Denise Donlon

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Good Governance is Good Business
Denise Donlon knows that no matter what you do, you leave a legacy.  She encourages everyone in all levels of an organization that you can both make a living and make a contribution to affect social and cultural change in a positive light.  These actions will encourage and engage your team, and set a foundation for their own longevity and enjoyment with your organization.

Engagement & Retention - employees and customers
Identifying trends, knowing your demographic and delivering success with your team, are all strengths necessary for engaging and retaining your staff.

Exploit your Creativity and Live with Passion

Affecting Social & Cultural Change

Summary Profile

Highly regarded as a catalyst, creative leader, and communicator, Denise Donlon is the executive director of CBC Radio. She is also a leader behind the scenes as producer of live events and engaging television. In 2007, she produced the main stage programming for the inaugural Green living show in Toronto featuring appearances by Vice President Al Gore, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and David Suzuki. She also was the event producer of the  President Clinton Foundation etc. an event which raised over $21 million for the Clinton Global Initiative in one evening. In addition she co-produced Live 8, the Canadian international concert event.

From 2000-2004, Denise Donlon headed Sony Music Canada (SMC) as president, directing the company and operations of 300 employees, delivering an average annual $200 million revenue and overseeing the country’s marketing, sales and promotion of some of the world’s biggest artists, including Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, and Leonard Cohen.

Donlon made a name for herself over her 15 years at CityTV and MuchMusic as an iconic key influencer and leader, and the ‘brains behind MuchMusic’. She delivered the ‘Drive for Relevance’ - a wealth of new, signature, award winning programming such as Intimate and Interactive, Too Much For Much, and Take Me To Your Leader. Her overall programming strategy consistently earned MuchMusic audience loyalty and top revenues.

It also reinforced a belief system that would last through her career: make a living and make a contribution to affect social and cultural change in a positive light. With her commitment to extraordinary talent and community issues, Denise creates an environment of innovation, celebration and success.

Denise was honored by being named one of the Most Power Women (Top 100) of 2009 by The Women's Executive Network (WXN).

Client Testimonials:

"Denise is one of those rare individuals who inspires trust from all who know her and if you don't know her she soon makes you feel like you do. She is charming and disarming, and can fill a room with her warmth and child like enthusiasm and at the same time is sharp as a knife when it means cutting to the chase or staying focused on issues and problems and getting things done."

Musician and humanitarian,  Tom Cochrane