Terry Rock

Terry Rock

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Platform Calgary

About

Platform Calgary exists to generate shared prosperity by making Calgary, Alberta the best place for *anyone* to launch a startup.

Our 10 Year Goal is to 10x the rate of startup creation and scaling to triple the size of the tech sector to over 1,000 scaling companies and over 2,000 startups.

We accelerate the tech ecosystem in Calgary by bringing together the power of Place, Programs and Partners:

Place: A purpose-built hub and a welcoming community that gives innovators the tools and connections they need to succeed.
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Programs: Stage and sector-specific education, advice and globally connected mentorship you need to ideate, launch and scale your venture.
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Partners: An aligned ecosystem of over 100 partners dedicated to supporting innovative founders, investors and enterprises.

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I am humbled to have the opportunity to lead this organization, because it aligns with my personal mantra:

I work with people and organizations…
…who want great things for our cities…
…and who are willing to roll up their sleeves…
...and challenge the status quo...
…to make their vision reality.

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Specialties: Board governance, strategy, strategic planning, team leadership, organization change, fundraising, policy development, marketing, communications, public speaking, research, government relations, social innovation, community engagement.

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Experience

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    Platform Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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    Alberta, Canada

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    Calgary, Canada Area

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Calgary, Alberta

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    Montreal, Quebec

Education

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    graduated with Distinction

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    Activities and Societies: AIESEC, Commerce Students Society. Significant study in the areas of Management and Quantitative Analysis, though not enough for a minor.

    I was President of the local AIESEC chapter and a member/supporter of the Commerce Students Society. I took a year and a half off in the midst of my studies to take on the role of the national president of AIESEC.

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    PhD Program in the Management Area. Taught Organization Theory, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship to undergrads. Worked as an RA for Dr. John Blair (Health Care Management) and Dr. Barry Macy (Texas Centre for Productivity and Quality of Work Life). TA work with Dr. Jerry Hunt and Dr. Kim Boal.

    Focused studies on Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the lenses of Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Psychology and Philosophy.

    Presented papers at Academy of…

    PhD Program in the Management Area. Taught Organization Theory, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship to undergrads. Worked as an RA for Dr. John Blair (Health Care Management) and Dr. Barry Macy (Texas Centre for Productivity and Quality of Work Life). TA work with Dr. Jerry Hunt and Dr. Kim Boal.

    Focused studies on Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the lenses of Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Psychology and Philosophy.

    Presented papers at Academy of Management and Western Academy of Management.

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    Leadership Calgary (https://leadershipcalgary.wordpress.com) annually brings together a 30-person cohort of community leaders from the business, government and non-profit sectors. I consider my experiences and the network of people I met during this program to be amongst the most valuable attributes I bring to my work and volunteer life.

Volunteer Experience

  • Chair

    Alexander's Fund

    - Present 13 years

    Children

    Raise funds and provide a community of support for a neighbour's child with Kleefstra's Syndrome.

  • Calgary Community Board Member

    Calgary Community Board Member

    TELUS

    - 7 years

    Children

    Distribution of grants to support youth in our community. "We give where we live."

  • Board Director

    Hillhurst United Church

    - 5 years 1 month

    I have had various leadership roles at Hillhurst United Church. I've been a member and chair of the Ministry and Personnel Committee (the "human resources committee and link between congregation and staff). My final role was as Past Chair of the Unified Board, working with the Ministers to put in place a long term direction for this growing progressive congregation.

  • Board Member

    Board Member

    Sled Island Music & Arts Festival

    - 5 years

    Arts and Culture

  • Member

    2016 Juno Awards Host Committee

    - 1 year

    Arts and Culture

  • Member - Premier's Council on Culture

    Member - Premier's Council on Culture

    Government of Alberta

    - 2 years 1 month

    Arts and Culture

  • Board Member

    Calgary 2012

    - 2 years

    Arts and Culture

    Celebrating Calgary's year as a Cultural Capital of Canada.

  • Marketing Advisory Committee Member

    Marketing Advisory Committee Member

    Tourism Calgary

    - 1 year

  • Committee Member

    Transformation Calgary

    - 2 years

    Seeking financial and planning solutions to bring new civic infrastructure to Calgary. Investigated use of the "Penny Tax," a Local Option Sales Tax as a funding mechanism.

  • Calgary Destination Region - Committee Member

    Calgary Destination Region - Committee Member

    Travel Alberta

    - 4 years

    Providing funds to support collaborative tourism marketing initiatives.

  • Relocation Committee

    Relocation Committee

    Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

    Arts and Culture

  • Social System Committee Member

    Imagine Calgary

    - 1 year

  • Board Member and Chair

    Board Member and Chair

    AIESEC Canada

    - 6 years

  • Volunteer Coach

    Minor Hockey & Community Soccer

    - 9 years

    Children

Publications

  • Competitive advantage development in the National Hockey League: the roles of asset stocks, asset flows, and entrepreneurship

    Asset stocks and asset flows have been conceptualized in firm resource theory as having distinct, yet implicitly related, effects on an organization's competitive advantage. However, there still remain important theoretical questions regarding the nature of the process firms undergo in developing competitive advantage. This dissertation conceptualizes competitive advantage development as a fundamentally entrepreneurial process, with two main types of entrepreneurial acts at the core. The…

    Asset stocks and asset flows have been conceptualized in firm resource theory as having distinct, yet implicitly related, effects on an organization's competitive advantage. However, there still remain important theoretical questions regarding the nature of the process firms undergo in developing competitive advantage. This dissertation conceptualizes competitive advantage development as a fundamentally entrepreneurial process, with two main types of entrepreneurial acts at the core. The setting of the study, the National Hockey League (NHL), provides a rich source of data, through a long time series (1984-1997).

    See publication

  • The problematic fit of diagnosis and strategy for medical group stakeholders-Including IDS/Ns

    Health Care Management Review

    This article extends stakeholder management theory using data from 270 medical practice executives to identify key stakeholders and determine the "fit" between stakeholder diagnosis and stakeholder management strategy. Four optimal and 12 suboptimal situations are identified.

    Other authors
    • John Blair
    • Timothy Rotarius
    • Myron Fottler
    • Gena Fosse
    • Matthew Driskill
    See publication

Projects

  • Project Lead | Accelerating Alberta’s Social Innovation Ecosystem

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    • Initiative of Social Innovation Generation (SiG, Toronto-based), supported by Trico Charitable
    Foundation and Suncor Energy Foundation.
    • Goal is to increase the capacity of those working to tackle our toughest social problems with
    new thinking and high levels of collaboration.
    • A strategy was written and adopted after research, interviews, workshops, and province-wide
    stakeholder convening.
    • The plan is currently being implemented by 2.5 ABSI Connect Fellows (1.5 in…

    • Initiative of Social Innovation Generation (SiG, Toronto-based), supported by Trico Charitable
    Foundation and Suncor Energy Foundation.
    • Goal is to increase the capacity of those working to tackle our toughest social problems with
    new thinking and high levels of collaboration.
    • A strategy was written and adopted after research, interviews, workshops, and province-wide
    stakeholder convening.
    • The plan is currently being implemented by 2.5 ABSI Connect Fellows (1.5 in Calgary, 1 in Edmonton). I remain an advisor to the Fellows.

    See project

  • Project Consultant | Curriculum Development Prototyping RFP Response: Calgary Board of Education (CBE)

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    • Conceptualized a community-engaged strategy to prototype K-12 curriculum development
    processes.
    • Worked with a team of CBE Directors and Superintendents to navigate completion of a
    comprehensive proposal under tight timelines.
    • The CBE was successful in bringing over 20 partner school divisions together to win a major
    province-wide RFP-based competition from Alberta Education.

  • Founding of cSPACE Projects

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    After years of observing the need for quality affordable space to support creative activity in Calgary, the CADA Board agreed to a proactive approach to the challenge modelled on successes observed in Toronto and Minneapolis. A senior leader (Reid Henry) was recruited from Toronto to head up the initiative and the search for a project began.

    In late 2009, The Calgary Foundation (TCF) approached CADA with the opportunity to jointly bid on a surplus site owned by the Calgary Board of…

    After years of observing the need for quality affordable space to support creative activity in Calgary, the CADA Board agreed to a proactive approach to the challenge modelled on successes observed in Toronto and Minneapolis. A senior leader (Reid Henry) was recruited from Toronto to head up the initiative and the search for a project began.

    In late 2009, The Calgary Foundation (TCF) approached CADA with the opportunity to jointly bid on a surplus site owned by the Calgary Board of Education (CBE). While Reid prepared the business case, my role was primarily to liaise with my board and the TCF board to develop a framework to purchase, finance the site, with appropriate governance before, during and after the transaction.

    After a full year of painstaking work with the community, City Council, CADA and TCF boards, cSPACE Projects was incorporated and took ownership of the site. Reid, Peter Boyd (CADA Chair) and I were the founding board members.

    Key elements of this phase of the project's success included:
    - deep and authentic community engagement, with the neighbourhood and arts communities both included in the process
    - strong relationships with local councillors and other government representatives
    - helping boards navigate and manage the risk associated with a completely new line of business (real estate development)
    - developing the legal frameworks involved with incorporating a joint venture, including a formal meeting to gain approval from City Council, and finding creative ways to meet governance needs of all parties
    - creatively financing the $8M purchase price (in a time crunch) through a major gift ($3M) and a loan from The Calgary Foundation. Subsequently, a $5M grant was provided by The City of Calgary.
    - helping to recruit and set up the independent board for cSPACE while maintaining a cooperative, shared service approach to helping the organization gain operational capacity

    This project is on track to open in 2016.

    Other creators
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  • Working Group Chair | Bid for Calgary 2012 - Cultural Capital of Canada

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    Pulled together the bid and advisory team (too many people to list here I'm afraid), worked alongside the Project Manager (Suzanne) and the community to craft the winning bid and other funding requests for Calgary to be a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2012. What a privilege to be part of this process!

    Other creators
    • Suzanne Boss
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  • Co-Chair | 2008 Juno Awards Host Committee

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    The 2008 Juno Awards generated over $11M in economic impact in Calgary and saw hundreds of thousands of people engaged with our program. It was a resounding success.

    I co-chaired the committee with Marco De Iaco, VP at Tourism Calgary. I chaired meetings, recruited volunteers, supervised staff and handled financials for the event.

    Our committee generated nearly $1M in cash and in-kind sponsorships for the hosting program that saw hundreds of thousands of Calgarians have music…

    The 2008 Juno Awards generated over $11M in economic impact in Calgary and saw hundreds of thousands of people engaged with our program. It was a resounding success.

    I co-chaired the committee with Marco De Iaco, VP at Tourism Calgary. I chaired meetings, recruited volunteers, supervised staff and handled financials for the event.

    Our committee generated nearly $1M in cash and in-kind sponsorships for the hosting program that saw hundreds of thousands of Calgarians have music experiences through our "March Music Month" program, with over 3000 youth participating in a massed band event, music on the CTrains, and too many concerts to count. Calgary Music, an agency dedicated to developing the local music scene, was created as a legacy of the event.

    Other creators

Honors & Awards

  • Alberta's Most Influential People - The Next 10

    Alberta Venture Magazine

    Compiled by the editors of Alberta Venture, the list names the 50 people who had the biggest impact, both individually and collectively, on shaping opinions, ideas and actions in the province over the past year. Whether beloved or controversial, Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People have created change and provoked thoughtful conversation throughout the province, the country and some even around the…

    Compiled by the editors of Alberta Venture, the list names the 50 people who had the biggest impact, both individually and collectively, on shaping opinions, ideas and actions in the province over the past year. Whether beloved or controversial, Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People have created change and provoked thoughtful conversation throughout the province, the country and some even around the world.

    http://albertaventure.com/media-releases/alberta-venture-releases-their-2011-most-influential-people-list/

  • Best Place to Work in Calgary - Nonprofit

    Avenue Magazine

  • The Purpose-Driven City - Alberta Venture Interview

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    Striving to be “world-class” is not good enough for Terry Rock, Calgary’s leading booster for arts and culture. To really make great things happen in the province, Albertans should aim to create cities “for the world.” He argues that if we truly embrace this way of thinking and use it as an ethical framework to guide the way we do business, our economic and social infrastructure will create lasting legacies.

    http://albertaventure.com/2009/05/the-purpose-driven-city/

  • Top 40 Under 40

    Avenue Magazine

    Annual recognition of Calgary's young leaders.

Languages

  • English

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Organizations

  • Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

    Candidate - Calgary-Buffalo

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    In early 2015 I took a big step out of my comfort zone and put my name forward as the PC candidate for Calgary Buffalo. With over 150 volunteers and a very successful fundraising effort, my team helped me to second place in the election. We were one of the few PC campaigns that gained votes from the previous election. We knocked on over 9000 doors and spent over 50 hours on the street meeting voters.

    As someone who is not partisan by nature, but is generally committed to building…

    In early 2015 I took a big step out of my comfort zone and put my name forward as the PC candidate for Calgary Buffalo. With over 150 volunteers and a very successful fundraising effort, my team helped me to second place in the election. We were one of the few PC campaigns that gained votes from the previous election. We knocked on over 9000 doors and spent over 50 hours on the street meeting voters.

    As someone who is not partisan by nature, but is generally committed to building community, this was a very challenging experience. I learned a lot about myself and my family, and am proud to have run a campaign with integrity, grit and perseverance. I made new friends and deepened my friendships with others. (And I'd do it again!)

  • Premier's Council on Culture

    Member

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    I was one of 21 Albertans appointed by Premier Redford to advise the Government of Alberta and the Minister of Culture on matters related to the culture sector in the province. Our major project was to create a series of recommendations that would form a "Culture Plan" for the Province. I served on the Strategy Committee with the co-chairs and 3 other members, helping to set the agenda and approach of the whole committee.

    I resigned from this role to avoid conflicts after deciding to…

    I was one of 21 Albertans appointed by Premier Redford to advise the Government of Alberta and the Minister of Culture on matters related to the culture sector in the province. Our major project was to create a series of recommendations that would form a "Culture Plan" for the Province. I served on the Strategy Committee with the co-chairs and 3 other members, helping to set the agenda and approach of the whole committee.

    I resigned from this role to avoid conflicts after deciding to enter politics.

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