Alain Theriault

Current

Business Coach at self-employed and for TAC-Coaching

Past

Director at Pole Universitaire de la Montérégie
Lecturer at Hec Montreal
managing director at Entrepreneurship Center

CISEP at Université de Montreal

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Education

HEC Montreal

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

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Alain Theriault’s Summary

I am The Start-up coach specializing in moving you forward. With a mix of training and coaching, I help you get clear on what you want, what to do and DO something about it! Expertise is my B.Ed and an MBA but I also have been on both side of the fence. Teaching and helping start-ups in all walks of life for 10 years and then doing it for myself! Coaching is all about getting someone from point A to point B. Not there yet ? So, you have results or excuses? E-mail or Call me !

100+ start-ups helped
500+ satisfied students
1000+ business plans read

I have developed with a university colleague an alternative to writing a business plan. It's been tested for 2 years with great results. Curious ? E-mail or call me!

12 newspaper articles
6 appearances on TV as business analyst
numerous seminars and conferences

Alain Theriault’s Specialties:

Speaker, trainer on
-entrepreneurship
-web 2.0
-"start-up"
-making powerful presentations

Coaching entrepreneurs on
-growing a startup
-work life balance
-dealing with VCs

Alain Theriault’s Experience

Business Coach

self-employed and for TAC-Coaching

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Director

Pole Universitaire de la Montérégie

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 8 months)

Start-up phase; Define the organization. Mission and purpose. Hire the resources. Develop products and services for the end user and for the suppliers. Deal with government officials for subsidies. Representation for 3 colleges and three universities on different comities.
Lecturer

Hec Montreal

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

September 1997 — May 2004 (6 years 9 months)

Teaching:regular and intensive programs
Business planning (adult education and MBA's)
Entrepreneurhsip (adult education)
managing director

Entrepreneurship Center

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

March 1996 — December 2003 (7 years 10 months)

In charge of helping graduates of the business school and the engineering faculty to start businesses
CISEP

Université de Montreal

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1987 — 1994 (7 years )

Alain Theriault’s Education

HEC Montreal

MBA , Marketing/HR , September 1990 — May 1994

Fully bilingual (french/english)
Beginner level in Spanish
University teacher for 6 years in entrepreneurship
Experience with television interviews