Sunny Lam

Sunny is a consultant and entrepreneur who has coached clients through interviews and job searches for employment contracts of over $190,000 in value. He co-founded an urban food social enterprise and business based in Toronto, and helped attract four major media interviews from the Toronto Star, CBC, Newstalk Radio and City TV between 2008 and 2010. He also drove the fundraising efforts leading to $89,000 in capital funding for the enterprise.

Sunny was one of the primary co-founders of an organic and natural food retail market at Queen's University that served 21,000 people directly. Over the last five years, Sunny has conducted 19 public speaking presentations to over 1,700 people.

Sunny is also the author of 101 Job Search Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Landing the Job You Want (http://shinobicareercoach.com/scc/101-job-search-hacks-cheat-sheet).

Sunny is a Toronto, Ontario native with a Masters in Environmental Studies from Queen's University in Kingston. He also has a Bachelor in Environmental Studies Biology and has earned four academic awards. Sunny is an avid student of science, psychology, entrepreneurship and marketing. In his spare time, he practices martial arts and fencing.

Selected Achievements
• Conducted 19 public speaking presentations to 1700 people. (2006-2011).
• Wrote press releases for enterprise organization that attracted four major media interviews - Toronto Star, CBC, Newstalk, CityTV. (2008-2010).
• Coached clients through interviews and job search resulting in over $190,000 in contracts. (2006-2011).
• Initiated retail market within an institution receiving $486 million per year in funding. (2006-2007).
• Spearheaded business development team which procured $89,000 in funds. (2008-2010).

• Chinese (Cantonese)

• Queen's University

  • Urban Food Security (Centre for Food Security, Ryerson; Dr. Joe Nasr) (CFNY408)
  • Honours Project in Environmental Sustainability – Solid Waste Management (ENSC410)
  • Global Environmental Problems (ENSC802)
  • Environmental Policy (Dr. Stephen Hill, Dr. Elizabeth May) (MPA847)
  • Energy Policy (Dr. Bryne Purchase) (MPA877)

• Queen's University

  • Biodiversity (Biol 530)
  • Bioremediation (BIOL409)
  • Cell Biology I
  • Community & Ecosystem Ecology
  • Comparative Biochemistry
  • Data Management & Analysis (BIOL243)
  • Differential and Integral Calculus
  • Ecological Risk Assessment (ENSC401)
  • Environmental Economics & Assessment (ECON290)
  • Environmental History
  • Environmental Policy (ENSC310)
  • Environmental Sociology (ENSC305)
  • Environmental Toxicology & Chemical Risks (ENSC201)
  • Evolutionary and Population Genetics
  • Field Biology I - Windsor Great Lakes Field Biology (BIOL307)
  • General Chemistry
  • Geography and the Environment
  • Global Food Security, Agriculture and the Environment (ENSC315)
  • Honours Project in Environmental Sustainability
  • Humans & the Natural World
  • Intro to Ethnobotany
  • Introduction to Biology
  • Introductory Physics
  • Mendelian and Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organization for Life - The Organism
  • Plant Physiology
  • Population and Evolutionary Ecology
  • Principles of Economics
  • Principles of Geology
  • Experimental Evolution. (Biol 534)

1. Project Management
2. Productivity Management
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Career Services
5. Sustainability
6. Public Speaking
7. Fundraising
8. Marketing Strategy
9. Management Consulting
10. Data Analysis
11. Market Research
12. Business Strategy
13. Event Planning
14. Interviewing
15. Project Planning
16. Strategic Communications
17. Coaching
18. Research
19. Staff Management
20. Staff Training
21. Staff Supervision
22. Volunteer Management
23. Volunteer Coordination
24. Volunteer Training
25. Volunteer Recruiting
26. Volunteer Leadership
27. New Business Development
28. Small Business Development

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Websites:

• Company Website
• Get Your Twitter Updates
• Personal Website

Interests:

productivity, business planning, management, projects, market research, communications, social media, advertising, job search, grant writing, cybersecurity, fiction writing, commentary, diy, sales, environment, sustainability, nutrition, health, social enterprise

Honors and Awards:

R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship 2006
Dean’s Honour List, Queen’s University 2005
World Congress Millennium Scholarship 2003
Aiming for the Top Scholarship 2001