Sunny Lam
Place: Toronto, Ontario
Affilation: Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting
Degree MES
Gender: Male
Joined: 1/1/2009
About me: Sunny is a consultant and entrepreneur who has coached clients through interviews and job searches for employment contracts of over $190,000 in value. He co-founded an urban food social enterprise and business based in Toronto, and helped attract four major media interviews from the Toronto Star, CBC, Newstalk Radio and City TV between 2008 and 2010. He also drove the fundraising efforts leading to $89,000 in capital funding for the enterprise. Sunny was one of the primary co-founders of an organic and natural food retail market at Queen's University that served 21,000 people directly. Over the last five years, Sunny has conducted 19 public speaking presentations to over 1,700 people. Sunny is also the author of 101 Job Search Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Landing the Job You Want (http://shinobicareercoach.com/scc/101-job-search-hacks-cheat-sheet). Sunny is a Toronto, Ontario native with a Masters in Environmental Studies from Queen's University in Kingston. He also has a Bachelor in Environmental Studies Biology and has earned four academic awards. Sunny is an avid student of science, psychology, entrepreneurship and marketing. In his spare time, he practices martial arts, bodyweight training and fencing. Sunny is also a philosopher, fencer, swordsman, martial artist, poet, writer, chanter, instrumental musician (flute, mandolin), activist and advocate researcher. In addition: a Macintosh Apple power user, a practitioner of Getting Things Done, follower of the Warrior's Diet, social network adept, marketing/green marketing dabbler. Member of: Green Enterprise Toronto, FoodCycles, Canadian Organic Growers Toronto, Toronto Community Gardening Network and Toronto Community Based Research Network.
Interest: productivity, business planning, resume writing, interview coaching, market research, communications, social media, blogging, advertising, job search, grant writing, cybersecurity
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By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“This was a press release that was written for the re-launch of the Farmers Market @ Queen’s into its second year. The Market which I helped to found is one of the first such markets on university campuses nationwide. What is striking about the Market is that it is on the grounds of one of the more conservative universities in the nation.”
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“The article examined the organic industry and movement with a critical eye. Health benefits were profiled while social, environmental and economic difficulties were discussed. This magazine article was written for a general audience and heavily supported by peer-reviewed research.”
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“This piece was based on prior research on urban agriculture and local food systems. It briefly alluded to the environmental, social, health, food security and economic benefits of urban cultivation. It pointed out the large amount of organic and food waste that could be used for food production given rising fuel and food prices. This magazine article was written for a general audience.”
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“This was a supporting piece of research for the ‘Urban Agriculture in Kingston: Present and Future Potential for Re-localization and Sustainability 2007’ report. Based on work by Marc Xuerub, a planner at Waterloo Region Public Health, it analyzed the greenhouse gas emissions of food transport into the Kingston region. It estimated that products that could be grown locally had high transport emissions and travelled an average of 4700 km to reach its destination. The work was re-released at
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“This contributing chapter examined the economic feasibility of technologies used in landfill management particularly waste-to-energy innovations. These technological innovations include anaerobic digesters and methane combustion.”
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“This was a response to a local newspapers’ criticism of a buy-local policy that had been proposed by a city council. It underscores the need for a city to be self sufficient given the uncertainties raised by climate chaos, energy scarcity and instability of global world markets.”
By Sunny Lam, Sunny Lam and Associates Consulting, January 1, 2009
“The World Mind Network and its affiliate Friends Beyond Borders threw a contest to map a plan to end world poverty with a $5000 prize. I and Mekhala decided to take a shot at this. The mind map was designed using Mindjet Mindmanager for the Mac.” It was originally posted here: http://www.sunnylam.ca/Sunny_Lam_and_Associates/Designs.html
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