Contact Jim
- jim@redshiftcollective.com
Jim Southcott
About Jim
- Strategic Visionary
- Creative Facilitator
- Multi-Sector Expertise
- Mentor and Educator
Bio
Jim has worked as a senior strategist for 30+ years, on both agency and client side. As partner at Redshift Collective Inc., Jim specializes in brand differentiation, brand architecture, digital readiness and transformation, customer experience planning, innovation workshops and research design. Jim works with senior client teams to set their long-term business, brand and marketing strategy. He is skilled at creating and facilitating interactive planning summits, encouraging client teams to explore business opportunities and new markets for their brands.
Jim has worked with businesses in virtually every sector, including tourism, telecom, healthcare, software, financial, energy, retail, pharmacy, food service, hotel, healthcare and post-secondary. In each case the goal was to take the brand to a higher level of relevance, differentiation and customer engagement. He is a strong advocate and supporter of technology start-ups, having mentored Entrepreneurship & Innovations leaders at UBC. For the past 9 years, Jim has also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Sauder School of Business at UBC, teaching a course on Cultivating Creativity in Business, focusing on the following key subjects: Developing your personal creativity, Inspiring creativity in larger teams, Using creativity as a key business problem-solving tool.
Jim’s Group Overview
Jim is deeply passionate about helping people and organizations unlock their potential. This forum strives to harness the collective wisdom and expertise of its members by fostering a culture of open dialogue, empathic listening, and mutual support.
Meeting Locations
Jim’s Forum Group meets 7 times per year. Each member hosts the meeting at their preferred location, hosted within Greater Vancouver.
Group Member Overview
Jim leads and mentors his Forum Group of executives and CEOs to help them resolve their biggest challenges.
- Technology
- Import
- Marketing
- Finance
- Community Services
Special Advisors
MacKay Chairs engage a committee of Special Advisors in their professional and group development, expanding the network and support available to our members and Chairs. These seasoned experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, elevating the quality of our Forums. By collaborating closely with Forum Chairs, they enhance the peer support system, tapping into a deeper pool of connections and expertise to foster even greater leadership development and business success.
