Consulting (Janice)

Centre for Family Business - (2019 - present) - One of Canada's largest associations dedicated to supporting, educating and energizing family businesses.

Association - Executive Director/Consultant

Food & Beverage Atlantic - (2019 - present) - An association with national affiliations invested in the growth of food and beverage companies.

Association - Governance Consultant/Mentor

Flanders Tourism (2017 - 2018) - Procured and accompanied various tourism agents to promote Belgium as a destination for the 100th anniversary of World War I.

Association - Consultant

Group ATN - Worked on consultant basis in various export trade missions and delegations.

Association - Consultant

Blaze Marketing Solutions Ltd (1999 - present) - A national marketing agency specializing in consumer packaged goods via shelf merchandising program.

Association - Consulting Majority Partner

Discover Halifax - (2016 - present) - Curation of large businesses seeking Halifax as convention destination.

Association - Sales & Consultant

Saint Mary’s University (2018) - Led an export focused university business class cohort to Belgium for one of the largest food import/export shows in the EU.

Association - Consultant

Frontline Datamark Services (1992 - 1999) - A national marketing agency specializing in consumer packaged goods via shelf merchandising and sampling programs.

Association - Owner/Operator

Taste of Nova Scotia (2006-2016)

Overview - In ten years, Janice led Taste of Nova Scotia to double its’ membership and budget.

Best Practice Missions - Janice led Best Practice missions for Nova Scotia local food producers and tourism operators to Vermont, Finger Lakes (NY), Philadelphia (PA) and Boston (MA).

Trade Missions - Janice led trade missions to ten states (USA), the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, the Middle East and Asia. Janice also implemented ten inbound missions to Canada.

Under Janice, Taste of Nova Scotia created and managed exhibitor pavilions in Boston, Brussels, Birmingham, Shanghai, Netherlands, Toronto and New York City.

Fundraising - Janice raised millions of dollars through federal, provincial and municipal grant processes; and private channels to grow Nova Scotia into one of the leading culinary destinations in Canada.