CEO at Purple Forge
Ottawa, Canada Area
- Current
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- Member of Organizing Committee at Lead to Win
- Advisor at Wise Eyes
- Founder, President and CEO at Purple Forge
- Past
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- Director at OCRI
- Founder, President and CEO at Liquid Computing
- Various at Nortel Networks
- MSS at British Columbia Telephone / Microtel Pacific Research
- Programmer at Viewscan
- Programmer at Federal Government of Canada
- Teaching Assistant for COBOL and FORTRAN at Carleton University
- Education
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- University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
- YPO
- YPO
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- ICHU - Lead to Win
- Carleton University
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Brian Hurley’s Summary
Brian Hurley is an entrepreneurial leader with over 24 years of experience in building strong teams, innovative products and international businesses. Brian is currently CEO of Purple Forge which he founded in 2008. He founded Liquid Computing in 2003 and as its CEO raised over $44M in venture financing, built a world-class team, delivered an award winning product to market and won initial sales. Brian has built and led numerous successful business teams in Nortel, Bell-Northern Research and Microtel Pacific Research. Brian is the best-selling author of "A Small Business Guide to Doing Big Business on the Internet". He is an active member of the local tech community and is a member of the OCRI Board of Directors and the Young Presidents Organization. Brian graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Engineering.
Brian Hurley’s Specialties:
Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product Management, Product Development, Business Strategy Development, Technology Strategy Development, Technology Management, Risk Management, Financial Management, Fund Raising, Organization Development, Mentoring and Staff Development
Brian Hurley’s Experience
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Member of Organizing Committee
Lead to Win
(Higher Education industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Lead to Win is a grass-roots community initiative to drive massive entrepreneurial activity and the launch of new tech businesses in Canada's Capital Region.
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Advisor
Wise Eyes
(Internet industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Wise Eyes is an early stage start-up focused on innovative video processing applications for the consumer and business markets.
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Founder, President and CEO
Purple Forge
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Purple Forge is an MMSP focused on hosted/managed IT and security services for the SMB market.
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Director
OCRI
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2007 — April 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Member of Board of Directors. Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI) is the national capital's economic development partnership, bringing together business, goverment and academic institutions to foster economic growth in general and particularly in knowledge industries such as information technology and biotechnology.
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Founder, President and CEO
Liquid Computing
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
January 2003 — January 2008 (5 years 1 month)
Identified business opportunity. Developed business plan. Raised over $44M in venture financing over three rounds. Secured over $2M in government loans and grants. Built multi-national world-class team, board and advisors. Delivered award winning product to market trials. Established new Gartner market category which was identified as a "Top 10 IT Technology" for 2008. Won initial sales.
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Various
Nortel Networks
(Public Company; NT; Telecommunications industry)
1987 — 2002 (15 years)
VP/Project Leader, Carrier IP Business, 1999-2002
Established new business team to attack a $9B IP core router market. Transformed a research project into a market-leading product. Established go-to-market plan. Built aggressive delivery-oriented team. Secured top tier lead customers. Delivered first product to market trials. Managed multi-national team of 390 and annuals budgets of $90M+.
Director, Multi-Service Data Product Development, 1998-1999
Senior Manager, Wireless Product Development, 1994-1998
Senior Manager, Optical Product Development, 1993-1994
Manager, Optical Product Development, 1990-1993
Manager, Optical Product Management, 1989-1990
MSS, International Standards Representative, 1987-1989 -
MSS
British Columbia Telephone / Microtel Pacific Research
(Telecommunications industry)
1984 — 1987 (3 years)
Network Planner and Analyst
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Programmer
Viewscan
(Business Supplies and Equipment industry)
June 1983 — August 1983 (3 months)
Code monkey
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Programmer
Federal Government of Canada
(Architecture & Planning industry)
June 1982 — August 1982 (3 months)
Code monkey
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Teaching Assistant for COBOL and FORTRAN
Carleton University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1981 — August 1982 (1 year)
Brian Hurley’s Education
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University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
Professional Development , Not For Profit Board Governance , 2008 — 2008
The program is taught by prominent faculty from Canada’s leading business schools and some of Canada's most accomplished Directors. This innovative program provides learning on key accountabilities and responsibilities of not-for-profit leaders by making extensive use of team-based, facilitated learning to ensure that participants learn not only from faculty but also from their peers. The program draws upon prominent practitioners from Community Boards across Canada and the Director community at-large to act as executives in residence. These individuals contribute to classroom discussions by sharing their experience and insights in the governance of the $112B sector.
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YPO
Professional Development , Public Speaking , 2008 — 2008
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YPO
Professional Development , Corporate Board Governance , 2008 — 2008
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Professional Development , Creating and Managing Strategic Relationships , 2006 — 2006
This executive leadership program prepares executives to more fully understand the costs and benefits of strategic alliances and why such alliances may be preferred to other strategies, such as internal development or mergers and acquisitions.
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ICHU - Lead to Win
Professional Development , Entreprenuership , 2002 — 2002
The Lead to Win program is the premier professional development program for managers of Ottawa-based technology companies. The Lead to Win program offers six themes, two of which are for technical entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurship and Business Growth. Corporate themes include: Product Development, Sales and Marketing Strategy, Leadership in Technology Companies, and People Management.
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Carleton University
BEng , Electrical Engineering , 1981 — 1985
Additional Information
Brian Hurley’s Websites:
Brian Hurley’s Interests:
Computing technology, writing
Brian Hurley’s Groups:
OCRI Board of Directors
The Ottawa Network
Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)
Silicon Valley Churchill Club
Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
Mindtrust
CATA Alliance
Institute of Corporate Directors
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TopLinked.com (Open Networkers) -
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Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) -
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The OCRI Network -
Lead To Win
Brian Hurley’s Honors:
Author of Best Selling Book "A Small Business Guide to Doing Big Business on the Internet", published 1996
HPCWire, 2006 Editor's Choice Award - Most Significant New HPC Hardware Product or Technology
IEEE, 2006 Award of Innovation
OCRI, 2006 Most Promising Start-up
OCRI, 2006 Best Financial Deal
OCRI, 2006 Finalist for Next Generation Executive of the Year
Branham, 2006 Branham 300 Top 25 Canadian IT Up and Comers
OCRI, 2007 Next Generation Executive of the Year
CIO Magazine, 2006 Leading Vendor Server Consolidation and Virtualization
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