About
Sean Ballard is CEO of Excel Climate Solutions and a Chartered Director with senior leadership experience across Canadian organizations and international consulting engagements. His background includes expertise in marketing, planning, process improvement, and digital transformation. Ballard serves on community boards focused on regional economic development and invests in early-stage ventures.
Experience
- Excel Climate SolutionsCEOcurrent2025 — presentOakville, Ontario, Canada
- Off-Piste Inc.Presidentcurrent2023 — present
- Sun LifeAVP Marketing Strategy & Operations2020 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Torstar CorporationSenior Director, Digital Product Management2018 — 2020Toronto, Canada Area
- ScotiabankDirector, Digital Products & Experience2015 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
- Toronto Region Board of TradeDirector, Product Innovation2014 — 2015Toronto, Canada Area
- Purolator Inc.Head of Market Strategy2010 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- AccentureManagement Consultant2007 — 2010Toronto, Canada Area
Education
- Wilfrid Laurier UniversityHonours BBA, Marketing
Skills & more
Business AcquisitionAngel InvestingOrganizational ConsultingSmall Business ConsultingStrategic LeadershipMarketing EffectivenessTalent ManagementMarketing CampaignsAgile MethodologiesDigital TechnologyDigital TransformationFuture Trends
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Return on InvestmentMessagingDemand GenerationAdvertisingDigital StrategyProduct OfferingsLeadership DevelopmentContract NegotiationStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagement- Chartered Director (C. Dir.) Designation — DeGroote School of Business - McMaster University
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) Level I — Scrum.org
From Sean's professional profile.
Colleagues at Angel One Investor Network
Adrian Barber
Co-Chair, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Alex Townsend
Secretary, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Ana Misra
Co-Chair, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Braam Meij
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
David Farmer
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Doris Valade
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Doug Wyatt
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Jaime Barron
Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sean Ballard work?
- Sean Ballard is Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network.
Same school
Also attended Wilfrid Laurier University65
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sun Life12
Luke CurranSenior Analyst at Naples Technology VenturesZack EllisonFounder, Managing General Partner, & Chief Investment Officer at Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.)Rekha SampathInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesAmy PollardSenior Investment Associate at InBC Investment Corp.Michael PlauntzFinance at Roseview Global IncubatorRashmi BhambhaniMarketing & Communications at Roseview Global Incubator
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Also worked at Torstar Corporation1
Also worked at Scotiabank62
Gurdeep PrewalCo-founder & General Partner at Rocana VenturesJean-Francois MarcouxCo-Founder & Managing Partner at White Star CapitalAllison PazInvestor at Reign VenturesJacob TopatighAssociate at Whitecap Venture PartnersShay NulmanVice President and Venture Partner at Gibraltar VenturesKhaled LababidiPartner at Arbor Ventures
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Also worked at Accenture703
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesWendy XiaoPartner at Northzone
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