Robert Arthurs International

Rob is an accomplished Senior Executive and entrepreneur with 36 years of oilfield, success spanning clothing, cleaning, sporting events, food, & labor. Leveraging extensive experience in business leadership for consumer-based companies, His broad areas of expertise include business start-up, HR, project management, market research, sales and marketing, export goods, government relations, international trade/relations, training, & business coaching. Rob has held leadership positions with companies & organizations including the BC gov, Ministry of International Trade, Robert Arthurs Intl, True North Clothing CO, and Sweeping Beauties, Inc. He was the founder and CEO of 6 successful businesses, including Sweeping Beauties, which specialized in residential & commercial cleaning, & True North Clothing, which became one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Canada and achieved millions in sales in 5 yrs. In his past role as Manager of Procurement & Business Opportunities at the 2010 Winter Olympics Secretariat, Rob bridged the gap between the Vancouver Organizing Committee and the business community in Canada, developing & delivering 253 procurement (RFP) training workshops for Canadian companies in how to engage in the games procurement and helping them achieve over $1 billion in contracts. Promoted after the games to Senior Manager, Export Development Agri-Foods for the BC Ministry of International Trade, Rob matched over inbound Agri-food Intl buyers to Canadian companies & leading trade missions with hundreds of Canadian Agri-Food companies around the world. Leaving this government position in 2016, He restarted Robert Arthurs International and continues that success of matchmaking and missions privately for companies and for other governments foreign and domestic. Robert Arthurs is one of Canada's Premier Certified Business Coaches, he coached many of Canada’ Top realtors & 400++ business owners, franchises & executives globally coaching and consulting.