jsexsmith
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Bio
Joseph is an independent advisor to c-suite executives in companies at leading the recasting of their marketing and media strategies. Joseph sits on the Advisory Boards of ThinkVine, a marketing forecasting simulation software company and Conversion, a digital agency specializing in brand-related content curation technologies and professional services.
Recent or ongoing advisory includes retainerships with Hearst Corp., MaRS Discovery District, McKinsey & Co. and International Data Corporation (IDC). Began career in strategy advisory roles with niche firms led by alumni of the elite consultancies. Early in my career held digital leadership role at a newspaper chain. In 2010 advised one of the parties interested in acquiring the then mature asset as a digital domain expert. Led KPMG Consulting’s technology incubation portfolio and the digitization of Americas’ print-native publishing practice. Established and grew a successful sole proprietorship, Activation Investors | Economics LLC, from 2001 with an off-the-radar CXO and Board strategy advisory business model. Able to commercialize scalable assets with best practices from the application, data and broader digital worlds. An acknowledged and creative strategy lead for clients in publishing, media, private equity, venture capital, investment banking and vendors to data intensive industries. Recently co-Chaired of a major philanthropic effort to drive epochal change coincident with Canada’s 2017 sesquicentennial anniversary of Confederation.