Kahana

Tired of squinting to find tabs and spending more time looking for pieces of information than actually doing work? Kahana is a cloud-based collaboration and knowledge management platform that streamlines the way teams curate, share, and consume information.

Co-Founder & CEO

College Apps Clarified

College Apps Clarified aims to simplify the college admissions process by making expert advice accessible to everybody and providing free digital tools for students.

Co-Founder

Deloitte

Consultant

Key member of the US Corporate Strategy team, where I regularly worked with C-suite and VP-level executives to support their decision-making process. Quickly became team’s “Excel expert” and go-to for quantitative analysis. Conducted analysis on client spend and market opportunity in Excel to drive Deloitte’s go-to-market strategy for serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Collected and leveraged data to create Excel model to determine the US market size for SMBs. Built Excel model to rank acquisition opportunity areas based on potential monetary value to the firm. Researched the cybersecurity market to identify key trends and assess competitor strategies to provide guidance for senior stakeholders in determining the firm’s future direction in the industry. Developed a structured, data-driven pricing strategy for two business lines of an oil and gas firm. Spearheaded competitive intelligence research on blockchain and cloud ERP.

Analyst

Duke University

Served as an aid to the professor of a MATLAB-based class by assisting students in understanding
how to use MATLAB, holding weekly office hours, and grading students’ lab reports and exams.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Constructed Excel model to analyze and track competitor investment and M&A activity. Led research to identify competitor trends and determine disruptive threats to professional services.

Summer Scholar, US Strategy

CollegeVine (formerly Admissions Hero)

Designed new practice problems and study materials to supplement students’ SAT preparation. Tutored high school students for the Math section of the SAT.

Curriculum Developer/SAT Math Tutor

Neuro Kinetics, Inc.

Performed statistical analysis with SPSS to identify how concussions impact athletic performance. Collaborated with the CTO to synthesize and present research study’s findings to physicians. Reviewed and managed patient data of oculomotor, optokinetic, and vestibular tests.

Data Analysis Intern

NeuroRecovery Technologies, Inc

Participated in research to help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury recover neuromotor and sensory function of the brain and spinal cord. Responsibilities included observing the recovery progress of paralyzed rats subjected to different treatments and creating excel sheets to record the recovery process.

Research Intern

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Imagine how much better your life would be if you didn't have to waste it:
- Squinting to find tabs
- Sending zip files back and forth and opening files & links one by one
- Spending more time looking for pieces of information than... actually doing work.

It's 2024: why is the experience of working with and consuming information so archaic and messy?

That's why we built Kahana: an elegant platform that transforms the way we curate, share, and consume information. 

Less hunched over your computer and pulling your hair out trying to find that window, more Tony Stark working with Jarvis. 

Our patented "hub" technology is a unique delivery mechanism that enables you to curate ALL the different materials you're working with on any given project or topic - docs, sheets, links, PDFs, videos, your choice - all in a single tab. 

And our collaborative features make it easy for groups of people to work together within hubs, all sharing the same exact view of all relevant materials. 

→ Sound like something that could help? Chat with us here: https://kahana.co/enterprise

Jonathan Gans

Superior Propane

* Sold Propane fuel, provided tank and cylinder rentals to customers across Southern Alberta.
* Worked directly with gas fitters, service technicians and field staff to build and deliver on heat plans for various sized construction projects, managing the project from the planning stages through to execution, providing on-going support.
* Planned and executed on projects to specifically off-set both Diesel and Natural Gas, providing green Propane to customers in the Oil & Gas and Agriculture sectors.

Territory Sales Representative

Canon Canada

* Sold into the Production Print vertical: targeting commercial printers, high volume print shops, industrial printers and advertising agencies.
* Broadened the outreach of the Canon Production Print portfolio to new verticals with the launch of label printers, software solutions and wide format devices, resulting in an uptick of new customer leads by 25%.
* Attended trade shows across Canada (including Graphics Canada Expo) to promote the Canon Production Print Solutions.

Production Specialist

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Canada

* Served customers in the faith and not-for-profit sectors providing MFPs, office technology and software solutions; constantly achieved or exceeded monthly/quarterly sales targets.
* Collaborated with internal specialists to develop opportunities within the space of Workflow Management, Production and Industrial Print, increasing target market by approximately 35%.
* Worked at creating new business opportunities in the Craft Beverage industry with my Industrial Print team, generating over $180K in net new sales opportunities.

Senior Account Executive

PeopleReady

* Connecting candidates to employers seeking both permanent and temporary 
positions in Construction, Hospitality, Warehousing and Logistics within 
Calgary and surrounding areas.
* Introduced a new market segment of Brewery Labour and Operations, 
providing branch with immediate increase in revenue.
* Assisted in developing lead lists and generating contacts and opportunities 
using Salesforce, LinkedIn and other online platforms.

Sales Representative

Brewsters Brewing Company & Restaurant

* Grew territory in retail and on-premise accounts across Southern Alberta
by nearly 100% with increased market visibility. Increased presence of the Brewsters brand in markets outside of the city of Calgary by 150% or greater.
* Established new major retailers, pubs and restaurants. Responsible for putting brand front and centre in many establishments that first saw Brewsters as a competitor, based on their vast restaurant presence.
* Attended trade shows, tastings and events such as Brewmaster Dinners to promote the Brewsters brand to a wider audience.

Sales Representative (Southern Alberta)

Wine Kitz

* Assisted in the development and upkeep of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) through the crafting of engaging posts.
* Helped to develop and implement new product offerings with the soft-lived, but extremely engaging, Grassroots Gallons project (1 gallon extract/partial mash/all -grain homebrew kits).
* Provided customer assistance and store support with inventory management, home deliveries and curbside pick-up.

Retail Support Associate

Liquor Stores, NA Ltd

* Was a key team member responsible for the design, layout and opening of the largest retail liquor store in Western Canada.
* Constantly strived to have staff out-sell competitors and other retailers in the Alcanna chain. Was the first store recognized for having local, craft beer outsell domestic 2:1 in the beer department.
* Worked closely with local breweries to develop a unique beer program with exclusive growler bar and packaged product releases.

Beer Manager

Ribstone Creek Brewery

* Created a market for Ribstone Creek in Southern Alberta, increasing production by 200%, creating the need for additional brewery and support staff.
* Helped to secure accounts with major retailers, pubs and restaurants and took the place of many more well-known brands in these places.
* Assisted in the development of new beer offerings through collaboration with other Alberta breweries.

Sales Representative - Alberta South

Allstate Canada

* Consistently exceeded sales targets monthly by being, on average, 110 - 125% to plan. Helped agency achieve Gold Performance Bonus 9all Agents at 100% of plan or better, over )0% customer retention4, for the first time since 2010.
* Achieved the Prospector Award for being over 150% to plan, surpassed quote totals and outbound call numbers by more than double, developed a large referral book of business in my first quarter on the job.
* Involved in community events and trade shows promoting Allstate brand to target markets.

Business Development Agent

IS2 Workforce Solutions

* Delivered top employers in the Calgary region IS2's specialized workforce solutions in the following areas:
- Direct Hire
- Temporary Industrial
- Our highly specialized Contingent Workforce Management Program
* Increased networking opportunities and contacts for our newly expanded downtown branch.

Business Development Specialist

Motivated and well-spoken professional seeking a new and challenging, long term sales position. Years of customer-focused sales, selling both tangible and solution-based products. Consistently exceed sales targets and have helped grow many organizations' market presence exponentially.

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