About Karim Kanji and Gregg Tilston
Karim Kanji
Karim Kanji is a senior digital strategist who understands how to use various digital and social platforms to help brands reach their business and campaign goals and objectives.
Currently, Karim is Director, Social Media Strategy at iNvolved Media.
Since 2010, Karim has worked closely with notable brands such as Jamieson Vitamins, Mark’s, LG Electronics Canada, Muskoka Brewery, Post Cereals, Nestle Canada (Kit Kat, Delissio, Smarties, Purina, Gerber, Nespresso, etc), Dell Canada, GE Canada, Scotiabank, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Microsoft, Wild Water Kingdom, and Palomino Systems Inc.
Karim also teaches Twitter Marketing and Introduction to Social Media Marketing at George Brown College in Toronto.
Gregg Tilston
Gregg Tilston leads eCommerce for Campari Canada and previously was Vice President of Digital with IronGate.Wine, an online retailer selling investment grade, vintage wine. Gregg is a technology industry veteran having spent seven years as a global leader with Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX: FLT) as well as holding senior leadership roles with eComm, platform, and mobile application startups. Gregg previously sat on Hootsuite’s customer advisory committee
Gregg is passionate about Toronto. Everywhere he travels to he tells people about how awesome he thinks Toronto is; the good, the bad, and the ugly (remember the Rob Ford era?)
Gregg sits on George Brown College’s Program Advisory Committee and mentors students in the school of hospitality and tourism.
Four Random Interviews
While you’re here, check out these interviews that you may have missed.
Rock N' Roll True Stories
A few weeks ago Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji sat down with the founder and editor of the popular YouTube channel, Rock N’ Roll True Stories. What is this YouTube channel about? Consider this your one stop shop for all things Rock N’ Roll! They profile cool stories about Rock N’ Roll starting in the…
El Mocambo | (Almost) Lost Venues
If Wikipedia is to be believed… the El Mocambo is a live music and entertainment venue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located on Spadina Avenue, just south of College Street, the bar has played an important role in the development of popular music in Toronto since the 1940s. Welcome To The Music · El Mocambo |…
Lexxicon | R&B and Dancehall
Jamaican-Canadian musical artist, Lexxicon is the definition of passion and persistence. It is almost impossible for an audience to not become consumed by the intense energy that radiates through his music and the long-lasting impression of his dynamic live performances. With music that sounds like a crossbreed between PartyNextDoor and Swae Lee merged with a…
Jeff Teravainen
Few people can boast a resume that includes the following: racing school scholarship winner lead singer of two rock bands; one of them award-winning; one of them featuring a young Mike Turner who would later go on to be a founding member of Our Lady Peace played with the likes of Harem Scarem, Frozen Ghost…