Max Valiquette is a Canadian culture and media expert and commentator. A marketer by trade, he was the president of Youthography,[1] a Canadian youth marketing agency, which is where he gained renown. He is now employed by an advertising agency Bensimon Byrne as the Managing Director of Intellectual Property.
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Born | 1973 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
Occupation | Businessman |
Employer | Youthography |
Website | www.maxvaliquette.com |
Valiquette is best known as a TV host and commentator and a public speaker. He focuses primarily on media, youth and popular culture, and marketing. He is a regular contributor to CBC Radio and also a featured commentator on the television programme "What's in a Name." He hosted TVOntario's VoxTalk, a youth-issues talk show, and has appeared everywhere from MuchMusic, to CBC Television and Global TV. He is a speaker on issues pertaining to media and marketing in Canada and around the world, as well as the author of numerous industry articles.[2] He has served three times as Chairperson of Strategy Magazine's "Understanding Youth Conference". He is a former director of the board of the Canada Media Fund.[3]
He previously performed as a sketch comedian in Toronto, including a performance at The Second City. He is a former Central Canadian Debating Champion.[4]
Valiquette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1973. He studied at the University of Ottawa where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2005, he was named one of Marketing Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in Canadian Communications.
References
edit- ^ "Partners". Youthography. Archived from the original on 2005-09-24. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Max Valiquette". Speaker's Spotlight. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/402979/max-valiquette-appointed-to-canada-media-fund-board-of-directors [dead link]
- ^ CUSID debating results
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