Network and Community Development

I had the pleasure of working with Chris for a number of years at UNIS LUMIN Inc. Chris's innate ability to think outside the box along with his daily drive and enthusiasm resulted in him creating a number of unique customer programs and events that differentiated us from our competitors and greatly benefitted me in my sales efforts. Chris is also a solid team player who was always willing to roll-up his sleeves in support of my sales initiatives.

Chris and I worked together for a few years. I was fortunate to benefit, as an account manager, from his proactive and professional client facing marketing approach. I knew I would always be way ahead of the game in my client relations when Chris became engaged !

Chris has a passion and energy for his work that is contagious. He is always looking for new ways in which to deliver and execute on his message to the marketplace. This combined with flawless execution allowed us to take a leadership position in measuring and delivering on results that exceeded both organizations objectives.

Chris and I have worked together on several innovative, collaborative projects. Chris has a natural talent for mastering contemporary marketing frameworks and concepts, and combining this knowledge with emerging technologies to produce distinct value-add solutions/opportunities.

As an extremely well organized marketing professional, Chris has the talent to create clear marketing strategies that align to the objectives of the business as a whole, and then orchestrate the execution of the tactics with such precision campaigns are delivered on time and on budget, but most importantly, always fill the sales pipeline with qualified opportunities.

In 2008, I collaborated with Chris to compete in the Cisco I-Prize competition. The objective was to create an innovation idea and business plan capable of generating a minimum of $1B in revenue. It was open to innovators and entrepreneurs around the world and attracted 2,500 participants, 1,200 teams from 108 different countries.

I joined Chris’s Team because in the 30-years I have known him I have never known anyone with more creativity, passion and leadership skill than Chris. When working with Chris the sum is always greater than the parts as somehow thoughts seem to compound, ideas magically grow and take on a life of their own. Thanks to his incredible energy, relentless spirit and uncompromising determination our Team made it to the final round as one of the final twelve. Although, we were eventually nudged out by another team – the experience of working with Chris again reminded me that there are altruistic people in this world who can lead and inspire simply through their actions.

Despite his amazing abilities he has always remained humble, thoughtful and conducted himself with the utmost integrity. Seldom do you find an individual who is as gifted and yet somehow has remained grounded in his beliefs and values. If what they say is true and you meet 5 amazing people in your lifetime, then Chris Herbert may very well be one of them!

With ProductCamp Chris created an extraordinary event that provided value to participants. In the future, I will look forward to working with Chris more closely and participating as one of the speakers.

Chris is a great organizer. I attended ProductCamp Toronto. Chris brought it to Toronto and built a strong organizing team. Everything went smoothly, no glitches. Chris was everywhere, attending sessions, reporting the event on media and offering his support to presenters. Good work!

I managed the Cisco I-Prize contest and was extremely impressed with Chris's participation and collaboration on the site. He contributed to other ideas, listened to feedback about his idea, and continually improved upon his team's idea. I also had the privilege of working with his team as the team advanced through the rounds of the contest, and enjoyed seeing him listen and collaborate with his team members, some of whom he met on the Cisco I-Prize site. He is truly a collaborative leader and I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet him through the contest.

Chris is responsible for all marketing activity for Unis Lumin. He is very committed to finding new and refreshing ways to get our companies message out. He has developed unique marketing programs that are delivering benchark ROI for our industry. Chris is a passionate, caring person and I enjoy working with him.