Michael Lalonde is a co-founder and sales director of PureColo, Ottawa’s only carrier neutral data center located in the heart of Kanata’s technology hub. While completing two degrees from both Carleton University and Algonquin College, Michael started his career in consumer packaged goods working at Coca-Cola. He then started his own beverage company via Kickstarter.com, raising over $25,000, creating a thirst for entrepreneurship. From there he worked for Rogers Communications, leading him into the world of telecommunications and technology. Other projects keeping Mike on the go are the running of the local OPMA (www.ottawapma.org), helping with TIE Ottawa, LinkedinLocal (www.linkedinlocalottawa.ca), and helping grow Ottawa Gatineau Internet Exchange (www.ogix.ca).
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TiE is the world’s largest entrepreneurship network in the world with 13,000 members and 3200 charter members in 58 chapters across 12 countries. Since its inception, in 1992, TiE members have generated over $1 trillion of wealth through their entrepreneurial endeavours. TiE’s sole mandate is to foster entrepreneurship and help its members create wealth through entrepreneurism. TiE Canada has three chapters – TiE Ottawa, TiE Toronto and TiE Vancouver.
Started in 2002, TiE Ottawa is celebrating its 20th anniversary. TiE Ottawa fosters entrepreneurship by providing a platform for networking, mentorship, global connectivity, entrepreneurship training and funding to Canadian entrepreneurs. Join the TiE Ottawa at ottawa.tie.org.