About Ron Kunitzky – Geyser Marketing Group

Ron Kunitzky, 33, is the Founder and President of Geyser Marketing Group; a professional service agency that specializes in Strategic Partnerships & Channel Marketing based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past few years, Ron has worked with leading Canadian brands like The ALDO Group, Wenger & Cardinal Watches, Roscan, Domaine Pinnacle, VDN Cable, Track It Back, Netscape Canada and others.

Prior to starting Geyser Marketing Group, Ron spent nearly ten years in various sales, partner marketing, business development and channel marketing roles and most recently served as Head of Partnership Marketing for the AOL UK division of AOL Europe (A Time Warner Company) from 2001 to 2003. At AOL, Ron managed a team of 9 people, a yearly budget of £6mm and was responsible for the companies Partnership Marketing Programs and Strategic Relationships with Wal-Mart, Dell Computer, Carphone Warehouse, Comet, MBNA, Hewlett Packard and Choice Hotels. During that time, he participated in a three day intensive training course on Leadership & Management given by the Industrial Learning Society in July 2002 and also led a team of volunteers at Time Warner Foundations ‘Volunteer Day London’ in September 2002.

Ron holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Concordia University, a Graduate Certificate in Marketing from McGill University, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the United Kingdom and more recently has joined the event planning committee at AIMS Canada. In 2004 and 2005, he was selected as a member of JCC’s Choice Business Club and was nominated for a JCC Promie Award in 2005. In his spare time, Ron likes to help shape young minds through volunteer mentoring and public speaking initiatives at various non-for-profit organizations like YES Toronto and CESO-SACO.

A passionate entrepreneur who believes strongly in the power of strategic affiliations and partnerships that provide mutual benefit, Ron has been featured in several publications including Marketing Magazine, Les Affaires and The Advisor.

Ron enjoys life in North Toronto with his wife of over 5 years. His personal interests include cooking Mediterranean cuisine, attending theatrical productions, cross-country skiing, listening to jazz music and sports talk radio (not at the same time!), playing team sports, traveling and working to make his community a better place. Ron has been to over 20 countries and in December 2005, Ron and his wife visited Peru and completed a 3 day, 38 kilometer hike on the Inca Trail which runs through the mountains above the Urubamba river leading to the ancient city of Machu Picchu.