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NICK THOMPSON

With his energy and enthusiasm, Nick brings a new approach to corporate image management, culture development, and strategic enterprise growth. As a co-founder and president of several companies, including Metromedia Marketing Ltd., BrandAlliance Inc., and VEA Office Professionals Inc., Nick now shares his 25+ years of leadership and executive management experience with business owners and professionals across North America.

Nick spearheaded organizations that became internationally recognized, providing hundreds of individuals with employment in various locations across the globe. Under his guidance, many of these locations became award-winning businesses, having been listed as “Best Places to Work” by Counselor Magazine, as well as gaining the coveted “National Distributor of the Year” award by the Promotional Products Professionals of Canada. BrandAlliance Inc. also obtained Deloitte’s prestigious “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” distinction several years in a row.

Nick’s credentials include being a finalist for the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, recognition as one of Business in Calgary’s “Leaders of Tomorrow,” recipient of the “Premier’s Award for Healthy Workplaces,” and has been featured on the cover of a number of commercial and trade publications for his business acumen. He obtained the marketing designation of Master Advertising Specialist and was awarded the first-ever “Humanitarian of the Year” award by the Promotional Products Professionals of Canada for his endless philanthropic contributions.

Apart from his entrepreneurial endeavors, Nick is also a Business Execution Specialist with Results Canada Inc. He has served on many Boards, including his past companies, the Provincial and National Boards of the Promotional Products Professionals of Canada, and several not-for-profit enterprises. He is also active in the worldwide Entrepreneurs’ Organization as a member, a coach, and a trainer for their Accelerator program across North America.

In his free time, Nick continues to write and publish a number of books on personal and business life lessons. He also enjoys staying active: hiking, running, and playing sports of any kind. He and his wife take great pleasure in travelling, looking for new experiences, and tasting new foods and wines.

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LOOK OUT! YOU'RE
ABOUT TO GET F**KED!

THE 13 BIGGEST PITFALLS OF BUSINESS
& HOW TO AVOID THEM

There are so many great business books that share best practices, business models, new ways of structuring systems and processes, corporate culture development, and so on. And I have enthusiastically used many of these to start and grow a number of businesses. What most of those books DON’T tell you are all the things that can go terribly wrong in business; those instances that can seriously F**K you.

My wish is to share these pitfalls that I had to discover the hard way, in the hope that you can grow stronger from the lessons, without having to experience the extreme pain of the learning.

This book is not for the faint of heart.
This book is not a feel-good read.
This book will teach you how not to get f**ked in business.

LOOK OUT! You’re about to get F**ked! offers valuable tips, resources, and lessons to help guide beginner and seasoned business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs through the often-unexpected hardships of business life.