communication firms at the forefront of technology driven
marketing. Exceptional strategic vision and marketing strengths with an eye for identifying market
ready businesses, product and service lines in the technology field.
Professional Expertise
• A proven leader with the understanding and ability to support a board of Directors in
governance and policy development, strategic business planning, risk management, human
resources and project specific planning;
• Highly skilled at setting and executing strategic vision resulting in the identification and
developing of profitable business and growth models
• Strengths in clearly communicating the strategic plan to staff; skilled at inspiring and leading a
team to meet short-term and mid-term targets while being innovative and creative;
• Extensive experience in planning, managing and overseeing day to day business operations and
ensuring all activities are aligned with company and project objectives;
• Detailed oriented with keen ability to review, analyze, manage and oversee vendor and client
contracts, timelines and resource allocation across a broad range of global customers;
• Well-developed understanding and experience in human resource management including
workforce planning, policy developments, budgeting, recruitment and selection, training and
development, supervision, performance management and the development of a harmonistic
work environment;
• Strong financial management acumen with experience overseeing corporate financial planning
and controls. Keen ability to analyze business models, operations, financial instruments,
processes (sales) and people, and align each to ensure success;
• Keen attention to detail and understanding of customer attraction, engagement and retention
strategies using a variety of technology and media resulting in the ability to take advantage of
the market ready need for creative products and services;
• Specialist in integrated media solutions, digital development, marketing and online search and
social media marketing management complemented by strong expertise in the
commercialization of products and services;
• Well-developed strengths in identifying and successfully pursuing, developing and managing
strategic partnerships;
• Significant expertise and experience in sales and sales management; skilled at team leadership
and development skills, thrives on challenging, inspiring and leading others;
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills; able to quickly analyze audient needs and
expectations, prepare and deliver interactive discussion sessions and/or interpret complex
technical subjects into lay language for easy comprehension;
• Well-developed written communication skills inclusive of writing proposals, grant applications,
funding and client reports, strategic plans and press releases; skilled at writing to connect with
clients.
2. Accomplishments
• Initiated, led, managed and grew successful technology and consulting business from startup to
3mil to 4.2 to 6.3 and almost to 10million in revenue;
• Led PCM to achieve 60% YOY growth rates with $8M revenue through unique niche in online,
search, marketing, social media and mobile marketing;
• Developed a suite of products and services that now sells to over 600 global clients and
provides high quality messaging, global gateways, WAD, SMS, MMs, mobile marketing and
websites.
• Named Entrepreneur Woman of the Year in Manitoba (2008) from amongst a field of 29
contestants;
• Awarded the Business Builders Award for Manitoba (2008)
• Industry Excellence Award for Sales Innovation, YPO, 2007
• Best Sellers Circle (CUC)
• Invited Guest speaker: Entrepreneur’s Organization “Lessons from the Edge”. Women’s
Entrepreneur’s Awards Dinner, WOW (Women of Winnipeg) and Women Business Owners
• Invited guest columnist, Octane Magazine, geared to a global network of entrepreneurs
Professional/Community Leadership
Director, Board of Directors, MCDG Ltd. (2007 – present)
Director, Board of Trustees, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Past Member, Entrepreneurs Organization, Toronto Chapter
Work History
CEO/Chairman/Founder, Firo Communications, Inc (5 years)
President/CEO of PCM Interactive, (20 years)
District Sales Manager, CUC International
Director, Marketing, Winnipeg Free Press
Director, Marketing, Moffat Communications
Education
Diploma, Business Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management
Bachelors of Arts, (Honors English), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
Certificate, Advanced Analytics and Mobile Marketing, University of San Francisco