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STEERING COMMITTEE
WHO ARE THE STEERING COMMITTEE?
IAN RICHARD TOEWS CHIEF VISIONARY, MISSION, MESSAGING, PRODUCT, PAYMENT & BANK INTEGRATION Ian’s experience with private and non-private business start-ups began in 1996. He worked as an advisor to assist venture businesses to set up legal and corporate structure, product/service offerings, and administrative processes. His role always has been to get the projects off the ground and transition them to senior management to operate. Ian’s core competency is to assemble the team, hone and focus the vision for the product or service and to support the Investor Relations team to raise seed capital to achieve the objectives of the project. He collaborates with administration, operations, and management teams to accomplish all business objectives. KAREN OLSSON COMMUNITY, SPA, COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, ETHOS, HUMAN RESOURCES Karen is a serial, technology entrepreneur and is passionate about the intersection of people and innovation. Over the course of her career, she has run a non-profit aimed at engaging more women in technology, done award-winning work in digital media production, established a thriving technology recruitment practice, and grown multiple companies from the ground up. As an executive leader, she has extensive experience in both early and growth-stage startups requiring a strategic focus on recruitment, operations management, revenue, and investment. Karen enjoys: Building teams to bring products to life. Helping to develop skills in individuals, so they can make a difference. Raising funds to provide business expansion and growth opportunities. Providing leadership and strategic guidance to all of the above. SANDRA WRIGHT VAULTING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
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ADMINISTRATION, LEGAL Sandra has operated and owned Intellectual Property firms for over 30 years. She is a specialist in the field of Brand Creation and Brand Registration. Her experience crosses a large spectrum of business sectors. She has represented and managed intellectual property portfolios worldwide for companies in the food & beverage, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, medical and pharmaceutical, finance, technology, resource, agriculture, communications, and education sectors.
Over the past decade, Sandra has expanded her service offering to include Business Advisory Consulting Services to start-ups and existing businesses by providing a focused and strategic approach to corporate administration and operations, corporate communications, and corporate governance.
MARTIN LAMB INVESTOR RELATIONS, FUNDING, LEGAL GUIDANCE, MONETIZATION
Over the last 30 years, Martin has worked as an investment banker in Canada, USA, Latin America, and Europe. In 2013, he was introduced to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies and believed that these technologies provide a foundational change to the concept of a financial model.
Martin has assisted in the building of the infrastructure of a variety of companies in both the fiat and crypto worlds and marries traditional financial business needs with the blockchain solutions.
His goal is to unlock the full potential of the cryptocurrency markets for traditional and non-traditional businesses alike, regardless of jurisdiction.
Overall responsibilities of the LODE Steering Committee:
IDENTIFY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Before a LODE Product can enter the market, the SC needs to identify opportunities or areas where consumers/members may want or need a product that fits LODES’ mandate such as:
Card Programs Liquidity Options & Exchanges Equity Formats Wallets
MANAGE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT The SC plays a key role in product development and implementation; determining specifications, and bringing each feature of LODE into production. This aspect of the SC role is hands-on and critical, as successful product development can determine whether or not LODE will ultimately be successful.
DIRECT MARKETING AND PROMOTION The SC is also responsible for conducting marketing and promotion for all LODE products. Well before a product arrives on the market, the SC needs to work with the Marketing, Communication, and Community teams to build anticipation to ensure that there is demand once a LODE Product moves from production to release. This may include telegram and other social media posts, crafting press releases, and attending industry events (once they resume) to build word-of-mouth. FINANCE The SC is in charge of creating budgets, and setting milestones and timelines, developing business and financial plans to determine breakeven points and ensure long-term solvency as the organization grows. The SC manages the vaulted silver, the minting of tokens, and the use of funds to develop the LODE Project mandate. This also involves seeking out additional funding, new funding structures and investors as the LODE Project expands.
LEGAL OPERATIONS The SC is responsible for developing and maintaining a viable and sustainable legal and jurisdictional structure for the LODE Project, as well as, creating the supporting materials such as business plans and organizational structure documents, budgets, hiring/contractor documents, and business registration materials. The SC works together with legal experts to structure LODE and create legal documents that outline the responsibilities of each involved entity and ensure regulatory compliance.
BUILD AND LEAD TEAMS As LODE grows, the SC will need to build and lead effective teams including Service Providers, the SPA, the Non-Executive Committee, and the Community Advisory Board. This aspect of the SC role involves high-level decision-making, as well as, the ability to identify areas where it benefits the organization to bring in new personnel. The ability to inspire and lead teams helps LODE scale up as market share increases and helps hire the right businesses and individuals who are dedicated to LODE’s success.
