🇨🇦 Patrick Lyver

🇨🇦 Patrick Lyver

Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
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    UX Research, User Experience Design (UED), Marketing Strategy, Brand Consulting, Marketing Consulting, Public Relations, Business Consulting, Event Coordination, Video Production, and Video Animation

About

I've helped hundreds of businesses, from small to enterprise solve brand communications problems by jumping in as a black-ops strategist and rewiring the way they think and act.

Specialties
+ Brand Development
+ Creative Direction
+ Speaking
+ Team Leadership
+ Problem Solving
+ Audience and Demand creation
+ SEM/SEO
+ Paid Search
+ Growth

Co-Founder of the #AccessIO Angel Investor Event Series.

I like playing Devil's advocate. Always.

I am a startup advocate with ideas flowing constantly and with a constant desire to take risks. I've been at the helm of Kleurvision Inc. for 12 years and continue to drive it into new areas of exploration. I have recently joined the ranks of Startup Canada, assisting in delivering a digital platform that will connect like minded entrepreneurs to an ecosystem that is next to impossible to navigate. I apply critical thinking to everything that I do, and do so with extraordinary passion. I love my community, my family, and my career path. I haven't worked a day since 2000.

A bit of background. I am a formally trained graphic designer turned creative director and marketing experimenter. My experience has stemmed from many areas including fashion, music, and traditional arts. Through the desire to create I taught myself to code and build things that individuals can interact with and experience. In 2004 I founded Kleurvision Inc., and in 2006 I was a founding member of my first failed startup Blindfive Clothing (followed by Blindfive Music Syndicate in 2008). Since then I have been a partner on 5 additional startups, one of which has seen its first round of VC funding in the health tech field. I've also invested in startups along the way.

Today I am particularly interested in expanding knowledge in bridging experiential marketing with digital technologies and working with startups that have technology challenges, especially as they relate to the Internet of Things.

A bit of a unicorn. I can design, code (PHP/JS/CSS), and sell platform and service. At the same time I'm able to operate in a C-level environment. I grow businesses.

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Experience

  • Kleurvision Inc. Graphic

    Kleurvision Inc.

    Port Perry, Ontario

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    Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada

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    Ajax, Ontario

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    Cobourg, Ontario

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Education

  • Graphic

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Volunteer Experience

  • Durham College Graphic

    Durham College Alumni Association Board of Directors

    Durham College

  • Brand Ambassador

    Brimacombe Racing Club

    - Present 4 years 9 months

    I volunteer with the Brimacombe Racing Club to support young athletes as they develop their alpine skills.

  • Startup Durham Region Graphic

    Co-Founder

    Startup Durham Region

    - Present 7 years 10 months

    Economic Empowerment

    I initiated the initial conversations to launch Startup Durham region and began building an audience of like-minded individuals in mid 2014. I took the initiative to explore what was missing in Durham Region as far as entrepreneurial support was concerned and distilled down the primary objectives of what Startup Durham, and official community of Startup Canada needed to bring to the table.

    Startup Durham launched in November of 2016 with an amazing leadership team and its main focus is…

    I initiated the initial conversations to launch Startup Durham region and began building an audience of like-minded individuals in mid 2014. I took the initiative to explore what was missing in Durham Region as far as entrepreneurial support was concerned and distilled down the primary objectives of what Startup Durham, and official community of Startup Canada needed to bring to the table.

    Startup Durham launched in November of 2016 with an amazing leadership team and its main focus is to lead a community of entrepreneurs on a mission to build an inclusive culture of momentum and success in Durham Region.

  • Board Member

    Port Perry BIA

    - 4 years

    Economic Empowerment

  • Spark Centre Graphic

    Volunteer Mentor

    Spark Centre

    - 2 years 8 months

    Education

    I work with entrepreneurs to assist with marketing and digital strategies. I provide guidance and consultation for growth, go to market, and sales initiatives.

  • Board Member

    Durham Conservative Association

    - 2 years 2 months

    Politics

    I volunteer as a board member for the Durham Conservative Association and Erin O'Toole (MP) working on projects such as fund-raising and advocacy.

  • Startup Canada Graphic

    Startup Connect Coordinator

    Startup Canada

    - 2 years 11 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Working with a talented of community managers, developers, researchers, communication professionals, and the executive team to road map and manage the production/development of online channels.

Courses

  • Advanced Illustrator

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  • Advanced Photoshop

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Organizations

  • Ten Thousand Coffees

    Mentor

    - Present

    I provide insights and mentorship to individuals seeking guidance in creative arenas. https://www.tenthousandcoffees.com/profile/patrick-lyver

  • Durham College Graphic Design Advisory Committee

    Member

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    Take part in meetings twice per year to lend insight and industry expertise to the graphic design program at Durham College.

  • BNI Linked-n-Motion

    Vice President, Education Coordinator, Event Planner

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    BNI Linked-n-Motion is a networking and referral chapter that meeting once per week in Whitby, Ontario for breakfast to discuss business opportunities, marketing tips, referral strategy, and to pass business leads to other chapter members.

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