Crisis & Opportunity Conference

STEPHEN A. CLARKE
President

BIO

Born and raised in the Beaches area of Toronto Stephen grew up in the world of sports. Through his determined effort to succeed and self-discipline he was able to pursue every Canadian boy’s dream of playing professional hockey. After a career ending injury at the age of 25 Stephen began his venture into the equally competitive world of business where again with a determined effort his rise to the top in companies such as MacLean Hunter, Southam, Foster Advertising and Saatchi & Saatchi enabled him to harness his experience and start his own Marketing/Advertising Agency, specializing in Event Development & Sponsorship which grew in size over a 15 year period before being sold. Stephen’s particular area of expertise was developing an ROI for his Clients and his motto “if it doesn’t sell product…don’t do it” defined his company’s very existence!

Stephen currently works in the Wellness Industry where he applies his business and sports background in setting up wellness clinics, writing articles and speaking all over North America on the industry and in particular the natural “supplement” sector. His Company Balanced Lifestyles Inc. is devoted to educating the consumer on proper nutrition and supplements and the companies new grass roots program will enable it to reach over $100million in sales over the next 10 years. Stephen is currently writing a book based on his own business and personal experiences which based on his past accomplishments promises to be a future best seller list…watch for it in 2011!!!

Stephen has currently entered into partnership with longtime business associate Ivy Lee to create CRISIS & OPPORTUNITY EXPO INC. which is a company focused on bringing business opportunities to the general public. In today’s time of crisis Stephen and Ivy have decided to give back and help educate people on taking control. With events scheduled across the country, Federal Government support and current negotiations to produce them in the USA it looks like COE will become a very successful venture.

SVETLANA RATNIKOVA
Vice-President

BIO

Svetlana Ratnikova brings a wealth business experience to the company -- from entrepreneurial, corporate, recruiting and coaching. Svetlana has worked with people in the health and beauty, wholesale and retail distribution, and pharmaceutical industries, to name a few.

Svetlana was born in Moscow, Russia and immigrated to Canada in 1994. She earned an under-graduate degree from the University of Moscow in Marketing and Economics in 1989. She began her career in Canada with a major market research firm for more than 7 years working with some of the largest companies in the world as clients. Soon after, she was working in sales for several leading pharmaceutical companies.

In 2001 she launched Terra Naturals Inc. with the mission is to create and offer superior body care products, formulated with only healthy ingredients. Terra Naturals is being known as a completely natural, petroleum free line of underarm cosmetic products that safely and effectively eliminated body odor. Svetlana gained valuable experience overseeing all aspects of Global Sales & Marketing as well as all laboratory case testing in the Product Development Division.

Svetlana Ratnikova is an International Business Broker and Vice President/Partner in Crisis and Opportunity Expo Inc., a newly formed company created to bring awareness of the tremendous business opportunities that exist in this turbulent economy. Her mission is to bring awareness of these opportunities to the general public in Toronto first and then across the rest of Canada.

"We rarely see management of this high calibre in emerging businesses. Ms. Ratnikova combines high integrity, visionary strategy, operational discipline and entrepreneurial instinct. Svetlana is one of the most passionate individuals I have ever had the pleasure of working with.” Michael J. Walker, AON National Director, M&A Advisory Group