Career Background

A native of Vancouver, B.C., Ed has a successful track record of delivering exceptional brand strategy, client service and leadership for some of the largest and most recognized companies in North America. Having held the Director of Client Services position at The Lavidge Company and most recently with Creative Link, Ed’s experience while at O2 ideas includes being at the forefront of the emerging employment branding discipline where he was an integral leader in developing and implementing the employment brands for The Home Depot, Mars Petcare USA, Toys”R” Us, Intuit and Taylor Morrison.

His multi-disciplined background  includes many industries including: automotive (Mazda, Volvo, Volkswagen, Subaru, Chevrolet dealers); restaurant (McDonald’s Corporation, Las Palapas); retail (Saks/Parisian, NW Sony Only) health and fitness (Massage Envy, Spectrum Athletic Clubs), sports (Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Antonio Spurs) and online companies (Flatworld Solutions, Handyman Online, Net Nanny).

With more than 17 years in the business and a passion for delivering successful results, Ed also has been a mentor and leader to many account teams. Recognition and empowerment are just two of the key principles that he has stood behind as a director and builder of motivated teams.

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”

Winston Churchill