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Craig Elias

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Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Bow Valley College at Sproutx · Technology Development Advisor at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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1,599 people in our graph share verified history with Craig — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

An entrepreneur-in-residence at Bow Valley College and active startup mentor, pitch coach, and ecosystem builder delivering numerous free educational events for Alberta founders.

Experience

  1. Alberta InnovatesTechnology Development Advisorcurrent2024 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
  2. Help A Startup OutFounder and Ecosystem Buildercurrent2023 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
  3. Alchemist AcceleratorStartup Mentorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. SHiFT Selling, Inc.Speaker, Advisor, Trainer, & Mentorcurrent2006 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  5. SXSWAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  6. TechstarsMentorcurrent2022 — present
  7. GrowthXScale-up Mentorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Bow Valley CollegeEntrepreneur in Residence2015 — 2024Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  9. Babson CollegeGrowth Advisor - Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program2015 — 2023Greater Boston
  10. Nudge.aiAdvisory Board Member2017 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  11. Haskayne School of BusinessEntrepreneurship Instructor2011 — 2014Calgary, AB
  12. MNPInstructor - Self Employment Education2004 — 2014Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area
  13. Globe and MailGuest Writer2012 — 2014Calgary, AB
  14. InnerSell. Inc.Chief Executive Officer2002 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Sales Processes3Lead GenerationEntrepreneurshipMarketing Strategy99Business Development99Sales99Sales Process99Selling99New Business Development99Sales Management99Marketing99Sales Operations99
+12 moreStart-upsSocial MediaSolution SellingCustomer RetentionSelling SkillsCustomer AcquisitionDemand GenerationCustomer EngagementStrategyPublic SpeakingBusiness NetworkingCross Selling

From Craig's professional profile.

Colleagues at Sproutx

Abhay Ghatpande
Principal at Sproutx
Aroon Sequeira
Founder and Senior Advisor, Sequeira Partners at Sproutx
James Keirstead
President & CEO, Levven Electronics Ltd. at Sproutx
John Pinsent
Partner, St. Arnaud Pinsent Steman CPA's at Sproutx
Kristina Milke
General Partner at Sproutx
Lindsay Dodd
Director, Doddcor Ltd. at Sproutx
Mark Benning
General Partner at Sproutx
Rahim Nathu
VP Business Development, Fluid Biomed Inc. at Sproutx

Frequently asked questions

Who is Craig Elias?
An entrepreneur-in-residence at Bow Valley College and active startup mentor, pitch coach, and ecosystem builder delivering numerous free educational events for Alberta founders.
Where does Craig Elias work?
Craig Elias is Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Bow Valley College at Sproutx.
Where did Craig Elias go to school?
Craig Elias studied at University of Calgary (Executive MBA, Technology Commercializaton & New Venture Creation); Western University (B.A., Business & Computer Science); York University (Business Administration and Computer Science).

Same school

Also attended University of Calgary156

Garrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesLeah GosbeeCFO at Version One VenturesRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChris EricksonFounder at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Bryan ChowInvestor at Side Door Ventures

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Also attended Western University347

Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures

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Also attended York University102

Ken TesliaFounding Partner, Chairman at Extreme Venture PartnersAdiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsMark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenTiffany EvelynInvestor at OMERS VenturesKeegan PintoPrincipal at ArcTern VenturesNathanielHead of Operations at BoxOne Ventures

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Also attended DeVry Institute of Technology4

Laura MockDirector at Cultivator Powered by ConexusErnest BarbaricEntrepreneur in Residence at Spring ActivatorTim ShroyerBoard Member at North Texas Angel NetworkRob KaczmarekFounder at inbanx

Shared employers

Also worked at SXSW34

Florin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalJon NordbyManaging Partner at Anthropy PartnersJohn RobertPartner, Head of Marketing and Communications at Multicoin CapitalJason CahillManaging Partner at Carbon VenturesMilan KochGeneral Partner at Mantis CapitalChris FurmanskiManaging Director at Pacific Health Ventures

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Also worked at Bow Valley College2

Jon MacConnellFounder at Buoyancy WorksShannon Vander MeulenFounder at WaitWell

Also worked at Haskayne School of Business4

Rishikesh MankidyRegional Director, NPC – British Columbia at Natural Products CanadaHelena Cherniak-KennedyAnalyst at Longbow CapitalAmanda LoVice President, Acceleration at ForesightClaire DixonCEO & Co-Founder at Neuraura

Also worked at MNP12

David SullivanVenture Partner at Tall Grass VenturesIdris BelloFounding Partner at LoftyInc CapitalNathanielHead of Operations at BoxOne VenturesAroon SequeiraFounder and Senior Advisor, Sequeira Partners at SproutxJoelle FosterPresident & CEO at North Forge Angel NetworkKary ChenInvestor at TorQuest Partners

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