RECOMMENDATIONS​
Stephanie Murao (Marketing Manager - Prevue HR)
"I was lucky to have Kala as my manager for 5 years. During this time, she was a great coach and mentor. Kala’s a manager that really cares for her team, their professional growth, and always has their back. I have deep respect and admiration for Kala’s expertise in brand marketing, strategic thinking/planning, and people management. She is an exceptional leader and I’m grateful to have worked alongside her." August 2022
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Sue Willems (Retired - VP of Sales at Sunriise Soya Foods)
"I had the pleasure of working with Kala at Sunrise Soya Foods for 7 years. During this time period we collaborated and built a strong Sales and Marketing team that increased sales and profitability. Kala’s drive and experience gained within the company provided her with opportunities for rapid career growth at Sunrise. She is highly skilled in strategic thinking and mentors people directly reporting to her along with cross functional departments. I would highly recommend her." April, 2022.
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Vesna Vujic (Innovation Manager at Sunrise Soya Foods)
"I've had the great opportunity to work closely with Kala for about 2.5 years. She was my manager as VP of Marketing at Sunrise Soya Foods. Over the years, she has brought the company's Marketing to the next level, and has been a great advocate and visionary for innovation. Kala is very persistent and driven. She is also meticulous and has an extraordinary attention to detail. She identified many gaps and opportunities and implemented improvements and new programs that benefited both the company and helped individuals on her team grow. Kala has been a great mentor to me, I always knew that I have her support and that she has my professional growth in mind with every project she's given me. Kala's passion and understanding of strategy, marketplace and competition have helped the company grow and mature, and her big picture vision is precious." February, 2022.
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Catherine Sumague, MBA (Vice President of Sales at naturSource Inc.)
"For four years and counting, I have had the pleasure of working with Kala. During this time, she has become both my mentor and friend. Kala has the unique ability to keep everyone grounded through difficult challenges. As our marketing consultant at naturSource, she has all the essential characteristics; experience, responsive, positive, analytical, and inspiring. Kala's facilitation skills are second to none. She doesn't just direct, she guides, coaches and encourages. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Kala. If you're looking for an exceptional marketing consultant who can help your brand achieve its full potential, look no further." February, 2022.
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Nneoma Osueke, MSc (Quality Assurance Manager at Sunrise Soya Foods)
"It's amazing working with Kala. She takes her leadership role seriously and encourages others through her hard work and consistent positive results. She is result focused and leads by example. Kala is creative, supportive, greatly teaches and listens to her subordinates. She also promotes inclusion and positivity at work as well as encouraging fun while at work. Above all, she cares about people's personal and professional life and encourages a proper work life balance. Learning from her has indeed been awesome and she is brilliant at what she does." February, 2022.
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Mitch Oberfield, MBA (EVP - naturSource Inc.)
"I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Kala Patel. She is incredibly hard working, conscientious and dedicated. She is very knowledgeable and has tremendous insight when it comes to food and CPG. Kala's mandate with naturSource was executed very well, and I am very happy with the results. She produced great work that resonated well with myself and our staff. She stayed within budget and proposed activities that make sense for a company of our size. Kala has also been very supportive and helpful since our mandate has completed, which to me is a true sign of a consultant who is invested in your success. I highly recommend working with Kala Patel." November 18, 2018, Mitch was a client of Kala's.
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Barbara Brooks (Spring Research - Owner)
"Kala is a dynamic and strategic thinker and a true asset to any project or client team. She is extremely collaborative in her approach and a pleasure to work with. Her past experience speaks for itself and gives her the confidence to ask the tough questions. She sets the bar high and always pushes for an actionable deliverable." March 17, 2015, Barbara is an agency vendor to Kala.
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Cathy Fermín (Cadillac Fairview - Client Experience Manager Fairview Mall)
"I worked with Kala on a couple of Marketing campaigns for our busy shopping mall in Toronto. Kala has a great attention to detail, follow-up and creative solutions. She took ownership on all of the details for our events and followed through 100%, our events went smoothly and were a big success. Kala is wonderful and easy to work with." - March 16, 2015, Cathy was Kala's client.
Wendy Harris (Sofina Foods Inc. - Director, Marketing - Poultry and Innovation)
"Kala is an energetic Marketer with a strong sense of urgency in driving to reach her goals. Always looking for positive change she openly challenges the world around her. She is eager to discuss her creative ideas with others while possessing a strong willingness to listen to her team’s ideas. As a manager, Kala truly cares about her team’s growth and development." -April 11, 2014, Wendy reported to Kala at Sofina Foods Inc.
Amanda Rabbito (Parmalat Canada- Brand Manager)
"I have had the great pleasure of working and being mentored by Kala for over 2 years at Parmalat. Kala is an exceptional leader with strong will, passion and a clear understanding of consumer insights driving business results. She is able to be proactive in recognizing business needs enabling her to take a strategic approach in how she tackles her businesses. Under Kala’s leadership I was able to gain great knowledge into the industry, an understanding of what it takes to be a successful marketer and was able to develop valuable skills that have helped me obtain successes in my own career. I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn from a top notch marketer like Kala and know that she will find success/results in whatever she works on." -September 20, 2011, Amanda reported to Kala at Parmalat Canada.
Shawn Moscoe (Solutions with Impact - Vice President)
"I have had the pleasure of working with Kala while she was the Dir of Mktg at Parmalat. Kala is a talented marketing professional who works very well with her business partners. Her practices emphasize fairness when dealing with her suppliers always encouraging them to feel like true business partners. Kala is extremely hard working and teaches / expects the best from her team, both internal and external, always pushing them to deliver to their best of their abilities while working towards a common, well thought out and defined goal. Kala is extremely loyal and displays exceptional leadership qualities. I look forward to working with Kala again as opportunities present themselves." -April 29, 2011, Shawn was a agency vendor to Kala at Parmalat Canada
Dan MacKenzie (NBA Canada - Vice President & General Manager)
"I've worked with Kala in two stints over the past 10 years - as she was a marketing partner of ours both with Wrigley and Parmalat. Kala truly understands the value of partnerships and that true success is achieved when a win-win relationship exists. She is smart, aggressive and gets results." - April 28, 2011, Dan was with another company when working with Kala at Parmalat Canada
Barry Calpino (Global Managing Director, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company)"
"Kala was an extremely highly valued member of my global innovation group at Wrigley - one of my best direct reports i've had. She is everything you want to have in an innovation leader - a fantastic blend of right and left brain, soft and hard, analytical and creative, strategic and executional, high tolerance for ambiguity and external focus. Kala brings all the right technical training, experience and know-how - and combines it with what all successful innovation leaders have - really high passion and infectious energy for their projects, for ideas and for people. She brought great energy to her work, her teams and to me and our team - i loved having the chance to work with her and would love to have the chance to do it again some day." - January 3, 2011, Barry managed Kala at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Global Platform)
Michael McKean (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company - President/CEO Canada, Global Managing Director - Retired)
"I hired Kala when she graduated as an ass't brand manager and experienced her professional development on a first hand basis thru numerous levels to Marketing Manager Global. She is a very competent consumer manager able to handle a complex portfolio to deliver growth. Well liked by her colleagues, she is very dedicated to delivering excellence. A gem to hold onto or to have join your company." -January 3, 2011, Michael was the President/CEO at Wrigley Canada and hired Kala.
Janice Harada (Marketing Director, Wrigley Canada)
"I first met Kala when she was fresh out of Ryerson and I have never seen anyone work so hard or progress as quickly as Kala. Kala owned whatever she touched and projects would 'magically' appear on time, executed with excellence. Tenacious and smart Kala never let challenging circumstances prevent her from meeting her commitments. I would highly recommend her to anyone." - February 4, 2011, Janice managed Kala at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
Richard Parkinson (Marketing Director, Wrigley Canada)
"Kala understood the insights and believed in a project when no one else could or did. She was instrumental in the success of revitalizing a dying 100yr old iconic brand (Juicy Fruit) and turning it into a household name again with a whole new generation of consumers. She and the team were awarded a Silver Cassies in '05 for their work. Do not ever tell Kala that she cannot get it done as she will only prove you wrong and get it done with the support of the entire organization. Challenge Kala your toughest business problems to solve and she will get you a break through answers and results. Either as a direct report, colleague or as a Global Mkting Partner, she never once ever let me down. I miss working with her passion and determination to succeed. Her winning track record that speaks for itself." - January 6, 2011, Richard managed Kala at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
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