James Lowe

Career Ownership Coach | Meet the Coach

(416) 303 7440 | jlowe@esourcecoach.com

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Nice to virtually meet you! Here's what you need to know about me.

 Originally from Scotland, I lived & worked around the world until finally settling in Toronto, Canada. My 30-year career has been split between corporate consulting and entrepreneurial businesses.  After working for 6 years in operations and planning for manufacturing companies (apparel, pharma, and medical devices) I completed an MBA at London Business School (LBS) and then spent 10 years as a management consultant with Kearney and Deloitte, during that time I helped dozens of clients in the US, Canada and internationally with projects spanning Strategy, Operations improvement, Training and sales performance improvement and expense management across many industries including Banking, Travel, Manufacturing & Pharma.

After working and traveling extensively for work I decided to pursue my passion for business ownership nearer home.  Over the next 20 years, I was involved with 7 start-ups across a diverse range of business sectors including a Retail Consulting and Buying Group, a Management Consulting group, Online Education, and Influencer Marketing. As well as acting as CEO of several of these entities I was involved in every aspect of starting a new business, including raising capital, partnering with suppliers & customers, and ultimately for the Management Consulting Company, negotiating the sale of the business to a large Canadian Consulting firm providing a financial exit for the shareholders. After the sale, I stayed on as Director and Strategic advisor assisting the combined organisation with the integration of the business and other strategic growth projects. After 6 years with this organisation I decided to leverage my experience and pursue my passion for coaching people in career transition with TES.

   

Outside of my career, I enjoy supporting my two adult sons who are pursuing their passions, one in Quantum Physics and the other in Aviation.  I love to play golf and whenever I can, I enjoy playing new courses around the world and have played 113 of the 246 global links courses so far.  I have also recently developed a passion for Yoga and mindfulness and practice these daily.

My Passion for Coaching

Throughout my career, I have always enjoyed helping people, through mentorship, coaching as well as training and development.  With my experience and understanding of the corporate world, together with my experience and passion for entrepreneurism and business ownership, I am in a unique position to help people who are in career transition.  I know what it is like to be stuck in a corporate role and to desire to pursue business ownership – I have been in both places several times.  I love to help people with important life decisions and to ultimately find the right path forward for them, including potential new career options that achieve independence and life satisfaction.

“I started with just me and one truck, working out of my garage. I now have four employees, and I am in a commercial space. The earnings potential is pretty well limitless at this point. I am busy. I do have to spend time away from my family just as I did before. But now, if I want to stay home and cook my kids breakfast, I can. On nice sunny days, if I want to cut out early to take the kids swimming, I do. I don’t just have weekends to choose from anymore.”

BRANDEN BOWDEN, New Business Owner

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