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Mike Thibodeau

CEO

Toronto, Ontario, Canada17 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years in sales, marketing, and business development.
  • Host of 'Pitch Please' podcast showcasing Canadian startups.
  • Expert in AI and cloud-native applications for business growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and AI-focused business development leader with extensive experience in customer success and innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementBusiness StrategyCustomer SuccessLeadership

Other Skills

Account ManagementAdobe Premiere ProAdvertisingB2B MarketingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningChange ManagementChannel SalesCompetitive AnalysisContent MarketingCustomer JourneysCustomer ServiceDigital MarketingDiversity & InclusionEmail Marketing

About

I empower Canadian businesses to really make the most out of AI and cloud-native apps, helping them grow faster, create new customer experiences and innovate their business. With over 15 years in the fields of sales, marketing, and business development, I've got a love for seeing results, building partnerships, and fostering collaboration across my amazing network. When I'm not geeking out on tech at Google, I'm the voice behind 'Pitch Please,' a podcast that's all about startups, innovators, and the ecosystem that powers them. I have amazing discussions with industry experts and listen to Canada's brightest startups pitch their big ideas. This podcast isn't just talk – it's about showcasing the amazing diversity and creativity of our Canadian innovators. It's my way of supporting and learning from the incredible entrepreneurs out there, and hopefully sparking a bit of that innovation flame in everyone who listens. I love all things tech and entrepreneurship, and I'm always up for connecting with people who want to join in on this app, AI, and startup adventure!

Experience

17 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
4 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Google

Director of Enterprise New Business, Google Cloud

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Microsoft

8 roles

Director of Business Development - Azure & Low Code (SMC)

Jul 2024Apr 2025 · 9 mos

National App Innovation & AI Lead

Sep 2023Jul 2024 · 10 mos

  • Unlocking growth for Canadian companies through application innovation. We empower businesses to accelerate growth, drive transformation, and improve efficiency while achieving their AI aspirations.
  • I'm passionate about whiteboarding AI innovation roadmaps, unlocking new customer experiences and discovering new business potential.

Director of Sales & Strategy (Azure) - SMB, Startups & High Growth

Promoted

Jul 2020Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Responsible for leading the strategy and sales performance of Azure and continuing to grow a seven-figure cloud business that has already grown by over 4X in the last 3 years. I foster a culture of collaboration, clarity, energy, and empathy to driving innovation and impact across a 90+ person sales team. Together we built and implemented Canada's multi-year roadmap to engage, support and help grow Canada's fastest-growing startups, unicorns, and digital companies. Canada's innovation has become a recognized operating model for excellence and has been scaled into Microsoft's global strategies. Like any great business, this impact on Canadian customers was made possible through amazing partnerships alongside a network of ISVs, resellers, and solution integrators.
Sales ManagementStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipBusiness StrategyChannel Sales

National Customer Success Manager (Mid Market)

Mar 2019Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Led a team of 4 to support change management, implementation, and end-user adoption of Microsoft Teams and Dynamics 365. I successfully built and implemented a new model for scaling customer adoption and change management programs alongside a channel of partners. Our team delivered change management, adoption, and usage activities to over 1,000 customers via a team of Customer Success Managers and expert partners.
Customer SuccessLeadershipManagementChannel SalesChange Management

Sr Product Marketing Manager

Sep 2016Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • HoloLens & Mixed Reality: Worked with customers, partners, disrupters and innovators to reimagine solutions with the power of mixed reality (AR, VR and MR) across HoloLens and OEM devices. Grew the Canadian landscape and category of Mixed Reality accross an ecosytem of customers, partners and developers for both HoloLens 1 and HoloLens 2.
  • Enterprise Mobility & Security: Accountable for driving growth, business performance and product marketing for Microsoft's Enterprise Mobility and Security business. Through marketing, sales and partner channels, we will help customers understand how Microsoft is uniquely positioned to address their security challenges surrounding devices, data, apps, and infrastructure.

Business Planning & Operations Manager

Promoted

Jul 2014Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Responsible for delivering actionable insights to the Canadian leadership team and broader business surrounding our performance against revenue, share and scorecards. Driving performance against these ambitions through the management of business planning, marketing budgets and business reviews.

Integrated Marketing Manager

Feb 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Responsible for planning and implementing best in class integrated marketing programs with a strong focus on optimizing ROI and the customer journey for consumer and commercial audiences across Windows, Office and developer evangelism programs.

Marketing Operations Analyst

Aug 2011Feb 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Responsible for the implementation of new tools, process and training to help track marketing campaigns across Microsoft Canada. Through this implementation, marketing teams were able to better understand the ROI by campaigns and levers to drive optimization across more than $30 million of marketing investments.

Pitch please

Podcaster & Host

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Remote

  • A podcast for startups, innovators and tech lovers. Talking to experts and hearing pitches from Canada's best startups.
  • Who doesn't love seeing all of the amazing innovation happening in Canada's Startup world? We connect with Canada's best startups to learn about their business and the amazing people behind it. Follow along and hear some of the most interesting ideas and top elevator pitches from across Canada!
  • Follow along for energetic weekly discussions!

Helpers

Co-Founder & Strategy Lead

Jan 2020Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Helpers is an app that enables Canadians in need of on-demand non-medical home care services and assistance to get qualified care aides to come to their home.
  • The increasing population of elderly Canadians or those with chronic conditions and disabilities has placed unprecedented demand on our public and private care systems. COVID-19 has exposed various gaps in the care and services provided today, putting many Canadian’s at risk. That is why now more than 91% of Canadians want to stay in the comfort of their own homes when receiving care. Additionally, the limited availability of publicly funded services has left over 36% of Canadians with partially met or unmet needs. The rigid nature of our public and private home care systems does not meet the needs of Canadians and is putting increased pressure and stress on family and friends who are considered informal caregivers today.
  • That's why we created Helpers. For those that are looking for access to on demand home care for themselves or loved ones, but not ready to commit to ongoing scheduled care. Helpers allows you to request home care only when needed, all in the comfort of their own homes.
  • Helpers is on a mission to get Canadians the care they need when they need it.

Volv marketing

Partner

Apr 2009Apr 2016 · 7 yrs

Education

McMaster University

Honours Bachelor Commerce — Marketing & Sales

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