Meet The executive Team
Robert McDonald - Mark L. Ehrlich - Odilon.P.Lemieux
Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald is an innovative thinker, who is passionate about helping people overcome problems and believes that there is always a better way to do something .
His passion to help businesses over come a status quo approach to systems and processes, shaped the model for his present and future lifes work.
He is at his best when identifying an unmet need within an industry, and then becoming an authority on the solution. Then designing collaborative efforts to work with his clients to immpliment the solution.
He is committed to both personal, and proffesional development, acquiring new skills and knowledge while working with some of the best and brightest people in the world.
Robert has 16 years experience in manufacturing, working for several companies in various roles including 7 and a half years with one of the big 3 auto manufacturers.
Robert's personal core values and belief that good enough is no longer acceptable, drove him to venture off and start his own coatings company. He grew his company an average 33% year over year, and helped several companies avoid risk from environmental, and safety hazard compliance, as well as significantly reduce their environmental costs and emmissions.
Robert enjoys motor cycle racing, football, and spending time with his wife and 4 sons.
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Mark L. Ehrlich
Mark L. Ehrlich has held the position of Chief Negotiator for some of the most prominent organizations and individuals. He has built a network over the past 30 years that is unrivaled and includes relationships with prestigious sports agents, billionaires, top motivational speakers, innovative medical directors and global leadership gurus.
Mark's consulting firm has accolades that include developing key national strategic alliances for John Assaraf's One Coach, building national networks to drive attendance at Michael Gerber's In the Dreaming Room and serving as Faculty Member for Bill Bartman's Billionaire U. Mark continues to work with Fortune 500 companies and bridging them with those organizations that are positively impacting small business. He has a drive and vision for linking and leveraging his network to create unrivaled companies and relationships that generate millions in revenues.
Prior to forming his own consulting firm, Mark served as President for national ATM company and led the initiative to create the first gift card divisions in the country. During that time, Mark served on the Board of the International Franchise Association's (IFA) Educational Foundation, Advisory Council to the IFA Supplier Council, Minority in Franchising Committee and Public Relations Committee. Mark was also a Founding Member of the Franchising Community Foundation.
Mark leveraged his relationships and passion for assisting entrepreneurs while serving as the National Co-Vice Chair of the National Federation of Independent Business Association Foundation. Previously, Mark served as President of the Oakland Raider Lineman's Club which was a culmination of his extensive relationships in the NFL.
Mark lives in Palm Desert, California, enjoys his newly adopted rescue mission dog, conversations with his personal mentor (Ken Blanchard, Sr.) and volunteering to benefit Junior Golf on the weekends.
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Odilon.P.Lemieux M.A.Sc. MBA, P.Eng
Odilon is president of L Square Consulting Inc (LSC); a Waterloo
based consulting firm specializing in business operational
assessment, strategy formulation & implementation. Odilon is a
bilingual professional with comprehensive business, engineering, information technology and
project management skills and experience.
Before starting his consulting management firm,
Odilon held executive management positions with NCR1, WonderWare and Descartes System
Group including a three year posting in Europe. His international and broad industry exposure
provides a strong base to analyze and address business imperatives.
Odilon received his Bachelor in Engineering from the University of Montreal - École
Polytechnique in 1982. He received his Master of Applied Sciences from the University of
Waterloo in 1996 and completed his MBA at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2004.
Odilon is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the School of Business and Economics of Wilfrid
Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario where he teaches Business Strategy, International
Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management & Controls at the undergrad level as well as
Sustainability and Business Ethics at the graduate level.
He is a member of the Professional
Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Association of Management Consultant, the Strategic
Leadership Forum as well as the Project Management Institute.
Odilon is a popular speaker on business strategy, sustainability and mergers & acquisition. His
latest research, "Strategic Valuation – High Tech M&A" has been presented at the 2007
McMaster World Congress and is published in the Nov 2007 Strategic Valuation issue of the
Management Decision journal.
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