Biography 

 David Garofalo has served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the board of directors of the Gold Royalty Corp. David has worked in various leadership capacities in the natural resources sector over the last 30 years.  He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldcorp Inc. until its sale to Newmont Corporation in April 2019. 

 Prior to joining Goldcorp, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Hudbay Minerals Inc. from 2010 to 2015, where he presided over that company's emergence as a leading metals producer. Previous to this, he held various senior executive positions with mining companies, including Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Agnico-Eagle Limited from 1998 to 2010 and as treasurer and other various finance roles with Inmet Mining Corporation from 1990 to 1998.  

He was named Mining Person of the Year by The Northern Miner in 2012 and Canada's CFO of the Year by Financial Executives International Canada in 2009. A graduate of the University of Toronto (B.Comm.), he is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Director of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He also serves on the board of directors of the Vancouver Board of Trade and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.  

To learn more about David Garofalo and Gold Royalty Corp -

  Skype ID: David-Garofalo_1 

 Website: www.goldroyalty.com  

Social Media: @GoldRoyaltyCorp

Here in this episode, I connected with Ike to learn and have him share his origin story into the events industry as well as his journey into starting his venture and scaling his business towards success and overcoming adversities that is on his path.   He was very gracious to take the time to showcase to me how I can personally start my own cryptocurrency and blockchain event as a virtual and hybrid event using the power of the SOCIAL 27 event platform.   

His tips and strategies are relevant to many of us who are participating and competing in the marketplace to benefit our end users - the attendees and most importantly OUR COMMUNITIES.   Before we get started, Let us introduce to YOU the man of the hour IKE -     

Ike is the CEO of Social27, a premier virtual event program that has been helping businesses connect throughout the pandemic and beyond. Covid completely changed the way that businesses operate across the world, but it did help us realize how many fields of work can be done remotely. Emerging technologies like Social27 have provided a multitude of new tools to help with customer retention, scouting, and marketing with the ultimate goal of growing your business.   If you are here to build communities and accelerate sales with greater reach, accessibility, flexibility and security through impactful "Virtual & Hybrid Events" worldwide. 

Click on the Link below to learn more -   https://www.social27.com/

"Future Proof Your Retirement"    "Keys to a Laughing Retirement" "Financial Planning For The Rest Of Your Life" 

Recently a unique situation in my life has brought up the topic of retirement and my financial future. I would say it was by fate that my path crossed with Chip Stites from the Laughing Retirement. I thought i have an understanding of retirement,but this episode with him blew my mind and I had to LEARN,RELEARN & UNLEARN everything i know about retirement and financial planning.

So much for getting degrees and certifications in business,finance and other collegiate pursuits.

Anyways ........................................................I have a Special Event Announcement from Chip Stites, but before that , I want you to learn a bit of info about Chip and The Laughing Retirement.

Here in this fun,interesting and thought provoking episode, I got to have a fireside conversation with Chip Stites from Laughing Retirement, where is a renowned expert and speaker in retirement planning and financial services.

He is an Entrepreneur, Retirement Expert, Speaker and a Writer. Currently lives in Reiti, Italy.

In this amazing episode, Chip shares his lifetime of experience & knowledge about finances,  economics, market cycles and generating income in his live, free online  events and paid courses, and on his website: www.thelaughingretirement.com.

FB: The Laughing Retirement Community. Do Join his group and do mention that you found his group through the FINfluential.

More than just finances, Chip can talk about building “a laughing  retirement” because money is not the only thing you need to consider in  retirement. He talks about both financial topics and living well in  retirement as a process. Join in the conversation with Chip and treat yourself to lessons that will help you achieve a laughing retirement.

Special Event Announcement - Click the Button Now to Join Us for This Free Live Financial Master Class Beginning October 25, 2021 and going for four days through October 28, 2021 at 12 PM ET.

 https://thelaughingretirement.lpages.co/october-2021-event-future-proof-your-retirement-markose-copy-copy/

During This Free Live Financial Master Class, You'll Learn How:

• Get a Raise Every Year While Never Withdrawing Your Original Portfolio. 
• There Are SIX WORDS You Need to Know to Effectively Talk with Your Financial Advisor. 
• Investing is as easy as PIE®? 
• THREE SECRETS to Retire with Less Effort and Time, but with More Money. 
• Chip will Answer Your Questions Live.

Myself and my beloved Lisa Maria are excited and looking forward to join the Financial Masterclass to FUTUREPROOF OUR RETIREMENT.

https://thelaughingretirement.lpages.co/october-2021-event-future-proof-your-retirement-markose-copy-copy/

This Free Live Financial Master Class Beginning October 25, 2021 and going for four days through October 28, 2021 at 12 PM ET.  Financial Master Class will be roughly an hour each day.

FirstRoot has built the world’s first platform for Participatory Budgeting in Schools.

FirstRoot  is a Benefit Corp that supports schools using Participatory Budgeting  (PB for short), a democratic process in which students are given real  money to collaboratively invest in their school.

Endorsed by the United Nations, Participatory Budgeting is used by  thousands of schools around the world to teach financial literacy,  civics, and design thinking.

Luke Hohmann is the CEO of FirstRoot Inc., He is on a crusade to to create the next generation of impact investors. FirstRoot has built the world’s first solution for PB in schools! Our platform  and integrated curriculum makes implementing PB easy and cost-effective.

Luke Hohmann's amazing goal is to get $1K into 1M schools globally and watch what happens when youth control $1B in capital.

FirstRoot has a unique go-to-market strategy that supports all stakeholders as youth use  participatory budgeting to invest real money in their schools. Youth  learn the 5 C's of modern education: creativity, critical thinking,  communication, collaboration, and civics as they experience true agency  and stewardship over their futures, learning through their own  experiences how money really works.

Here in the FINfluential, we are excited to have a chat with Luke Hohmann to deep dive into his story on how FirstRoot came into being and their future plans to help raise the next generation of investors. The idea of putting money into the hands of the students through the unique and well recognized Participatory Budgeting program is quite novel and exciting. 

Personally, I was jealous that i didn't have this fantastic program to help me understand money better, but I'm grateful to learn and excited for the future of FirstRoot and their ambitious goal to make a global impact in building financial literacy and civics in ALL SCHOOLS,CLUBS,DISTRICTS and FAMILIES.

To learn more, check out - https://firstroot.co/

and to connect on LinkedIn with Luke Hohmann, Feel free to reach out to him -

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukehohmann/