1. COGIT & ASSOCIATES INC.
Inspire growth!
Together in success!
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2. Focus?
• Cogit & Associates is a partnership of seasoned executives all committed to growth!
• Cogit wishes to inspire growth!
• Why Growth?
• Growth is fun, motivating, intoxicating, exhilarating and attractive!
• Growth is exponential since it attracts new clients, new partners and new resources!
• Growth provides shareholder value!
• Growth is the outcome of:
• A strong corporate wide commitment
• A differentiating value formula
• And an outstanding capacity management!
• Accelerated growth is for many, away from one’s comfort zone and Cogit wishes to assist in
transiting from an introverted management philosophy toward a strong growth culture!
• Through a long term collaboration, Cogit wishes to deploy the knowledge of its partners and
contacts to fuel the corporate growth of its clients!
Our mission: Be the catalyst
of your corporate growth!
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3. Services
Strategic Business development
Corporate & leadership team diagnostic with Business development strategy review
regards to its ability to inspire growth Sales team capacity review
Business process mapping & promotion of growth Sales process & technology platform assessment
inducing processes Performance objectives
Strategic planning & definition of a growth plan Marketing strategy (material) review
Identification of growth-based performance Development of new clients
measures Client retention process review
Definition of a differentiating value formula Strategy to grow sales within current clients
Advisory Board & Board of Directors Customer service process review
Ad hoc services Training & coaching
Strategic recruitment Growth and sales training
Sales representation Leadership team coaching
Conference and other sectorial events Sales team coaching
Client & prospects
Assistance in producing marketing material
Assistance in producing strategic sales proposals
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4. Managing Partner
Managing Partner and founder of Cogit & Associates Inc.
Richard is fascinated by growth and the enthusiasm it provides!
A business Darwinist, Richard encourages his team to think outside of the box and favour change!
His top readings:
1. Good to great by Jim Collins (http://www.jimcollins.com/article_topics/articles/good-to-great.html)
2. Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson (http://www.whomovedmycheese.com/)
3. Value-creating Growth by Tom Doorley & John Donovan
A seasoned executive with 30 years of experience within small, medium and large corporations
10 years of experience as CEO
Academics
Bachelor of arts; major in economy and industrial relations, McGill, 1981
Certificate in computer based information systems, McGill, 1984
Executive Management program, Harvard Business School, 1997, sponsored by IBM
Other
Board Member and President of the committee pertaining to student success, Laval
Chamber of Commerce
Board Member of the Fondation Marcellin Champagnat (private high school)
Ex- Board Member and Vice-President of the management committee, Collège Laval
(private high school) for 6 years
Ex- Board Member of Summum Woodwork Inc. (2 yrs)
Ex-Board Member of the Association Québécoise des Technologies (3 yrs)
Co-Founder of Coupe Gatel – Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine
Richard Martel
Team captain - Tremblant 24Hours of ski (2 years)
rmartel@cogit.ca
(514) 219-8868
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