Cal Harrison

Cal Harrison is one of North America's leaders in assisting the consulting professions such as architects, engineers, management consultants and lawyers to develop better sales skills and more profitable practices.

Harrison also speaks and writes extensively on how large institutional clients can better purchase professional services.

Harrison's first book The Consultant with Pink Hair published by Rockbench Publishing of Nashville, is now available in limited release and will be available to the public on Amazon and in select bookstores across Canada and the USA in the fall of 2012.

For over a decade Cal's articles have been read by subscribers around the globe and are reprinted in publications such as CA Magazine (where his article A Decent Proposal won a Canadian Business Press Kenneth R. Wilson Memorial Award), Rain Today, Strategy Peak, Management Consulting News, and the Journal of The World Congress on Total Quality Management. On both occasions that his articles were reprinted by consulting industry leader Rain Today they were named to their annual Top Five Most Downloaded list.

He has been an invited speaker to Canadian Association of Management Consultants chapters, university groups including Harvard Business School Alumni, The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Consulting Round Table, and Institute of Management Consultants USA events across North America including the national IMC CONFAB conference.

In 2004 the Institute of Management Consultants USA audited his Beyond Referrals program and gave it their highest endorsement - "IMC Recommended".

His "Building A Professional Practice" one-day program designed for recent MBA grads has been taught at Royal Roads University in Victoria BC.

Cal is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), a CAPS Professional member, and a graduate of The University of Manitoba (MBA, BA), The University of Nevada at Reno (Executive Development Program), and Red River College (Diploma Advertising Art). He is an award-winning instructor at The University of Manitoba, The University of Winnipeg, and Royal Roads University in Victoria British Columbia.

Cal has served on the Council of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Manitoba and continues to serve on several other not-for-profit boards.

Previous Speaking Audiences

    ·        Harvard Business School Alumni - Chicago, Illinois

    ·        Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants - Barbados, WI

    ·        IMC Chicagoland Chapter - Chicago, Illinois

    ·        American Public Works Association National Conference - Columbus, Ohio

    ·        The Banff Centre - Banff, Alberta

    ·        Financial Executives International - Winnipeg, Manitoba

    ·        Canadian Association of University Business Officers - Ottawa, Ontario

    ·        Society of Telecommunications Consultants - St. Louis. Missouri

    ·        Audio Educators - Durham, North Carolina

    ·        Chicago Graduate School of Business Consulting Round Table - Chicago, Illinois

    ·        IMC CONFAB - Reno, Nevada

    ·        IMC Tampa Bay - Tampa, Florida

    ·        IMC Portland - Portland, Oregon

    ·        IMC Pacific Northwest Chapter - Seattle, Washington

    ·        Women in Consulting - San Francisco, California

    ·        World Congress on Total Quality Management - Winnipeg, Manitoba

    ·        Royal Roads University - Victoria, British Columbia (Multiple events)

    ·        CAMC Victoria - Victoria, British Columbia

    ·        CAMC Toronto - Toronto Ontario (Multiple events)

    ·        CAMC Saskatoon - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    ·        CAMC Edmonton - Edmonton, Alberta

    ·        CAMC Vancouver - Vancouver, British Columbia

    ·        CAMC Calgary - Calgary, Alberta

    ·        CAMC Ottawa - Ottawa, Ontario

    ·        University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, New Mexico

    ·        Market Research Intelligence Association - Winnipeg, Manitoba

    ·        University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada

    ·        Young Associates/CAMC - Winnipeg, Manitoba

    ·        Purchasing Management Association of Canada - St. John's NFLD

    ·        Purchasing Management Association of Canada - Winnipeg, Canada

    ·        Purchasing Management Association of Canada - Ontario Institute

"This is good thinking for our consulting practice. Thanks! Much appreciated."

- Calgary, Alberta

 "Cal we all agree that your program and involvement have been a big help - thank you."

 - Cambridge, Ontario

  "Thank you Cal for the Beyond Referrals Newsletter, one of my favourite business and professional stimuli."

- Surrey, England

 "Excellent seminar on business development for consultants."

- Vancouver, British Columbia

 "I am able to understand immediately what I need to do and how to do it to improve my business. Thanks for an excellent source of information"

- Victoria, British Columbia

 "A great addition to the roundtable event."

- Chicago, Illinois

 "It was wonderful hearing your insights!"

-  Albuquerque, New Mexico

 "The positioning exercise you took us through will save our business."

- Ottawa, Ontario

 "Cal congrats on a great day - we really appreciated your professional and polished presentation!"

- Victoria, British Columbia

 "A must see presentation for anyone trying to expand his/her consulting business."

- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

 "I can't overstate how much simpler everything is. Your recommendations are bang on."

- Toronto, Ontario

 "What you teach really works."

- Ottawa, Ontario