Scott helps organizations and people grow by teaming up with subject matter experts in the area’s leadership, strategy, and business development across North America, to provide unique and powerful growth solutions.

As an accomplished senior business development professional leader with over 30 years of experience in publishing (construction), telecom, professional services, software industry, IT and Not for Profit industries, Scott has a genuine interest and ability to learn about organizations, the people who make that organization unique and the ability (and willingness) to listen to explore ways to add value.

Scott has held business development and leadership positions in many different industries: 7 years in construction reporting (Southam), 15 years in telecommunications (Sprint Canada and Rogers), 3 years in professional services (KPMG) and 2 years in software development (Protegra). The diversity of these experiences has provided Scott with challenging yet rewarding lessons and a unique perspective that allows him to better support his clients across a variety of industries and experience levels.

More recently, Scott has worked at growing his consulting practice and joined forces with The Envision Group, to provide Business Development (activities/training and coaching) and Leadership Development (training and coaching).  He has supported clients in oil and gas, renewable energy, IT startups, telecommunications and various nonprofits.

As Scott progresses in his professional journey, he has come to genuinely appreciate the value and pride that comes with having the opportunity to help someone else on their professional journey.  Whether training a group of people or coaching an individual one on one, he takes the responsibility to help someone evolve their skills and take that next step seriously. That said, he makes sure everyone has some fun along the way.

Locally he has worked with clients that include the United Way and the World Trade Centre Winnipeg.

Pat is the Founder & CEO of Envision Group International. The Mission of Envision Group is “to help leaders and teams envision, plan and achieve their full potential”. Pat’s vision is to see leadership success transcended globally.

Since 1998, Pat and his team have attracted and advised a clientele of top leaders and C-level executives in multiple industries internationally. Pat has been passionate about supporting and developing leaders toward this elite level since graduating from University in 1991. Early in his career Pat learned the value and benefit of refining effective leadership systems by collaboratively creating competency-based standards and documenting simple business systems and strategy. Pat expanded Envision Group’s developmental approach by learning the value of enhancing leadership soft skills (bed-side-manner) models as he studied the approach of some of the world’s most successful top leaders, entrepreneurs, pro-athletes, executives and educators. Today Pat continues to combine and advance a powerful approach of combining leadership systems with top leadership soft skills to deliver highly effective industry executive, leadership and industry certification programs designed for top global energy, airline and technology leaders, corporations and industry associations.

Driven by his passion to grow leaders and ESG responsible corporations, Pat pivoted Envision Group’s focus to be a unique global player in capital sourcing, strategy, corporate health and development of top leaders and executives who are recovering today from the adversity related to COVID and oil price shock. Today Pat and his team continue to work on exclusive referral to expand Envision Group’s footprint by developing and refining the funding, skills and accountability needed to succeed in this new global business environment. Pat and the Envision Group team continue to selectively add accomplished executives, partners and experts as bench strength to the Envision team as demand continues to increase for advisory and strategic services.
 
Pat and Envision Group’s Sr. Partners focus on the Energy, Airline, Healthcare and technology industries and have experience in many other sectors. Envision Group has worked with large global corporations and associations including Air Canada, APDC, AWEA, Baker Hughes, British Airways, Discovery Channel, Distribution Now, Emirates, Encana, Hydro One, International SOS, Japan Airlines, KAPSARC (Saudi Arabia), KPMG, Malaysia Airlines, Halliburton, Stantec, WSP, Precision Drilling, Heartland Generation, Husky Energy, Suncor, Malaysia Airlines, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NDPC, Nutrien, NOV, PESA, PSAC, Schlumberger, Suncor, WestJet, Xerox and many more.

Envision Group delivers advisory services, capital, strategic planning, accountability, leadership training and one-on-one support for leaders in multiple industry associations & corporations. As a point of uniqueness Envision Group also works with leaders and elite athletes in the NHL, NFL, CFL and Olympic sport. Pat and Envision’s Sr. Partners serve on numerous Boards of corporate and nonprofit groups worldwide.

Pat is a long-standing member of Rotary in his home city and is a top strategy and leadership specialist honored with numerous international corporate and philanthropic rewards.