LONDON, ON, March 6, 2015 – The votes have been tallied and the search for Canada’s next young high-growth entrepreneur is over. The Ivey Business School, in partnership with KPMG Enterprise, TD Bank, and The Globe and Mail is pleased to announce Craig Hunter, CEO, Bitmaker Labs, has won the QuantumShift™ Contest.
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Hunter, and his Bitmaker Labs video entry, prevailed over four other finalists, receiving 46 per cent of the nearly 4,000 votes cast on the QuantumShift™ Contest website. Bitmaker Labs edged out second-place finisher, 5Cloud, by only 113 votes.
For his efforts, Hunter receives admission to the next session of the Ivey Business School’s QuantumShift™ executive education program. QuantumShift™ is targeted at CEOs whose businesses are past the startup phase and ready to take their thriving high-growth enterprise to a whole new level of success.
"Our business is fortunate to really only have one real struggle at the moment and that’s hyper-growth,” said Hunter. “Winning QuantumShift™ is going to help us navigate our year ahead as we expand our courses, launch new markets, and dramatically grow our team serving the tech community in Canada. It's an honour to be spending a week alongside the best entrepreneurs in the country and I couldn't be more excited."
Bitmaker Labs is Canada’s first and largest coding bootcamp offering programs for aspiring developers, designers, and marketers specializing in mobile, web and game development, online advertising, and user experience design.
“Bitmaker is a great example of a company that identified an underfilled niche and then moved quickly with quality service to fill that niche,” said Ivey Professor Eric Morse, Faculty Director, QuantumShift™. “Growth is a great problem to have but can be a problem if not harnessed effectively. The QuantumShift™ program helps promising entrepreneurs improve their leadership and organizational capability and maximize their potential during this exciting phase of their business.”
Hunter was 28 years old when he became CEO of Bitmaker Labs. As a two-time drop out at university and college, he is passionate about delivering innovative educational programs. Prior to Bitmaker Labs, Hunter was one of Uber’s early employees helping to launch their presence in Vancouver, and worked on growth strategies in Toronto.
About the Ivey Business School, Western University
The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada’s leading provider of relevant, innovative and comprehensive business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provide the best classroom experience, equipping graduates with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle the leadership challenges in today’s complex business world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto and Hong Kong.
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