Jamie Kaban

Background

About Jamie Kaban

I finally know what people mean when they say they never expected they would be where they are today. My schooling and career has been a wide array of challenges and experiences, which have helped me through each of the different industries I’ve had the pleasure of working in. I started university in civil engineering. After my 3rd year I decided to do a year abroad and ended up at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark and loved it. When I returned home I decided to switch faculties and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from UBC. After graduating I continued a management job in the hospitality industry before entering an industry I grew up in, the auto industry. I was pretty much raised to work at a car dealership, working every position from lot manager to sales person, but it wasn’t until I came back from university that I was given the opportunity to work in the finance department and really start to understand the business. In just 5 years I worked my way up to become one of the youngest General Managers in the country and helped the dealership grow to one of the top performing stores in the province. It was at this point I made a change that no one expected, including myself. I left the auto industry for a once in a lifetime opportunity to consult for several fast growing tech companies with massive potential. Although each job has been stimulating and unique, they each hold one variable in common… Sales and marketing. After a little over a year away I was given the opportunity to run my own dealership with a brand that was very sought after and I couldnt turn it down. Here I am to this day back in the industry I started with and I couldnt be happier. No matter the industry, I look to inspire and engage those who I connect with. Passion is the fire that fuels the sales industry and I have enough of it to go around. If you take little passion, and a lot of dedication, success is not far out of reach. One of my favorite quotes is “luck is a natural by-product of hard work”. I don’t think this could be more accurate. With the right mentors and a strong work ethic, I believe you can accomplish more than you would expect, and that’s what I plan to do.