He completed his PhD in cognitive neuroscience from the Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo. Marc has over 20 years corporate and entrepreneurial experience in HR. After his initial university studies, he co-founded a training organization, selling it seven years later. Marc then became a corporate trainer, an HR consultant, a quant specialist supporting an actuarial team, a marketing executive responsible for a $6b portfolio of products and, finally, as the lead during the integration of a number of high-transaction web sites. He is also a Consulting Partner for Thinkx IC, one of North America’s premier creativity companies, and three years ago co-founded FliPskills Consulting, a boutique provider of leadership, followership, and partnership training. In those roles Marc has presented workshops, talks, and provided HR consulting to companies and organizations across North America.