Andrew
Penny
Executive in Residence
My expertise spans almost every vertical market. I am particularly good at getting products and services to market quickly and profitably. I like to create business models that create unfair market advantages.
I held executive roles with Bell Mobility (launched cellular services in eastern Canada), iSTAR Internet (created Canada's first national ISP), Mitel (expanded PBX sales through global channels), and Telesat (created Canada-wide presence for satcom services).
I formed Kingsford Consulting to serve small and medium-sized businesses and over the last 25 years, I have advised hundreds of companies in almost every market sector from photon pumps to sewage pumps, app developers to property developers and everything in between. I advised LightspeedPOS through their initial expansion and funding (now valued at close to $3B); developed and delivered an SME training program for Apple's North American independent retail network; worked with YOU-i.tv to develop strategy leading to international market success; and helped many firms adopt a niche strategy in order to dominate their market segments.
More recently I have worked with companies that address the urgent environmental issues facing our planet including biowaste recycling, tire recycling, solar systems, smart grids, carbon sequestration, hydrogen fuel cells, low-loss inverters and many others.