Carol Leaman

Investor, Board Member, Advisor

About

CEO at Axonify Inc., where we deliver a modern frontline training and communications solution that actually works with the way this unique group of employees works. Formerly CEO at PostRank Inc., which measured audience social engagement with online news, posts and stories. PostRank was acquired by Google Inc. in June 2011. Formerly CEO at RSS Solutions Inc. which provided discrete manufacturers with enterprise software to optimize shop floor operations. RSS Solutions was acquired by Visiprise Inc. (subsequently acquired by SAP) in May 2006. Formerly CEO at Fakespace Systems Inc. which provided large scale, high fidelity 3D visualization systems to the world's most complex and demanding users. Fakespace was acquired by Mechdyne Corporation in March 2003. CEO at Carol Leaman Strategics, providing Strategic Consulting services to a wide variety of technology and non-technology companies. 2010 Winner of the Sarah Kirke Award for Canada's Leading Female Hi-Tech Entrepreneur. 2011 Winner of the Waterloo Region Intrepid Award for Entrepreneurship. Previously: CEO in Residence, Communitech Technology Association Member of the Waterloo Region BarnRaiser's Council Currently Director on the following Boards: Chaordix Inc. Nanolumens Inc. Centre In The Square Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation Conrad Business Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre Advisory Board UW Stratford Advisory Council Previous Director on the following Boards: Foodbank of Waterloo Region Communitech Technology Association Accelerator Centre Inc. Influitive Inc. Past Chair, Conestoga College Board of Governors Electrohome Limited PerspecSys Inc. Shad Valley International Fakespace Systems RSS Solutions Active Growth Inc. Strike Face Technologies Planned Parenthood Chartered Accountant Specialties: Early stage tech companies. Strategic planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions, hands-on operational expertise in numerous senior roles.

Country

Canada

City

Kitchener

Industry

E-learning

Skill

Start-ups, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Venture Capital, Strategic Partnerships, Marketing, Strategy, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, Analytics, New Business Development, Fundraising, Digital Media, Product Management, Online Advertising, Social Networking, Product Development

Experience

Investor, Board Member, Advisor

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

CEO and Co-Founder

Axonify Inc.

2011-7 - 2025-4 · 13 yrs 10 mos

Kitchener/Waterloo

The same-old approaches to training just don’t meet the needs of today’s frontline employees. Axonify is different. It delivers personalized, bite-sized bursts of training right in the flow of work, for just a few minutes a day. And because frontline employees love the experience so much, they keep coming back for more. So the learning really sticks and behaviors change to drive the business results you need. It’s a modern approach to frontline training and communications that actually works.

CEO

PostRank (Google)

2008-3 - 2011-6 · 3 yrs 4 mos

At PostRank we tracked social engagement with online content and provided deep analytics to show publishers and PR firms which articles and stories, and which authors were generating the most online attention. PostRank was sold to Google in June 2011.

CEO in Residence

Communitech

2007-4 - 2008-3 · 1 yr

As CEO in Residence I offered advice and expertise accross a wide range of topics to early stage technology companies.

CEO

RSS Solutions Inc.

2004-8 - 2006-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

As CEO of RSS I set overall strategic direction for this best-of-breed software organization and managed day-to-day operations. I successfully sold the company after two years to a strategic acquirer.