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Alec Saunders turned the table on the storybooks host and asks him the questions this week. Gregg shares the tragic event that started him on his journey to being an entrepreneur for his lifestyle business consulting company, Town Crier Raconteurs.
Storybooks, Gregg Jorritsma with...is a Town Crier Raconteurs 2022 production. Promotional consideration, Talkshoe by iotum and TJ Word and Voice Solutions.
Founder, Town Crier Raconteurs
Gregg Jorritsma is an Indigenous Canadian, adopted as a child into Jorritsma family where he grew up with 5 siblings and lots of foster brothers and sisters through the years. Gregg attended Humber College for Business Administration and happily fell into a career in technology.
During his 25 plus year career, Gregg has conducted business in most major centers across both North America but also South America while representing some of the most identifiable brands including Citrix, Bell, BlackBerry and WatchGuard. A savvy critical thinker and a powerful network builder, Gregg has had success with his style of storytelling nd his relationships last even to this day.
Gregg lives in Southern Ontario with his wife of 32 years, Barb, and have two sons Pierce and Tristan.
Partner Strategy Leader, Microsoft
I grow businesses and technology ecosystems. Creating ecosystems is about creating a movement around technology – engaging partners, customers, and industry around common goals, and changing the world in the process. I’ve had a seat at the table for the PC revolution, the rise of the internet, mobile computing, the digitization of voice and media, the internet of things, and the rise of cloud computing. It’s exhilarating.
Decarbonizing our global economy will make all these prior technology shifts seem insignificant.
My background includes progressive ecosystem, developer relations, evangelist and product leadership roles at software companies including Microsoft and BlackBerry where I led product and growth strategies that shattered performance goals. I’ve built companies with investors, conceptualizing product, raising money, hiring initial teams, and growing businesses from scratch. I'm also an active board member on non-profit and startup boards, helping next generation leaders learn from my experiences.
And as a lifelong learner, I want to apply the knowledge and wisdom gained from those accumulated experiences to impacting sustainability and climate change. Our planet can't wait any longer.
