Featuring the Best in Career Advice, Digital Marketing and Franchising

Each month, we profile WSI members from around the world. This month, Francois Muscat interviewed entrepreneur, public speaker, mentor, dedicated leader, and WSI network supplier, Jack Porter-Smith. Not only does Jack commute between Scotland and Canada, but he also helps our Internet Consultants to deliver their projects.

WSI’s Rimma Jaciw, VP of Global Operational Performance, has been with the company for over 15 years. In our interview with her, we find out about all the languages she can speak (more than you'd think!), about how she was the second woman in Canada to receive her Certified Franchise Executive designation, and how she was voted the Chairwoman of the Membership Committee of the Canadian Franchise Association before being asked to join the Board two years ago. Read our in-depth interview with Rimma below:

Valerie Brown-Dufour joined WSI 20 years ago and today she is the President of WSI. In this profile, we ask Valerie about her journey to becoming the President, as well as the company’s strategy for the next five years.

Gennady Liakhter has been with WSI for five years and helped start the Agency Accelerator Program from the ground up. Through the Program, Gennady continues to empower WSI agencies to scale and grow their businesses.  Read about his journey into the world of digital marketing here:

I would like to introduce Luana Maggion, Digital Marketing Communications & eLearning Specialist at WSI. What makes her different from other marketers is her combined experienced in marketing execution, with a rich background in branding and design. Let's learn more about what value she brings to WSI.

Ask anyone what their first day at WSI was like and this is the response you are likely to get... 

The warm welcome from the whole team made me feel as part of the team from the beginning. I have to call out Luana and Raj - they are an amazing training team. Everything worked out as planned during first day - and the rest of the week. Raj is a great trainer. I really enjoyed his style - very knowledgeable but always ready for some fun as well.  

It's our pleasure to share our latest interview with Raj Narayanan, one of WSI Home Office's most experienced trainers and coaches.

We have been looking forward to sharing this interview with Daniel Lattanzio, who shares with us his experience after 21 years at WSI Head Office.

We take great pleasure is sharing our interview with our WSI Agency owner, Seanice Kacungira. She runs a successful digital marketing agency and is represented in 5 countries.

Here’s a great story of how to climb the corporate ladder. Cheryl, a hard-working mother of two boys, shares her career journey of the past 15 years with WSI. Find out more about Cheryl’s contribution to helping WSI win 85 WMA WebAwards and authoring the email marketing chapter of the Digital Minds book. She also shares her favourite place to go to relax in this interesting interview.

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