Main presentation deck for Leadership Lessons From Sports seminar held Apr 29, 2019.
Keynote: Dr. Nicole Forrester, Retired Olympian, Ryerson University. @NicoleForrester
Academia keynote: Dr. Simon Taggar, Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
Industry Speakers:
- Matt Cavalieri Plant Manager (Milton) LVDA & Dixon Lee, Product Manager, Residential, Retail & Light Commercial at Eaton
- Michelle Stanford, Senior VP, Industry Services,
Canadian Welding Bureau
- Jessica Buckley, President, Woodbine Mohawk Park
- Ben Zimmer, Founder & CEO, Enable Education
- Lisa Macneil, President, Gordon Food Services Ontario
MC: Steve Fleck, @SteveFleck
Location: the floor of the Mattamy National Cycling Centre (Velodrome), in Milton, Ontario, Canada.
This event is brought to you by the Town of Milton and the Milton Education Village Innovation Centre and produced by SiliconHalton.com.
www.miltoninmotion.com
Leadership Lessons From Sports main presentation deck r7
1.
2. Welcome !
This Morning’s MC: Steve Fleck
Leading Professional Endurance Sports Race and
Event Announcer, and Live Stream Commentator
@SteveFleck
3. Agenda
#MiltonInMotion
7:30am Breakfast & Networking with Your Peers
8:15am Welcome / Introduction
8:30am Keynote
Dr. Nicole W. Forrester
9:15am Industry Speaker
Matt Cavalieri w/ Dixon Lee, EATON
9:25am Industry Speaker
Michelle Stanford, Canadian Welding Bureau
9:45am Break
10:15am Keynote
Dr. Simon Taggar
11:00am Industry Speaker
Jessica Buckley, Woodbine Mohawk Park
11:10am Industry Speaker
Ben Zimmer, Enable Education
11:20am Industry Speaker
Lisa MacNiel, Gordon Food Services
11:30am Closing Remarks by the Town of Milton
11:45am Closing Remarks
1:30pm Try the Track!
5. Welcome from Mayor Gordon Krantz
• Mayor and Regional Councilor
• First Elected Mayor in 1980
• Population 1980 - 28,000
• Population 2018 - 110,000+
• Major projects undertaken under Mayor’s watch:
Restoration of the Town Hall facility
Milton Leisure Centre
401 Industrial Park
Mill Pond Restoration
Rotary Park redevelopment
Milton Centre for the Arts
Milton Sports Centre
Mattamy National Cycling Centre
Milton Education Village Innovation Centre
@TownOfMilton
7. Dr. Nicole Forrester
The Olympic Mindset: The Business of
Performance
• Olympian
• 8-Time Canadian Champion
• Commonwealth Games Gold and
• Pan American Games Silver and Bronze
• Assistant Professor at Ryerson
specializing in Sport Psychology and
Performance.
• Registered Consultant with the
Psychology Association
@NicoleForrester
@NicoleForrester_phd_olympian
8. Dr. Nicole Forrester
The Olympic Mindset: The Business
of Performance
Q & A
@NicoleForrester
@NicoleForrester_phd_Olympian
#MiltonInMotion
10. Industry Speaker – Matt Cavalieri
Plant Manager (Milton) LVDA at Eaton
Eaton is a global power management
with 99,000+ employees in more
countries and $21B+ sales in 2018.
With Dixon Lee, Product Manager,
Retail & Light Commercial
@EatonCorp
19. Industry Speaker – Michelle Stanford
Senior VP, Industry Services,
Canadian Welding Bureau
CWB Group is a non profit regulatory
overseeing the welding sector in
Milton.
@cwbgroupwelding
24. @cwbgroupwelding
Value of OurMiltonLocation
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CWB Group’s Miltonhead office lets us attract exceptionally talented, committed employees from across
the GTA andsouthwestern Ontario
Plus,Milton provideseverything our employees andclients need andvalue
28. Kelyn Akuna
Coordinator, Track Cycling & Events
• Opened for the 2015 Pan Am & Para
Games
• Only Class 1 Velodrome in Canada
• Owned and operated by the Town of
• Home of Canadian Cycling
• Fitness Centre
• Indoor Running Track
• Bike Storage
• Event Space
@MattamyVelo
About the Mattamy National Cycling Centre
#MiltonInMotion
30. Dr. Simon Taggar, BSc, MBA, PhD.
Debunking the “Great Man" fallacy:
Shared leadership, person-team fit
and passion
Professor of Management in the
of Business and Economics, Wilfrid
University
@Laurier
@MBALazaridis
@wilfridlaurieruni
32. Industry Speaker - Jessica Buckley
President, Woodbine Mohawk Park
Growing and promoting
Ontario while creating an
destination for the region
@WoodbineSB
@WoodbineSB
JBuckleyON
34. Woodbine Mohawk Park
222 days of world-class, year round,
standardbred horse racing – featuring home
grown and international stars
Partnered with Elements Casino, featuring live
dealers
Hospitality – 10 dining options with four new
opening in 2019
Woodbine Entertainment Group employs over
2000 people at four locations, with frequent job
fairs
Home of the Pepsi North America Cup and the
2019 Breeders Crown
Family Day and Civic Holiday Fireworks & Family
Fun Nights
@WoodbineSB @JBuckleyON WoodbineSB
35. Our team!
The Trifecta - Woodbine Mohawk Park
@WoodbineSB @JBuckleyON WoodbineSB
Our stars!
37. @WoodbineSB @JBuckleyON WoodbineSB
Building Leadership – creating opportunities
• Culture Squads
• Woodbine Cares – Community Investment Program
• Leadership Competency Training
38. Located in the heart of Ontario horse country
Our goal is to be a premier entertainment destination and we
are extremely proud to employ many local residents
434 acres with close access to the 401 and Greater Toronto Area
Great resources in Town of Milton
We’re committed to investing in Mohawk Park and excited for
the future of Standardbred racing
A Great Place
@WoodbineSB @JBuckleyON WoodbineSB
40. Industry Speaker – Ben Zimmer
Founder & CEO, Enable Education
Enable Education helps local business
upgrade, and engage their staff by
custom training experiences at their
facilities in Milton, Ontario
@EnableEducation
@EnableEducation
46. Values-Based Leadership
Impacts all aspects of the
organization:
• Hiring
• Operations
• Sales
• Marketing
• Teams are aligned
• Customers become partners
48. Industry Speaker – Lisa Macneil
President, Gordon Food Services Ontario
Founded in 1897, now the largest
family-managed distributor in North
Purpose: To serve customers with the
foodservice products and services.
innovative systems and the spirit and
people.
@ GFSCanada
@gordonfoodservicecanada
49. Gordon Food Service is North America’s
largest privately held, family-managed business
Family-managed since 1897
Change Business Conduct
It’s a way of life We must succeed
and not fail
Controlled permanent
growth
Integrity
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Our Race of Life Growth
For generations, we’ve prided
ourselves on outstanding,
best-of-breed service
@GFSCanada
53. Our cornerstone values keep us
focused on serving your needs
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Customer is King
Networking organization
Everyone is important
Rewards for performance
War Room Mentality
Integrity
Philosophy of sharing
Our Cornerstone Values are the principles that guide our every interaction,
and how we evaluate our performance and measure our success
@GFSCanada
54. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Slide 54 Gordon Food Service®
Dependent Events in Combination with Statistical Fluctuations
Sales Selection Loading Delivery
55. Industry Speaker – Lisa Macneil
President, Gordon Food Services
Ontario
@ GFSCanada
@gordonfoodservicecanada
56. Mike Launslager, Economic Development, Town of Milton
• Milton Economic Development is your portal to
town hall
• Milton has the youngest population in Ontario:
average age of 35.3
• Growth in knowledge-based jobs: 62% of
Milton's labour force
• The Milton Education Village will be a key asset
for building talented, highly skilled workers
• Thank you to our event partners: MEV
Innovation Centre, Silicon Halton, Halton
Region and speakers@TownOfMilton
@MEVInnovation
www.MEVInnovationCentre.ca