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Chris Adjei Bediako has a wealth of experience in sales, public relations, partnership development, business development, and event planning. Since 2014, they have held roles at Meroe Grammaticus Inc., the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Angel Library, the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative - Toskan Casale Foundation, NASCAR, Omi Woods, and Lead411.

At Meroe Grammaticus Inc., they were a Business Development & Research professional, researching potential funding opportunities and advising on the compatibility of donors’ values and criteria with the organization’s values/mission. At the Toronto Catholic District School Board, they were an Event Planner & Host for the Camp Olympia Leadership Weekend, where they organized a 3-day event for over 250 student leaders from 8 different schools and managed a budget of $11K. At the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, they were a Speaker/Panelist, speaking to teachers at the TCDSB and participating in web conferences with students from around the world. At Angel Library, they were the Founder. At Youth and Philanthropy Initiative - Toskan Casale Foundation, they were a Partnership Development Assistant. At NASCAR, they were an Athlete Branding/Partnership Consultant. At Omi Woods, they were a Public Relations professional, drafting and revising newsletters, social media copy and email pitches to Fashion Market Editors of major fashion publications for press coverage. Chris also helped on-site at photoshoots, edited social media video content using Adobe Premier Pro, and assisted with grant writing. At Lead411, they are a Sales Development professional, sustaining the pipeline of both Enterprise & Non-Enterprise prospects/deals and taking full control of sale-cycles when the opportunity for initiative arises. In Q1 2021, they transitioned exclusively into inside sales and booked on average 61.5 qualified prospect meetings per month for sales managers.

Chris Adjei Bediako has an education history that spans from 2010 to 2018. Chris obtained an Ontario High School Diploma from Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in 2014, with an Advanced Placement (AP) field of study. Chris also obtained a Grade 12 University (Social Science) Credit from The Grammaticus: Academy of Philosophy and Innovation in 2014. From 2014 to 2018, they attended Schulich School of Business - York University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing & Finance. In 2018, they also completed a Sponsorship Marketing Workshop at Schulich School of Business - York University.