David Ciccarelli

CEO Lake

  • Toronto ON

David Ciccarelli is the CEO and founder of Lake

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Biography

David Ciccarelli is the CEO and founder of Lake. As Chief Executive Officer and Founder, David is responsible for setting the vision, executing the growth strategy, and managing the company on a day-to-day basis.

He is a graduate of Harvard Business School and has been published in outlets such as The Globe & Mail, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and The Wall Street Journal.

Industry Expertise

Internet
Travel and Tourism
Hotels and Resorts
Hospitality
Boating
Advertising/Marketing
Business Services
VC and Private Equity

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Culture
Start Up
Start Up Business
Start Up Companies
Product
Marketing
Sales
Digital Advertising
Digital & Mobile Strategy
Technology
Business
Business & Contemporary Etiquette
Media
Media & Entertainment
Media & Culture

Accomplishments

Canadian Technology Accelerator

2015-06-01

David participated in the Canadian Technology Accelerator in San Francisco / Silicon Valley in 2013, and then, in 2015, the Canadian Technology Accelerator in New York City.

Education

Harvard Business School

Owner/President Management (OPM)

Business Management

2022

Business Administration and General Management. Owner/President Management (OPM) provides a transformative and supportive environment where they can step back from daily operations and learn how to become a more effective leader, deliver greater value to stakeholders, and ensure further success for themselves and their companies.

Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology

Degree

Audio Engineering

2000

Affiliations

  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Better Business Bureau
  • C100

Languages

  • English
  • French

Testimonials

COO and Trade Commissioner

http://ctaconnects.com/cta-digital-tech/

CTA Digital Tech‎ in NYC

“‎David Ciccarelli is an excellent public speaker! While taking part in the Canadian Technology Accelerator ‎(CTA) for Digital Technology, David spoke at many public functions such as Pitch Events, workshops and he was also interviewed by CBC TV for a segment that aired on the National on May 18, 2015. David is a great ambassador for his brand and the CTA.”

President

http://radicalsolutionsgroup.com/

Radical Solutions Group Inc.

“David was an very engaging speaker who tied his experiences well with the theme of the speaking engagements he had performed for me. His entrepreneurial spirit and business success allows him to speak on a variety of topics.”

Director, Programs & Engagement

http://www.techalliance.ca/

TechAlliance

“David is an articulate and experienced entrepreneur with valuable knowledge to share. The TechAlliance community always enjoys hearing his honest insight and expertise.”

Media Appearances

Voices.com CEO Returns to Hometown, Thunder Bay, to Share Business Insights

CBC Superior Morning  radio

2016-02-24

An internationally-renowned business leader will be back in his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario on Feb. 23 and 24 as part of a local initiative to bring together some of North America's top keynote speakers and professionals.

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Voice-Over Actors Are Talking Up The Apps That Help Them Get Work

The LA Times  print

2015-09-08

"Gone are the days where voice actors were forced to zoom all over Hollywood for auditions. The digital disruption that's occurred in other professions is quickly changing the $15-billion voice-over industry, enabling actors to cut out agents and find work on movie trailers, commercials, corporate training videos and audio books."

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Company Finds its (International) Voice

CANADEXPORT  

2015-06-23

“Renamed Voices.com, their enterprise has grown into a successful private company that today employs 85 people, with projected billings of $15 million in 2015. Its ‘voice-match’ web platform is home to some 250,000 customers, he says, half of them voice actors and the other half business clients that hire the actors and pay Voices.com a transaction fee. ‘It’s like Airbnb for voices,’ Ciccarelli explains."

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Event Appearances

“Mobile Optimization: How a B2B e-commerce company used responsive design to increase revenue by 180%”

MecLabs, Web Optimization Summit  NYC

“Emerging Trends in Marketing Case Study”

Lecture  Western University, London, ON

Technology Innovation

Ivey Panel  Ivey Business School, London, ON

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Sample Talks

Creating Culture

What makes a company special? David Ciccarelli founded Voices.com with his wife Stephanie over a decade ago. As its CEO, one of his primary roles is that of culture creator and sustainer. Listen in as David shares the story of how his company began, the reasons for its continued growth and how focusing on a vibrant company culture has played a pivotal role in attracting great candidates and positively impacting the industry he has helped to lead and transform.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$0 to $10000*Will consider certain engagements for no fee

Patents

System for managing online transactions involving voice talent

US 2011/0125653 A1

Systems and methods for facilitating online interactions between voice talent users and employer users. The online web-based system has an online store module, a voice talent database module, an open job database module, a negotiation module, and a payment module. The online system allows the employer users to search for a suitable voice talent user, preview the specific voice talent user's demonstration voice clip, and contact the voice talent user. The online store module allows the voice talent user to upload generic pre-recorded voice clips and which may be purchased and downloaded by employer users for their own purposes. The open job database allows employer users to upload contracts and jobs for which they need voice talent. The employer user may upload requirements for the contract, a sample of the script, and a payment range for the contract. Voice talent users may search and/or browse the open jobs database and they may respond to the posted open contract with a proposal by way of the negotiation module. The voice talent user may also upload a demonstration voice clip with their proposal to the relevant employer user by way of the negotiation. The payment module allows payment for completed contracts to be exchanged between employer users and voice talent users with the system administrator/operator as a go-between and as an escrow agent.

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Articles

Start, Stop, Continue Tutorial

Forbes

2016-02-02

“People have full jobs and full to-do lists. They all know the pain points because they feel them, but for various reasons, also feel too busy to do something, that they don’t have the authority or means to initiate change, don’t fully appreciate the impact or otherwise don’t get around to it.”

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Being Resilient: Overcoming Challenges You'll Face as an Entrepreneur

The Huffington Post

2015-10-22

“As the CEO and co-founder of a growing company, I've learned that many entrepreneurs face similar challenges, such as finances and building business relationships. I've also learned the hard way while building Voices.com that there's no way to avoid these challenges.”

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Write a Winning Business Plan With These 8 Key Elements

Entrepreneur Magazine

2015-06-23

“For everything in life, you need a plan, right? The same can be said for business. Every business, whether a startup or a full-fledged, profitable organization, needs a business plan. To know where you are going, you have to know where you came from and what came before you.”

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