About Stephen King | Strategic Executive Consulting

"Stephen is approachable, thoughtful, engaging and humble. He demonstrates this with grace and integrity both personally and professionally, making for an exceptional leader."

- Michelle Sklar, Director EMEA, Poynt; Executive Director, Digital Alberta; formerBNETTV Broadcaster

"Stephen is an insightful and inspired leader who can deliver in a wide variety of different environments. He is a real asset to the Calgary tech community."
- Derek Ball, CEO, Tynt

"Steve is one of the most passionate people I have ever worked with. His enthusiasm for the projects he handles and life in general have to be experienced to be believed." 
- Charles Blackwell, Vice President, Creative, Watermark Agency.

"Stephen King has developed a unique combination of executive marketing and technical know-how in his impressive high tech career. He knows how to lead teams to execute marketing and branding initiatives across an array of technology sectors." 
- Stephen Nykolyn, Mob4Hire Advisor, Senior Account Manager, Karo Design

"Stephen is a creative entrepreneur that brings fresh yet grounded perspective to any business discussion. His strong communication skills, experience in the Internet space and team approach are a unique and powerful combination.”
- Shawn Abbott, Partner, iNovia Capital

"Stephen is a breath of fresh air in the corporate world. A true "out of the box" thinker, he brings energy and excitement to every project. Stephen has built companies, led companies, and integrated groups across offices within a bigger company. He is an army of one when necessary and a leader of companies or business units when appropriate." 
- George Jaquette, SVP Engineering and Product Management, Marketo.

"Stephen's understanding of "all things mobile" is unmatched in Western Canada. His extensive background in marketing and his unique abilities to create dramatic and global buzz showcases that he is a true pioneer in the world of Mobile." 
- Trevor Nimegeers, President and CEO, Kryos Velocity

A quick biography for media and speaker purposes:

Stephen King is CEO for TCELab, a Boston firm re-imagining Customer Experience Management (CEM) by standing at the intersection of Big Data and Customer Loyalty Science. Stephen is also President of Stephdokin.com, a private consulting firm focused on strategic technology commercialization.

With a storied career in the tax and accounting software space, Stephen co-founded Greenpoint Software in 1995, and helped create the ProFile Tax Preparation Software Suite that was acquired by Intuit in 2000; eventually becoming the CMO of Intuit Canada where he drove QuickBooks to #1 market share. Stephen was also a Director of Mountainview-based Intuit U.S. and was on the senior leadership team that helped define Intuit's Web 2.0 online community strategy in 2004/2005.

Now, with TCELab and Stephdokin, he is focused on positive change in the enterprise; creating customer-centric vision and tactical execution that ensures companies confidently drive business strategy decisions that focus resources on accelerated growth.

Stephen lives in Calgary, and is passionate about local businesses becoming hyper-successful on a global basis. He co-founded the A100, is on the board of Advisors for Startup Calgary, and advises and consults with numerous technology firms and municipal / provincial / national government initiatives and associations. An investor and board member of several technology startups, he is known for "rolling up his sleeves" with a "been there, done that" experience that resonates.