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Welcome! Thanks for visiting my portfolio.

The work you'll find here represents a record of the major transformation I've directed for organizations that are likely to touch your life in some way almost every day: Amazon, Purolator, Maple Leaf Foods, the Government of Ontario, CIBC, and other notable Canadian companies.

For more than 15 years, I've led communications and corporate affairs departments with the purpose of helping executive teams navigate some of Canada's largest business transformations through billion-dollar investments, mergers and acquisitions, organizational change, site openings and closures, product launches, significant public issues, funding announcements, and moments when decisions defined the future of the business.

I've partnered with smart people and driven teams to earn stakeholder trust, strengthen purpose and action in a values-based way, and keep business momentum going when it mattered most.

Browse around. I hope you find the examples compelling. There's a lot more to share. Below is a suite of transformation announcements, news stories, remarks, strategy docs, and more. You can find everything organized through the tabs above (major transformations, issues management...).

And if your organization is preparing for its next chapter, let's power up your transformation and reputation with Bauer Power.

The Wall Street Journal by Jennifer Smith •

Canadian Courier Purolator Resets for E-Commerce Growth

Canadian parcel-delivery company Purolator Inc. is retooling its operations to meet growing e-commerce demand in a country with big hurdles to fast, cheap delivery.

The company is spending more than $760 million (C$1 billion) on an effort that includes a new automated hub in Toronto, a bigger delivery fleet and adding more specially outfitted service vans to urban neighborhoods where consumers can opt to pick up packages instead of having them delivered to their homes. Purolator is also testing...
CBC News by Nick Murray •

Amazon opens pickup depot in Iqaluit, promising dramatically faster shipping | CBC News

Amazon is promising faster and more reliable service to customers in Iqaluit as it opened a new pickup depot today, which it says will cut delivery times from two to three weeks, down to three to five days.The company's new partnership with Canadian North will see flights from Ottawa to Iqaluit – on Wednesdays and Sundays – have dedicated cargo space reserved for Amazon Prime orders.The new Amazon pickup depot is set up at the old Canadian North cargo hangar by the new Iqaluit airport. Customers...
Amazon - Issues Management - COVID Shutdown •

Union Organizing, Labour, Boycotts: COVID Shutdown - ‘We will appeal’: Amazon to challenge Peel Health’s COVID-19 closure of Brampton facility | Brampton Guardian

"We just completed our most recent round of mandatory testing with less than a one-per-cent positivity rate, and there appears to be little risk of spread within our facility,” Amazon spokesperson Dave Bauer said. “We do not believe the data supports this closure, and we will appeal this decision.”
CHCH News •

Amazon to open fulfillment centre in Hamilton creating 1,500 jobs - CHCH

Amazon has announced plans to open a new fulfillment centre in Hamilton. This is one of two new centres being built in the province and is expected to open next year. The other centre will be located in Ajax. In a news release, the company says the 855,000 square-foot fulfillment centre will employ more than 1,500 people. It will be located in Mount Hope, adjacent to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. They will work alongside Amazon robotics to pick, pack and ship items like books...
Retail Insider •

Media: Purolator Innovates as it Introduces Canada’s 1st Mobile Quick-Stop

It’s no secret that the retail sector is undergoing significant disruption, particularly when it comes to e-commerce, which is fundamentally changing the retail landscape and altering consumer expectations at an unprecedented pace. Today’s consumers expect a fast, effortless experience, not just at the point of purchase, but also through to delivery and returns. For retailers, providing a sense of certainty for con...
City of Hamilton •

Government Partnerships: City welcomes Amazon Canada to Hamilton | City of Hamilton

HAMILTON, ON – Today, Amazon Canada announced their intent to create a fulfilment centre and delivery station in Hamilton. The fulfilment centre represents one of the largest local investments in terms of square footage in the City’s history. These private investments in Hamilton’s goods movement sector will bring over 1,500 new jobs when the facilities are scheduled to open in 2021.

Amazon Canada’s plans include a new 855,000 square foot fulfillment centre to be located in Mount Hope adjacent...
Purolator National Super Hub Feature Page •

Delivering the Future - Purolator National Super Hub Feature Page

We’re committed to staying ahead of the changing needs of our customers, as well as the growing expectations of their customers. As part of this commitment, Purolator is making significant investments in growth and innovation over the next five years. We’re excited to share the centrepiece of our growth and innovation strategy with you – our new $330 million, 430,000-sq-ft National Hub facility, strategically located in Toronto, Ontario with close access to four major highways.

We’re committed...
The Brandon Gonez Show •

Wellness and Benefits: What It's Really Like to Work at Amazon

On this episode of #NewsYouCanUse, Me and the team get an exclusive look inside one of Amazon’s fulfillment centres. Hearing from associates like Danae about all the benefits and opportunities available to her was really interesting to hear… cause it look like she might be on her way to running the place soon! 🙂 Amazon has also announced it plans to hire 15,000 workers across Canada by the end of the year.
CBC | Radio Canada •

Montreal launches zero-emission delivery option to reduce truck traffic

Will electric cargo bikes stuffed with parcels unclog Montreal's downtown core and reduce the noise and air pollution that delivery trucks pump out every day?Mayor Valérie Plante is betting on it. Montreal kicked off a new, one-year pilot project in the Ville-Marie borough Thursday that invites heavy vehicles to unload at Îlot Voyageur, a former bus station between Berri and St-Hubert streets, below Ontario Street. From there, zero-emission vehicles, such as electric cargo bikes, will fan out into...
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