During a very successful ‘out-of-work’ acting career, Geoff discovered an unerring ability to convince people to buy Encyclopedia Britannicas, Ticketmaster entertainment guides, home mortgages and door-to-door products really not worth buying!
So kissing bye bye to the most outlandish dreams of fame, Hollywood and mixing with the Bob De Niros, Michael Caines and Marlon Brandos of this world, Geoff nurtured his more realistic talent, beginning his first full-time ‘proper’ job in January 2002 with 7city Learning, a start-up financial training company with technology as its genuinely unique selling point. 5 years later with Geoff playing the leading sales role, 7city was acquired by a private equity firm for £30m.
Staying with the same company, he moved on to the challenge of selling an unsuccessful 6-month program – the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) – during the most globally challenging period/crash post 2008, converting the program into a global phenomenon which became the primary focus for the 2nd sale of 7city Learning for £90m to the Fitch Group. Whilst Geoff had global responsibility for developing business and managing client relationships, it was the CQF where Geoff’s passion for recruitment took a hold, helping those who graduated (from students to full-time working professionals and senior directors) to secure IT, technology, quant and engineering roles primarily in the financial services, technology, and professional services sectors across EMEA, North America and APAC.
Whilst maintaining regular contact with CQF Alumni during this 9-year period, many of whom were making waves and now occupying divisional head positions at tier 1 banks and technology firms, Geoff left the Fitch Group in April 2017 to pursue a solo career in recruitment using a significant network of contacts to help him on his way.
As we speak/write, Geoff is in his 13th year in recruitment, continually endeavouring to understand every aspect of a client’s requirements, helping candidates to secure precious roles, and using all his people skills to marry client and candidate with a keen eye on long-term prosperity for both parties.
CEO of EXELERYS, an emerging start-up fighting cybersecurity threats through multiple consolidated services and solutions portfolio across EMEA. He has intervened in multiple events including SecParis, Cloud Native Foundation, Cloud Expo Europe, ISACA, InfoSec, CNCF Paris, CNCF London, UbuCon Europe, UbuCon France, SWWARP, to provide a holistic view on the actual and future view on threat intelligence, where problems and solutions for known and unknown issues were addressed and discussed.
He’s also an official speaker of the Speakers Bureau from the Cloud Native Foundation.
Prior to founding EXELERYS, Jesus was working actively with security vendors worldwide providing enablement and education across the different security issues the corporations faced, working closely with different cross-department teams for years building active solutions for their enterprise customers.
I am Annie – your Online Career Coach & Career Branding Consultant. My motto is People First and I tend to apply it in all aspects of life.
Over 8+ years in HR & Recruitment, in France and in Europe I discovered my passion for coaching individuals and helping them to develop their careers in various industries by unleashing the power of their personal brands. During my experience in HR, I coached and consulted more than hundreds of professionals seeking new or different career opportunities.
I have a Master degree in Business Management with a specialisation in Human Resources. I have been working remotely for the past 4 years , as a Career Coach helping professionals land job with the power of personal branding.
Co-founder of SkipTheDishes, the largest food delivery network in Canada. Expanded Skip to over 110 markets and millions of customers, with over 2,500 employees. Acquired by Just-Eat in 2016 for $200M, merged with Takeaway (2019) and Grubhub (2020), creating one of the largest food delivery companies in the world.
Now building Neo Financial from the ground up to give Canadians the most rewarding spending and saving experience – the way it should be.
Tihana Majcen est conseillère à la Direction des services d’immigration, de la Délégation générale du Québec à Paris. Cette direction relève du ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration du Québec.
Dans le cadre du webinaire, elle aura l’occasion de vous présenter les opportunités d’emploi au Québec dans le secteur des technologies de l’information, de même que les démarches d’immigration à prévoir.
Le Québec connaît une forte croissance de l’emploi dans ce secteur et a d’importants besoins de main d’oeuvre. Venez en apprendre plus à notre stand et lors du webinaire!
When Chris started True Digital Communications in 2011, digital agencies weren’t around. But Chris felt that digital belonged in the bullseye, so when he saw an opportunity to do better, he jumped on it. He is imaginative, observant, enthusiastic, and personable. Chris is a Kent State alumnus and has been in the industry for 25+ years. He is a strategist, teacher and networker who takes pride in seeing people work together to do great things.
As the Chief Visionary Officer of True, Chris focuses on making sure our team is successfully collaborating on solutions for our clients’ challenges. His goal is to make digital marketing simple and create lasting partnerships along the way. Chris is a proud partner of Worldcom Public Relations Group, an international network of PR agencies. This partnership has allowed Chris and True Digital Communications to gain new insights that enhance our services and help us work smarter.
