For over 40 years Eric has been a serial entrepreneur and has created some successful, and some not so successful ventures. After his formal education, he began the entrepreneurial journey by starting an aerospace research and training company designing and building flight simulators and maintenance trainers for military and airlines all over the world. Twenty years, 300 employees, and many leadership challenges later, that company – Atlantis Aerospace – was sold.
Armed with the leadership lessons earned at Atlantis, Eric then founded the Adao Institute for Change and provided leadership consulting to organizations both large and small. It included new venture start-ups and business transformation initiatives for blue-chip organizations such as Bombardier, Caterpillar, and Gulfstream.
Now a mentor with Innovation Guelph, Eric shares his leadership experience with start-ups and SMEs. He likes to keep things simple, so they are doable, stick, and are effective. He is a workshop presenter, speaker, and mentor bringing to life his passion for leadership, communication, problem solving, and human dynamics for anyone daring to call themselves an entrepreneur.
