PORCH

Any immigrant entrepreneur knows, that, being an entrepreneur is hard.,Being an immigrant adds exponentially more complexity and challenges.,,PORCH is an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs in, or coming to Canada. PORCH provides a curated, engaging and safe community for immigrant entrepreneurs and their teams, to build relationships, learn, share and help each other succeed.

Volunteer

TechConnex

Over the last 12 years, I have worked closely with some of the best Technology Companies, Post-Secondary Institutions, Stakeholders and Municipalities in the GTA.  I have gained valuable insight to the inner workings of these companies through our weekly business peer groups, member events and personal dialogues. I get to see first-hand the amazing work that is being created in Ontario.

TechConnex is the only Industry Association in the GTA that is focused entirely upon the cost effective revenue growth of Technology Businesses.

TechConnex is a technology community leader providing learning and networking opportunities to help you grow and succeed in your technology business. Join with other entrepreneurs, innovators, and service providers in making a sustained economic impact throughout the GTA. 

TechConnex is committed to  providing  effective leadership, the learning programs that you want, and the networking opportunities that you value. Our programs provide an excellent venue for education, knowledge transfer and an opportunity to connect with peers and potential clients and partners.

Membership Director

Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada

Ensure that corporate members and individual representatives receive services that exceed their expectations.

•Initiate membership recruitment and retention programs, recruit and sign-up new members, responsible for a membership base contributing nearly $1 million in annual fees.  Timely A/R management.
•Accurately maintain member relationship database; complete all entries and updates, registrations, tracking and reporting. 
•Support staff and volunteer leadership through effective committee management.
•Manage registrations and organization of major events through marketing and direct calling campaigns, achieving over $500,000 in annual sponsorship revenues.
•Manage member registrations, budgets and programs/speakers; ensure profitability of programs and events, including major conferences and high-worth golf event.

I have gained valuable experience relevant to member-managed organizations, especially the need to keep members connected to their community, understanding of the industry complexity, relationships with government, and regulatory impacts.

Membership & Trade Issues Coordinator

First Canadian Title

Facilitated real estate closing considerations for national clientele.

•With trusted telephone presence, talked through the processes and alternatives for clients throughout Canada seeking to defer closing cost for real estate transactions – averaging 35 calls per day.
•Managed and recorded data creating all documents in highly reliable and accurate manner.
•Administered and confirmed secure funding transfers – up to $2M per year.
•Ensured top level Customer Service and telephone service satisfaction with highest feedback scores.
•Rapidly developed leading skills in several innovative product management software packages to process, track and report within the financial environment.
•Created learning programs to train support staff in building relationships and processing transactions

Deferred Closing Cost Coordinator

Experienced Membership Director with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Coaching, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Team Building. Strong community and social services professional with a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) focused in Education from D'Youville College. 

Join us for the 2nd TechConnex YESS Dinner: 
From Startups to Scale: Lessons in Resilience and Innovation. In today’s world of constant disruption, the difference between companies that thrive and those that stall often comes down to resilience, timing, and the ability to spot opportunities early. 
Drawing on his journey from engineer to entrepreneur with multiple exits, and now Managing Partner at Good News Ventures with over 50 early-stage investments, Mohan Markandaier will share hard-earned lessons from both sides of the table.

Wednesday January 21st, 2026 - Doors open at 5:30PM
Jokers Theatre and Comedy Club City of Richmond Hill
https://lnkd.in/githuavV

Apex Capital Advisors Inc. BDC Mark Fasken Wilson Vukelich LLP York University Town of East Gwillimbury EY Esri Canada City of Vaughan Invest Hong Kong (Canada) Prasad Rao (MBA) John Kitchen Don De Los Santos Brenda Osler Mislat Balogun, MBA York Link | York Region Economic Development

Ryan Ellis

Good News Ventures

Venture Capitalist @ Good News Ventures | Early-stage Investment

Jokers Theatre and Comedy Club

City of Richmond Hill

Apex Capital Advisors Inc.

Co-Founder & COO at Irwin

Wilson Vukelich LLP

York University

Town of East Gwillimbury

Esri Canada

City of Vaughan

Invest Hong Kong (Canada)

Product Owner | Consultant | COO | Board Chair | Co-Founder | Chief Bottle Washer

Strategic Advisor

Senior Manager, Economic Services (Small Business, Entrepreneurship & Tourism) at City of Vaughan

Business growth enabler with experience in B2B and G2B. Economic development professional.

Economic Development Professional

York Link | York Region Economic Development

Membership Director who is passionate about the importance of Associations and the success of Small & Medium sized technology companies in Ontario. Educator, Connector, Bike, Ski & Comic Enthusiast at TechConnex

Mohan Markandaier

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