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About Anne Thornley-Brown, President
Executive Oasis International |
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Anne Thornley-Brown has extensive business experience in a variety of industries including banking, wireless communications, high technology, transportation, the non profit sector, and film and television. Anne has designed and facilitated team building sessions and workshops for executives, managers and professionals in Canada, the US, Jamaica, Asia, and Dubai. Her clients have included Holt Renfrew, Bell Mobility, Royal Bank of Canada, EPICPCS, Xerox, OCBC Bank (Malaysia), Telus Mobility, CIBC, Rogers Communication, Blue Nile Dairy (A DAL Group company based in Sudan), Ingram Micro, and many more.
Anne has toured Asia 16 times and delivered sessions to over 2000 executives and managers. Petronas, Malaysian Airlines, Samsung, Digi, Mobil/Exxon, and Dell Computers are among the organizations that have sent delegates to her sessions in Asia.
Anne Thornley-Brown has an M.B.A. from York University's Schulich School of Business in Toronto, Canada. She speaks English, French, and Spanish and she is learning Japanese. Born in Jamaica, Anne Thornley-Brown has travelled to 19 countries on 3 continents including Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, India, Bermuda, Mexico, Belgium, France, and Germany.
Anne is available for:
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Professional Experience
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- President, Executive Oasis International
- Management Development Specialist, Bell Mobility
- Management Trainer, VIA Rail Canada Inc.
- Commercial Account Manager, The Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Instructor, York University
- Summer Flight Attendant, Air Canada
- 7 1/2 years in the non-profit sector
"Anne is very thorough in her work, uses creativity in putting together presentations, and follows though on her commitments in terms of quality and time. Anne is a positive asset on a training and development team."
Jeannette Lalonde-Bard,
Vice-President Human Resources
Bell Mobility
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Leadership Roles
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Board of Directors,
MBA Women's Association
(Chair, Programming Committee),
1997 - 1998
Board of Directors, Toronto Chapter,
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers,
1997 - 1998
- First female of African descent to attain Professional Member status.
Executive Team Member, Toronto Chapter
The Ontario Society for Training & Development
1992 - 1997
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Consulting Firm Assignments
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- Geller, Shedletsky & Weiss
- Eagle's Flight Creative Training Excellence
- Dennis Strong & Associates
- Gilmore & Associates
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What is Unique About Anne Thornley-Brown
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What is unique about Anne Thornley-Brown’s approach is that her work is the perfect blend of solid business acumen and creativity. Her background in the performing arts (acting) combined with her extensive business experience have helped her earn the reputation of a unique consultant, facilitator and coach with her own special flair.
"If you want boring, don't call Anne!"
Miguel Gonsalves, Director, Continuous Learning,
Telus Mobility (formerly Clearnet)When she is not running her consulting and training companies, Anne works as a professional actress appearing in film, on TV and in TV commercials. As a member of the Parole Board, Anne recently had the privilege of working with Giancarlo Esposito on the "Brothers" episode of the Showtime TV series Street Time. Anne was in the "All Around the Town" episode of the Mary Higgins Clark Mysteries. She appeared as Nurse Royed on the "Complicated" episode of the TV series Doc starring Billy Ray Cyrus, and in the movie Cheating Death, for which she received a complete makeover to play Maureen, an elderly woman.
You’ll also recognize Anne from recent TV commercials for Casinorama and the Canadian Parapalegic Association, Louis Del Grande's made-for-TV movie Sanity Clause and as Spike’s counselor on the international Emmy award winning TV series "Degrassi Junior High". You can see some of Anne's acting credits at TV.com and IMDB
Based on this experience, Anne is uniquely positioned to:
- create powerful and engaging business related simulations
- capture and retain the attention of your team
- incorporate forum role-plays, improvisation and other unique practice exercises into sessions
From:
Donna Edgar, Human Resources Manager (Former)
Bell Mobility
"Anne, you deliver a Cadillac when a Volkswagen will do!"
..........and here is an example:
Amazing Race Luxury Team Building
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Representation
for Keynotes & Conferences
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For keynotes, Anne Thornley-Brown is represented by Forte Speakers Bureau which also represents such keynote and celebrity speakers as Barbara Walters (journalist), Julie Andrews (actress), Debbie Allen (dancer, choreographer, actress), and Patty Duke (actress). |
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Asia/Pacific
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In Asia and Australia, Anne is represented by Kuala Lumpur based WTC International.
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