Nicholas Harrison

Senior Associate @ True North Fund

About

Book time with me at: https://calendly.com/nortonford I love making good things bigger, and big things better. Working directly with founders, investors and decision-makers, my strength lies in translating vision into strategy, chaos into opportunity, and energy into impact. A self-starter, operator and evangelist, I thrive in ambiguous situations with global opportunities. Across technology, recruiting and venture capital, I have steadily invested and crafted new roles in companies where I can drive value - providing insights into channel sales, operations strategy and growth management. An experienced remote and mobile worker and a graduate of the Ivey Business School, I know how to solve problems alongside any type or size of team. In addition to my business development and consulting work, I'm fascinated by community building, public policy and entertainment & sports business opportunities. I've spent my career trying to explore the connection between entrepreneurship and the social contract - how can we use our work to help society? If you'd like to hear more about my current projects, or just want to reach out, please email me at nickjay12@gmail.com!

Country

Canada

City

Ottawa

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Partner Relationship Management, Revenue Generation, Software as a Service (SaaS), Nonprofit Organizations, Oral Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Community Relations, Program Development, Relationship Building, Strategy, Presentations, Communication, Account Management, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships, Business Relationship Management, Public Speaking, Critical Thinking, PowerPoint, Research

Experience

Senior Associate

True North Fund

2021-11 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

Canada

"As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances." Helping to shape the True North Fund - dedicated to helping Canadian founders own the podium in tech. Check out https://truenorthfund.ca/ or contact me at nick.harrison@communitech.ca to learn more!

Associate

BreakawayGrowth Fund

2018-10 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Breakaway Growth Fund ("BGF") is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports bold founders helping them throughout the startup journey to global dominance. BGF’s leadership team has decades of experience leading and investing in capital-efficient growth startups that have created over $50 billion in shareholder value including investments in DocuSign, Juniper Networks, Pinterest, MongoDB, Turo, and VMWare. Contact me at nick@breakawaygrowth.us to learn more!

Director Of Partnerships

Synapcity

2021-1 - 2021-9 · 9 mos

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Leading fundraising and community outreach for Synapcity, an Ottawa not-for-profit organization. Synapcity is Ottawa’s premier organization dedicated to civic education, facilitation training and local democracy. Our marquee event is our annual Civics Boot Camp - a case-based program that trains citizens to become CityMakers. Incubated at the Social Planning Council of Ottawa, Synapcity has a decade of success under its belt and is only just getting started. Contact me at nick@synapcity.ca to learn more!

Partner Manager (Team Lead)

Yelp

2017-4 - 2018-10 · 1 yr 7 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Led a team of channel sales professionals and supporting a global network of partner organizations, selling WiFi-based marketing tools to brick-and-mortar venues.

Senior Partner Manager

Yelp WiFi

2016-12 - 2017-11 · 1 yr

Toronto, Canada Area

Built a channel from infancy over 2 years to generating over $50K in monthly recurring revenue, including over $1M in all-time revenue. Sold in a variety of different environments, including: - managing a vibrant network of MSPs selling into SMB retailers across North America; - driving public-sector projects with telecommunications companies and government agencies; - and presenting at industry events, large-scale digital webinars and convention floors.

Partner Success Manager

Yelp WiFi

2015-7 - 2016-12 · 1 yr 6 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

Managed over 150 MSP, ISP and digital marketing partners, building relationships in over 40 countries worldwide. Created program materials (webinars, sales collateral, benefits program) and provided strategic sales and technical support en route to growing fledgling program to over 25K in monthly recurring revenue.

Researcher

Founders Circle Capital

2014-5 - 2015-4 · 1 yr

San Francisco Bay Area (off-site)

Assisted the Managing Partners in the investment process, generating high-quality leads with superior efficiency. Provided a wide variety of research to the San Francisco office, delivering on-call service for time-sensitive projects.

Founder and Artistic Director

Trivial Theatre

2013-3 - 2015-4 · 2 yrs 2 mos

London, ON

Trivial Theatre is an independent theatre company started by Nicholas Harrison, Aravind Pillai and Kevin Liang, specializing in black box theatre. After two productions in London, ON, the company is seeking new opportunities to co-produce exciting art events in the San Francisco Bay area. The Monument, by Colleen Wagner - February 2014 Miss Julie, by August Strindberg - February-March 2015

Consultant

Peak Sales Recruiting

2014-5 - 2014-8 · 4 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Provided strategic insights and change initiatives for the company in the area of operations and marketing. Developed onboarding documents and adjustments to the company's proprietary RMS software. Increased inbound leads to company blog through social media outreach and new content streams.

Project Coordinator

Peak Sales Recruiting

2013-5 - 2013-8 · 4 mos

Ottawa, Canada Area

Managed search process for top-notch sales talent across multiple industries, including IT, logistics, retail and financial services. Was directly responsible for triggering over 30K in revenue in 3 month term, and assisted in triggering upwards of 75K in revenue. Designed and proposed restructuring of internal process, with system due to be implemented over the next few years.