From Lock Down To Leveling Up

Transforming a “WTF” Business Challenge To Real Business Growth

During the first lockdown in 2020, Colin Morris of Kingston Frameworks and Scott Fraser of K-Town Physiotherapy were ordered to shut down the doors of their businesses.

A few things happened:

? Revenue Disappeared! (collectively $500,000+ of missed sales between both businesses)

? Major Staff Challenges

? Bills still had to be paid

? New ways of doing business had to be invented and invested in

On April 8th, from 1pm to 3pm, you are invited to participate in a 2-hour panel discussion with Colin and Scott about how they adapted to the new economy and turned this crisis into opportunity.  Click here to register!

5 Key Areas That Transformed Their Businesses

Moderated by business growth expert, Rob Rudy, they will address 5 key areas that transformed their businesses:

1. Leadership

2. Choice Management

3. Cash Flow

4. Client, Buyer, and Influencer Management

5. Technology

What You Gain By Attending

Attendees to this 2 hour interactive session will gain actionable insights from Colin and Scott, who will explain how they transformed their businesses, making up for the lost revenues and pivoting towards growth models for the future in this new economy.  Click here to register!

Sponsor Information

This event is sponsored by the Executive Committee Kingston. TEC Kingston is a peer to peer member driven business group dedicated to personal and business growth.

This group was formed and is Chaired by business growth specialist, Sanjay Gupta.

During the first lockdown, TEC Kingston members met every week to help each other. It was this peer to peer mentorship and support that helped these entrepreneurs Level Up and Grow!

Bios

Colin Morris

Colin Morris is a successful entrepreneur and dedicated family man. His career began in the fast-paced world of direct, face to face sales. He earned his chops on 100% commission with the added pressure of his first child on the way at the age of 21. He excelled in the world of financial planning and investments which he began at 22. He was the youngest person to ever win his way to the Great-West Life elite sales conference in Los Cabos at 25.

After 6 years in finance, Colin executed the plan with his father, Wayne Morris, to begin working in the family business, Kingston Frameworks – a successful custom framing store in the vibrant city of Kingston, Ontario. Under their joint leadership the business grew 15 % in 2018, 20% in 2019, and through 2020 they created a digital store which is growing double digits every month.

Colin plans to bring Kingston Frameworks to a much larger market and to give back to the community by supporting creative education initiatives for children, and planting trees in areas around the world that require re-forestation.

Scott Fraser

Scott is a Certified Sports Physiotherapist with over 25 years experience working in a variety of clinical settings. In 2005 Scott and his partner Joy Benn opened K-TOWN Physiotherapy in Kingston which has grown to the city’s largest multidisciplinary clinic.

Since 2015 Scott has been teaching in the Fitness & Health Promotion program at St. Lawrence College. He also oversees the clinical placement of Physiotherapy students from Queen’s University. For over 10 years Scott has been volunteering as a team physiotherapist for Skate Canada at events both in Canada and around the world.

Scott thrives on combining his passion for physical wellness, education and growth in his multiple roles.

Rob Rudy

Rob has spent the past 30 years building and leading companies and developing leaders through inviting change, making critical choices, and achieving results. He has been an entrepreneur in family textile business which he sold to a Kentucky based publicly traded company, whereupon he became the COO, led change as COO of a large privately held lighting distributor, and was President of Medicom, a medical device company that manufactures and sells globally.

Starting with strategy, and focusing on alignment, Rob supports companies through their journey of employee and client engagement.

In 2019, Rob took his own advice and pivoted to become an advisor and speaker, returning to his entrepreneurial roots. In 2019, Rob was awarded the TEC Canada Impact Speaker of the year.

In October of 2019, Rob co-founded the company STAND, with Pascal St-Jean. Together they are bringing together a community of entrepreneurs dedicated to building strategies, execution programs and next level leadership through on-line and in person cohorts and individual advising.

Rob’s core belief is that an aligned leadership team is the critical factor to overcome our barriers to growth.

Sanjay Gupta

As a passionate entrepreneur with 25 years of hardwon practical experience, Sanjay Gupta understands the vision, tenacity and tolerance for risk that it takes to be a small business owner.

Sanjay began his business life as a sales director but took a leap of faith to start an import/export management business. Tea Connexions grew over 1000 percent in just three years. As he helped customers build global sales and distribution networks, Sanjay gained valuable experience in logistics, warehousing and distribution, and finance. He also honed his skills in sales and marketing, which would become his particular strength.

In 2009, Sanjay successfully exited his tea business and launched a consulting company. This led to opportunities in various business development roles, most notably with a disaster restoration company in Western Canada where he increased web traffic by 600 percent and reduced expenses and overhead while growing net profits.

Today, Sanjay leads his digital marketing agency in disaster restoration (Restoration Digital Marketing Solutions) and operates a master distributorship (CitriFresh Distribution). He is thrilled to be helping other business owners reach their goals as a TEC Chair in Kingston and is building groups in the Belleville and Brockville areas as well.