SKILLSdox Inc. O/A betterU.in

We are transforming lives in India and opening access to a better education, a better job and ultimately a better life.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Education
  • Location Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Currency CAD
  • Founded February 2013
  • Employees 22
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website betteru.ca

Company Summary

School of Skill is now re-branded as betterU!

We are an asset-light online education marketplace that aggregates courses from the best global online educators and enables access to 100’s of millions of people across India. It took us over 3.5 years at our own cost of $3.1 Million to put in place all the pillars required to support the world’s online educators. We have a $30M marketing investment from Times of India.

Team

  • President, CEO and Founder

    Brad is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several companies, including iPal Interactive Learning which was acquired in July 2011. He has recently completed his first book, entitled “Keep Moving 4ward – What it Takes to Become an Entrepreneur” sold in Chapters/Indego and others. Brad is a person that does not give up, is a visionary and is focused on successful execution of his vision. Sitting on the Indo-Canada Business Chamber BOD.

  • Director and Co-Founder

    Scott is a serial entrepreneur acquiring the Project Management Centre in 1997 specializing in the implementation of Corporate Management systems. Scott grew the company to a staff of 20 and revenues of $4 million annually. Scott co-founded iPal Interactive Learning which sold in 2011 and joined Skillsdox to became a co-founder. Scott has his designations as a CMA and PMP and has been a consultant in the management field for decades.

  • Chairman of Board

    An experienced senior executive having led medium/large global companies. Extensive Board experience with private/public companies & leading a successful IPO on the TSE. Executive at XEROX education group, World Book Encyclopedia and consulted with the Benesse Corp (a large Japanese education company).

  • Experienced Project Manager & Manager of Application Developments. Highly-skilled in enterprise level project management, establishment of IT departments in startups and in managing enterprise large scale IT project life cycle through all phases. Also experienced in managing desktop, Web and mobile projects (Native iOS and Android). Strong technical background in system architecture, database design and IT infrastructure.

  • Rick Martens
    Board Member

    CFO- Redberry Group
    August 2014 – August 2015 (1 year 1 month)|Mississauga

    President -Country Style Food Services Inc
    2002 – 2011 (9 years)|Richmond Hill, Ontario
    Member of the Board of Directors (5 years)
    Chief Financial Officer (4 years)

    Chief Financial Officer -Interwood Marketing Group
    1993 – 2001 (8 years)|Toronto

  • Financial executive with over 25 years of business experience working with a number of private and publicly-listed companies in various industries including knowledge-based businesses, cleantech, manufacturing and resources.

  • Board member

    Investor & Advisor - Mygreenspace.ca
    July 2015 – Present

    Investor & Advisor- Global Gardens Group - Veggemo
    April 2015 – Present

    Investor & Advisor- ShareShed
    June 2015 – Present

    Co-Founder & Advisor -G-Pak Technology Inc.
    March 2015 – Present

    Co-Founder & Advisor -Justgreet
    April 2015 – Present

  • Board member - Audit

    Rob is a results-driven Leader with comprehensive Canadian Securities market and business background. He has a combined 27 years of public practice and company management advising corporations and their executives on financing, mergers and acquisitions, going public transactions, continuous disclosure obligations, and corporate governance.

  • Director IT

    Technically sophisticated, analytical and intuitive information technology leader powered by 15+ years broad based experience orchestrating multimillion-dollar IT projects, directing high level corporate IT operational functions and developing/ managing data warehouse/ database architecture. Premier entrepreneur, having successfully built a thriving managed services company that delivered innovative IT solutions/ strategies to multiple markets

  • Lynda McGillivray
    Director of Business Development, North America

    A dynamic Business Development and Client Service professional, Lynda has had experience in working in a fast-paced environment for 25 years. Success in business development; staffing, management and mentorship of personnel; and a strong history in exemplary Customer Service. Lynda has established client relationships within all levels of Government, Crown Corporations and Agencies as well as private sector (in particular technology) companies

  • Marketing Director India

    Over 17 years of experience in understanding both internal and external environment, right from consumer nuances to market dynamics in different categories. During this period, have worked extensively on diff categories like Automobile, Banking Financial Services, Luxury, Real Estate, Healthcare, Education, It&Ites, Telecom, Travel, Apparel, E-commerce, Jewellery, FMCG, Home Improvement and Media,

  • Director Business Development India

    Dynamic sales strategist with extensive experience and track record of success in business development, establishing profitable client and strategic alliances, and capitalizing on opportunities in emerging markets. Expertise in leading business expansion initiatives across IT, Telecom, Government and Healthcare business verticals. Experienced in navigating challenging environments to achieve objectives related to the sales and marketing.

  • Creative Manager

    An experienced Creative Lead, with 6 years of experience under his belt. He has managed teams working on multimedia and print projects for high profile clients from banking to sportswear. Adric Leads his team with a positive attitude and keen eye for detail. With most of his experience in creating UX/UI design in the e-learning and online platforms, he has excelled in helping SKILLSdox create its marketplace as well as grow the creative team.

  • UX/UI Product Manager

    What does a User eXperience designer do from 9 to 5? Well, a lot of stuff. My passion is to look at current user experiences and figure out how we can improve it. Planning the next User Interface upgrade is never far on my list of hot things to do.

  • Deepali Bhatt Deepali Bhatt MBA, BCom
    Manager,Strategy and Performance

    A highly talented and motivated business performance professional with a proven record of accomplishments in defining organisational, operational and strategy performance in support of business goals and objectives across banking, technology, media and non-profit sector. Data driven and results driven. Was also awarded 30 under 30 managers to watch out for UTV Motion Pictures , a subsidiary of the Walt Disney company.

  • Project Officer at Skillsdox

    My background builds upon over 20 years of experience in Project Management, Process Improvement and Product Process Quality Assurance in software engineering and business environments. My experience touches multiple industries in different forms of project administration covering the Retail, Lottery, Space, Telecommunication, Semiconductor, Finance and Automotive Manufacturing sectors.

  • Eamonn Garry
    Board Member

    Chief Technology Officer -Equiis Technologies Inc
    December 2015 – Present

    Board Member- SKILLSdox Inc.
    July 2015 – Present

    Senior Vice President -CENX
    June 2014 – December 2015

    Chairman- Ackroo
    May 2013 – June 2014

    CEO, Co-founder -Ackroo
    April 2013 – June 2014

Advisors

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