Ms. Lopeke is an internationally recognized business strategist, project manager, and leading authority on what it takes to succeed in the 21st century workplace. She is also a celebrated management consultant with 25+ years experience serving over 300 corporate, government, and small business clients. Known for her unique gifts, proven business ability, passion for excellence, and reputation for creating the highest performing teams, her services are in extreme demand by the Fortune 500's best companies and their brightest executives. Ms. Lopeke is a leading expert in 6 professional management disciplines and a master teambuilder and strategic planner. Recognized by Financial Post at age 29 as one of the nation's top 5 entrepreneurs, she is also a dynamic speaker, an award-winning author, a challenging mentor and an inspiring professor teaching MBA Master Classes in corporate social intelligence to students attending the world's top 50 business schools.

—CAREER HIGHLIGHTS— Youngest project manager in the world to lead a major technology implementation in the history of banking Over 1,000 projects/success strategies delivered (IT systems, corporate services & programs, risk management and compliance programs, merger integration planning) Outstanding 10-year career in corporate management (banking, financial services) prior to becoming an independent consultant More than 100 books and technical communications published to date on behalf of corporate clients

Ms. Lopeke served two successive terms as President of Women in Information Processing (1985/1986) and one term as Director of Public Relations. She received the Crowntek Award for Outstanding Achievement in Information Technology in 1986 and subsequently received multiple awards for her technical writing from the Society for Technical Communication. More recently, a web site designed for GlaxoSmithKline won the Applied Arts Design Award and her mentoring program has just been honoured with a Professional Excellence Award in the United States. Ms. Lopeke's detailed biography was published in Who’s Who of Canadian Women (1986).