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Sit Down Meet and Greet and Lunch with Game Changer Heather Reisman

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Auction Ends Friday, July 14, 2017 10:06:00 PM
Bid History 71 Bids  
High Bidder Takeyourseatrandy
Auction Started Monday, June 12, 2017 10:00:00 PM
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Sit Down Meet and Greet and Lunch with Game Changer Heather Reisman

The lucky winning bidder (and a guest) of this auction package will receive a tour of the Indigo Head Office lead by Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo Books & Music. 

Following your tour around the office, enjoy a sit down lunch with Heather. This is the perfect opportunity for an aspiring business owner or business student to ask Heather how she rose to the top. 

 

ABOUT HEATHER REISMAN — CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF INDIGO

Heather Reisman is the founder, Chair and CEO of Indigo, Canada’s largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer, and co-founder of Kobo, a leading global eReading company. Ms. Reisman was born in Montreal and educated at McGill University.

For the first 16 years of her career Ms. Reisman was Managing Director of Paradigm Consulting, the strategy and change management firm she co-founded in 1979. Paradigm was the world's first strategic change consultancy and pioneered many organizational change strategies still in use today.

Heather is a former Governor of McGill University and of the Toronto Stock Exchange. She has served on many North American boards and continues to serve as a Director on the board of Onex Corporation, and as an Officer of Mount Sinai Hospital. She is also a member of the Bilderberg Steering Committee, a geo-political think group.

Ms. Reisman is the recipient of several awards including The Order of Canada; the WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women; Waterloo Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, University of Waterloo; International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, University of Manitoba; John Molson School of Business Award of Distinction, Concordia University; and the Desautels Management Achievement Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Canadian business and society. She is the recipient of Honorary Doctorates from Ryerson University (2006), Wilfrid Laurier University (2009), Mount Allison University (2010) and St. Francis Xavier University (2013). In 2015, Ms. Reisman was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Ms. Reisman is married to Gerald Schwartz, Chair and CEO of Onex Corporation. She has four children and nine grandchildren.

 

Additional auction details:

Valid for 2 people.

Experience will be approximately 1 hour. 

This experience will take place in the Fall 2017, at a mutually agreeable time between the Donor and the Winning bidder (Based on Heather’s work requirements). 

Experience cannot be resold or re-auctioned.

Travel and accommodations are not included.

Winning bidder and guest(s) subject to security screening. If the winner or guest fails the background check, they forfeit the prize.

Every effort will be made to schedule this experience at the earliest possible date convenient to both parties (Fall 2017), but please note it may take up to 1 year to schedule based on availability.

We expect all winning bidders and their guests to conduct themselves appropriately when attending an experience. Polite manners and respect for the generous donor and adherence to any rules or parameters are a must.

The winning bidder/participants or legal parents guardians will be required to sign a liability release.

The minimum age to partake in this experience is 18 years of age

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