Richard Genovese - finds himself in the wilderness
It started in the early 1990s with an offhanded comment to a pal during a fly fishing trip near Tofino. "I wouldn't mind owning a piece of the wilderness one day," he said to his friend Randy Goddard. "If you find something special give me a call." Today, Genovese is owner of Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, an eco-tourism and glamour camping destination that continues to draw raves and visitors from around the world.
A Toronto native, Genovese's path to a remote part of the untamed western coastline of Vancouver Island was paved with blood, sweat and good old fashioned perseverance. His ambition was inspired by his mother, who raised three boys on her own. Money was tight and Genovese caught the entrepreneurial spirit early on. He started his first successful venture in high school, which he later sold for a tidy profit. At Western University in London, Ontario, he paid his tuition working nights as a bartender.
After graduation, his uncle introduced him to the owner of Scotia McLeod (then McLeod Young Weir Ltd), where he was eventually hired. Following that, he moved to Calgary to work for Merrill Lynch and then to Vancouver to join Canaccord (then Canarim). He eventually moved with his family to Monaco.
It was while he was living there in 1998 that his old fishing buddy Randy Goddard called, remembering his comment from that fateful trip. Goddard told him that he had found Shangri-La back on Vancouver Island. Genovese flew in from Monte Carlo. During an aerial tour he saw the devastation left by logging, but he also saw the extraordinary beauty of Quait Bay, three mountain lakes, and miles of rugged coastline. He bought 160 acres, put it into a family trust, and spent $2-million in preliminary clean up.
He moved back to Canada and set up a venture capital firm called Connect Capital Corporation, where he continues to finance compelling public company opportunities in all business realms. One investment, Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, is still going strong. Now at a Bedwell River location, not far from the original Quait Bay, the resort has earned rave reviews from visitors and travel media. Genovese is proud of the resort and the life changing experiences it offers guests, many of whom return time after time. But it's his work with the resort team to restore and repair the nature in the area as part of the Environmental Legacy program he founded that has given him the greatest sense of accomplishment.
With a $3-million investment, supplemented with a guest sustainability fee, the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort's Environmental Legacy program is making a significant difference rebuilding salmon habitats on the Bedwell River. His work with resort managing director John Caton to build partnerships and establish a protocol with the local first nations is also profoundly meaningful to him.
Not only has Genovese managed to own a piece of the wilderness he fell in love with all those years ago, he is leaving it better than he found it, forming meaningful partnerships based on respect, and sharing this piece of paradise with the world. Guess you could say he's found himself in the wilderness.
http://www.wildretreat.com/About_Clayoquot_Wilderness_Resort/Our_Family/team.asp#richard
Robert Rosner - Background
Mr. Robert Rosner has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer of En2Go International, Inc. since March 2010 and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Rosner has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Lexington Energy Services Inc. since January 15, 2008. Mr. Rosner serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Pinecrest Ventures Inc. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of Wataire International, Inc. ... (formerly CIMBIX Corp) since August 19, 2005 and March 13, 2007 respectively. He has been President of Wataire International, Inc. since January 2008. He has been the Owner and the President of Rosner Communications Inc., since July 1985 and he has been the President of Moreno Ventures Inc., since July 1994. Mr. Rosner has been the President of Superior Networks, Inc., since February 2002. He served as Interim President, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer of En2Go International, Inc. since March 27, 2010.
He has over 25 years of experience as a dynamic and intuitive business leader and venture capitalist. Mr. Rosner served as the President of Fortuna Ventures Inc., from June 1996 to Janauary 2005. Mr. Rosner served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance and Corporate Secretary of Wataire International, Inc. from August 15, 2003 to August 2005 and also served as its President from August 19, 2005 to April 23, 2007. For the past two years, Mr. Rosner has also functioned as a Vice President of Investor Relations and Business Development for MBG USA. From September 1999 till September 2003, Mr. Rosner served as President of Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Inc. (formerly Otish Mountain Diamond Co.,), and also served as its Principal Accounting Officer and Chief Executive Officer. He served as President of Nio Gold Mining Corp.
Mr. Rosner has been the Chairman and Executive Director of Wataire International, Inc. since August 19, 2005 and August 15, 2003 respectively. He serves as Director of Pinecrest Ventures Inc. He has been Director of Lexington Energy Services Inc. since January 15, 2008. He has been Director of En2Go International, Inc. since May 24, 2010. He has been a Director of Superior Networks, Inc., since February 2002; Fortuna Ventures Inc., since June 1996 and Moreno Ventures Inc., since July 1994. Mr. Rosner has been a member of the Independent Order of Foresters since 1989. He served as a Director of Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Inc. Mr. Rosner served as a Director of Global Tree Technologies, Inc., from May 1993 to February 1998 and served as Director of Nio Gold Mining Corp. and Moreno Ventures, Inc. He served as a Director of Fortuna Ventures, Inc. from June 1996 to January 2005.
http://www.watair.com/investors.php
Ted Cohen - Background
Mr. Ted Cohen served as the Chief Strategy Officer of En2Go International, Inc. since December 2007 and was responsible for the oversight and consideration of strategic partnerships and projects. Mr. Cohen founded TAG Strategic LLC in 2006 and serves as its Managing Partner. Mr. Cohen serves as an Advisor of Zeemote, Inc. He Co-founded Digital Music Network Inc., and served as its Executive Vice President. Mr. Cohen also led two highly successful new media consulting ... operations, DMN Consulting and Consulting Adults, attracting entertainment, technology and new media clients such as Amazon.com, Microsoft, Universal Studios, DreamWorks Records, Liquid Audio and Wherehouse Records/Checkout.com. Mr. Cohen served as a Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution of EMI Music until August 2006.
At EMI, he oversaw worldwide digital business development for the record company, which includes labels such as Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. He served at Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media. He was a pioneer in digital business development at EMI Music and was instrumental in crafting the licensing agreements upon which the Rhapsody subscription service and the iTunes Music Store were built. He led next-generation digital business development worldwide for this "big four" record company. Mr. Cohen is a 30-year veteran of the entertainment industry. In addition to seeking out, evaluating and executing business opportunities on a global basis, Mr. Cohen served as a strategist and key decision-maker at EMI's global new media and anti-piracy efforts. He worked to establish company-wide digital policies.
He serves as the Chair of MidemNet. He serves as a Co-Chairman of the new media arm of the T.J. Martell Foundation. He serves as a Vice Chairman of the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund. He served as the Chairman of Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas Board since April 2006. Mr. Cohen served as the Chairman of the groundbreaking Webnoize conferences of Digital Music Network Inc. He serves as Director of MOUSE Inc. He serves as a Director of GenAudio, Inc. He has been a Member of Advisory Board of SightSpeed, Inc. since January 2006. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Ecast Inc., Digital Media Wire Inc. and P2P Cash, Inc. He serves on the National Trustee Board. He served as a Director of Blue Frog Mobile Inc. since August 2006. Mr. Cohen served as a Director of Mobile Entertainment Forum since May 2006. Mr. Cohen served as a Director of En2Go International, Inc., since August 2008. He served as Member of Advisory Board of INTENT MediaWorks, Inc. since January 22, 2007. He serves as a Trustee of National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy awards). Mr. Cohen serves as a Member of Board of Governors of Los Angeles Grammy chapter.
Mr. Cohen is a sought-after keynote speaker at business and technology conferences globally and is considered by many to be one of the foremost authorities on the convergence of entertainment and technology. He is known throughout both the technology and music industries as being 'part ambassador and part evangelist.'
Frank Anderson - Background
Mr. Frank Anderson has been the Managing Director of Connect Capital since 2006. Mr. Anderson served as a Vice President of Finance of Terrace Ventures Inc. from October 5, 2006 to June 4, 2007. Mr. Anderson served as Secretary and Treasurer of Sporg Corporation., from September 2000 to July 2006. He played a key role in developing partnerships and alliances for Sporg. He also managed the corporate finances and treasury activities, acting as custodian of funds and assets. ... He served as an Investment Advisor of Canaccord Capital Corp. from 1982 to 1999. Mr. Anderson has over 20 years spent in the capital markets as an Investment Advisor and Partner of the largest independent investment firm in Canada, he has significant value to the executive team with respect to matters pertaining to financing and the public markets. He was responsible for arranging short- and long-term financing and directing and monitoring investments. He also seeks opportunities to create new business enterprises or to expand existing ones. He has been a Director of En2Go International, Inc. since June 24, 2009.Mr. Anderson served as Director of Sporg Corporation.
Bruce Schmidt - Background
Bruce A. Schmidt serves as Secretary at BioWest Therapeutics Inc. Mr. Schmidt has been a Life-Sciences Management consultant under his own consulting company, RJS Management in Vancouver, BC. He has been Treasurer and Secretary at En2Go International, Inc., since April 2009. He serves as Life Science Management Consultant and Corporate Secretary of Genome British Columbia (Funding Agency). He has over twenty-seven years of strategic planning and management consulting experience. He serves as a Chief Financial Officer of Greenangel Energy Corp. Mr. Schmidt served as the President of Metro Vancouver Properties Corp. (alternate name, Migenix Inc.) from October 2009 to March 19, 2010 and its Interim President from August 11, 2008 to October 2010. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Metro Vancouver Properties Corp. from August 2008 to October 2009 and its Interim Chief Financial Officer from December 2009 to March 19, 2010. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim President at BioWest Therapeutics Inc. from August 2008 to June 28, 2010. Mr. Schmidt founded IGT Pharma Inc. and serves as its President. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Health Anti-aging Lifestyle Options Inc., from April 10, 2007 to September 3, 2008. He also served as Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Health Anti-aging Lifestyle Options Inc., from August 3, 2006 to September 3, 2008.
Throughout his career, he held several executive positions with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Mr. Schmidt served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Medusa Style Corp., from September 12, 2006 to July 2007 and also served as its Principal Accounting Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer from December 1, 2006 to July 2007. He Co-founded Prescient Neuropharma Inc., and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He also served as an Advisor of Prescient Neuropharma Inc. Mr. Schmidt served as Corporate Secretary of Biophage Pharma Inc. Mr. Schmidt also served as Chief Business Officer of Biophage Pharma Inc., since November 4, 2004 and also served as its Chief Financial Officer and previously served as its Interim Chief Financial Officer since January 28, 2005. Mr. Schmidt served as Chairman of the B.C. Biotechnology Alliance and B.C. Nanotechnology Alliance.
He has been a Director of En2Go International Inc. since September 2006. He has been a Director of Greenangel Energy Corp. (alternatively, Angelwest Capital Corp.) since November 15, 2007. He is also a Founding Director of the TSX Venture listed company association, and a founding Board member of Genome B.C. He serves as Director of Receptor Capital Inc. and a Director of the British Columbia Mental Health Foundation. He serves as a Director at BioWest Therapeutics Inc. He served as a Director of Health Anti-aging Lifestyle Options Inc., from August 3, 2006 to September 3, 2008. Mr. Schmidt served as a Director of Medusa Style Corp., form September 12, 2006 to July 2007 and Executive Director of Style Corp., since September 12, 2006. Mr. Schmidt served as a Director of Biophage Pharma Inc. from October 26, 2001 to October 2005. He served on the Board of Directors for a variety of Canadian biotech/hightech and venture capital companies from 1992 to 2005 including: Director of Prescient Neuropharma Inc. and of Alda Pharmaceuticals Corp. He served as a Director of Metro Vancouver Properties Corp. from August 11, 2008 to March 19, 2010. He served as a Director of Strategic Merchant Bancorp Ltd., VP Media Group Ltd. and Aitchison Capital, Inc.
He served as a Director for ten public high tech or biotech companies. Mr. Schmidt has also been involved with a number of non-profit Canadian organizations including: the Canadian Networks of Centers of Excellence, the Canadian Healthcare Licensing Association, the British Columbia Biotechnology Alliance (BC Biotech), B.C. Nanotechnology Alliance, British Columbia's Integrated Technology Initiative and the New Economy and Adoption of Technologies Group of the British Columbia Securities Commission. Mr. Schmidt has a background in (Bsc) Physics and Education from the University of British Columbia in 1976.
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