Shane Gibson

Current

• Co-Founder at Professional Sales Academy
• President at Knowledge Brokers International

Past

• Program Coordinator at Greater Vancouver Venture Centre

Education

• Prince of Wales

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Shane Gibson’s Summary

Shane Gibson is a Vancouver-based International Speaker, author and Global Entrepreneur who has addressed over 100,000 people over the past sixteen years on stages in North America, Southern Africa and South America. He is quickly becoming known as one of Canada's foremost speakers on the topic of sales performance and social media. As a trainer, coach and motivational speaker he combines a diverse background in sales force leadership, new entrepreneur development and extensive sales and leadership coaching.

He has been published in numerous publications on the topics of Leadership, Marketing, Sales, and Social Media in magazine, radio and television interviews, including CMA Magazine, the Financial Post, the Globe and Mail and Profit Magazine.

Shane Gibson is the author of Closing Bigger: The Field Guide to Closing Bigger Deals and the new book "Sociable! How Social Media is Turning Sales and Marketing Upside-down.

He is also a certified Master Trainer and contributing author in the Complete Sales Action System™, and Managing Complex Business Relationships both published and produced by Knowledge Brokers International.

Clients include
The Vancouver Board of Trade; The Ford Motor Company, Canaccord Financial, Translink, Chalk Media, Sauder School of Business; The University of British Columbia; The Toronto Board of Trade; Realty Executives; Coastal Contacts, Pacific International Securities; The University of Victoria; Fitness World; InfoSat Communications; ALS Environmental; The BC Automotive Retailers Association; YWCA; Dye & Durham; The Brick; AVIS Rent A Car and Budget Rent-a-Car; The Financial Advisors Network; The Pacific National Exhibition; Travel Insurance Coordinators & Trent Health; TOS Insurance/Hub International, Standard Life, CMA Canada, The Wickaninnish Inn and many more.

Shane Gibson’s Specialties:

Professional Speaker
Social Media Seminars
Social Media Training
Social Media Consulting and Launch Programs
Sales Performance Training, Coaching, and Process Development.
Leadership Training and Executive Coaching.
Publishes over 30 modules on selling and relationship development.
Turn-around consultants
Sales and Business Podcasts

Shane Gibson’s Experience

• Co-Founder

  Professional Sales Academy

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)

  September 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

  The PSA (salesacademy.ca) was founded in 2001 by Shane Gibson as a separate business entity from Knowledge Brokers' core customized sales training offerings. The PSA partners with organizations like Langara College and the Academy of Learning to deliver KBI's sales training and leadership methodologies and courses in a classroom and online format.

• President

  Knowledge Brokers International

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  October 2000 — Present (9 years 3 months)

  Develops and authors training and development programs for dozens of industries and sectors. A relationship developer and company builder. Responsible for developing strategic partnerships with trainers, coaches, speakers bureaus and international affiliates.

• Program Coordinator

  Greater Vancouver Venture Centre

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  December 1998 — October 2000 (1 year 11 months)

  The Greater Vancouver Venture Centre was recognized as a center of excellence for SEA's across Canada in 1999. The Youth Entrepreneur Development Program was a 16 week intensive quick start entrepreneurial leadership program with an un-precedented 55% start-up rate for 19-29 year old entrepreneurs.

Shane Gibson’s Education

• Prince of Wales

  1994 — 1997

Additional Information

Shane Gibson’s Interests:

Hiking, Skiing, Arnis (Martial Arts), Reading, Meditating, Traveling to Warm Places, Mountain Boarding

Shane Gibson’s Groups:

Vancouver Board of Trade, Vancouver Cigar Club, Top Sales Experts, Vancouver Sales Performance Meetup, Professional Sales Academy

•    World Young Entrepreneurs Network
•    SHiFT! - TURN PROSPECTS INTO CUSTOMERS by Harnessing Trigger Events
•    ! Sales Best Practices
•    Sales Growth
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Green
•    Sales Leadership
•    Sales Leader Council
•    Top Sales Experts
•    Linking CONSTRUCTION
•    Sales Management Association
•    Sales 2.0
•    The Vancouver Board of Trade
•    Linked:Vancouver
•    Vancouver Enterprise Forum
•    Alcohol/Beverage, Adult Beverage Jobs and Networking Forum, #1 Beverage Jobs Group
•    THIRD TUESDAY Vancouver
•    Top Sales Experts International
•    Scam Stop
•    CityEvents
•    We Love Crowds | Breaking Social Media News Group
•    The Pacific Club
•    Franchising in Canada - Executive's Club
•    BuildDirect Presents Building Industry Peer Discussion
•    inSocialMedia Professional Community
•    The Vancouver Sales Performance Meetup
•    Vancouver Construction Industry Meetup Group
•    BC Software Solutions Sales Professionals
•    BIO *buy it online*
•    Green Publishing
•    Vancouver Networker (LION)

Shane Gibson’s Honors:

Vancouver Board of Trade "Chairman's Award" for 14 years of engaged community leadership.

Shane Gibson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch