Greg Kells
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Greg Kells is a businessman and political figure in Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. He was an "outsider" candidate in the Ontario Liberal Party
's 1996 leadership convention
.
Kells has experienced both success and failure in his professional career. A millionaire
in his early adult life, he lost his entire fortune in a bad real estate
deal in 1991, only to recover in the early 1990s (despite a general economic downturn in the province). He was a co-founder of the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, and has also worked with native groups in the James Bay
region.
Kells's campaign for the provincial Liberal leadership showed him to be an impressive orator, but he was unable to develop a base within the party. He received only 24 votes on the first ballot. He has not campaigned for public office at the provincial or federal level.
In 2002 Mr. Kells purchased Sunbelt Business Brokers franchises in Ottawa, Montreal and Northern Ontario. Since then he has acquired or partnered in other Canadian Sunbelt offices and become the "Master Franchisor" for Sunbelt in Canada. He now has 31 offices in Canada and has acquired the Master Franchise rights for 13 other countries including France, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and the Gulf Coast Countries. Sunbelt is the dominant Business Broker throughout Canada and the rest of the World. He is currently working on opening more offices in Canada and offices internationally. In 2006 Kells was awarded the Outstanding Leadership award for his role in developing Sunbelt.
He has been a guest lecturer at Harvard, Yale and Duke Universities and since joining Sunbelt has become a licensed Real Estate Broker, a Certified Business Intermediary, Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser, Senior Business Analyst, Member of the Institute of Business Appraisers, and completed his Master – Mergers & Acquisitions. He sits on the Board of 14 Canadian companies chairing 4 of them. He is an active member of the education committee of the International Business Brokers Association, teaches Business Brokerage for the IBBA and for the Society of Business Analysts, and is committed to improving the quality and availability of professional assistance for those wanting to buy or sell small and medium sized businesses.
He serves as chair of the Canadian Institute of Nature and continues to work with a variety of community organizations and Industry groups to improve quality of life. His wife Gayle is a well recognized artist in Ottawa.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. He was an "outsider" candidate in the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
's 1996 leadership convention
Ontario Liberal leadership conventions
Ballot-by-ballot results of leadership elections in the Ontario Liberal Party, a political party in the Province of Ontario, Canada.Note: Before 1919, the leaders of the Ontario Liberal Party were chosen by the party's elected Members of the Legislative Assembly...
.
Kells has experienced both success and failure in his professional career. A millionaire
Millionaire
A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. It can also be a person who owns one million units of currency in a bank account or savings account...
in his early adult life, he lost his entire fortune in a bad real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
deal in 1991, only to recover in the early 1990s (despite a general economic downturn in the province). He was a co-founder of the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, and has also worked with native groups in the James Bay
James Bay
James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...
region.
Kells's campaign for the provincial Liberal leadership showed him to be an impressive orator, but he was unable to develop a base within the party. He received only 24 votes on the first ballot. He has not campaigned for public office at the provincial or federal level.
In 2002 Mr. Kells purchased Sunbelt Business Brokers franchises in Ottawa, Montreal and Northern Ontario. Since then he has acquired or partnered in other Canadian Sunbelt offices and become the "Master Franchisor" for Sunbelt in Canada. He now has 31 offices in Canada and has acquired the Master Franchise rights for 13 other countries including France, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Poland, and the Gulf Coast Countries. Sunbelt is the dominant Business Broker throughout Canada and the rest of the World. He is currently working on opening more offices in Canada and offices internationally. In 2006 Kells was awarded the Outstanding Leadership award for his role in developing Sunbelt.
He has been a guest lecturer at Harvard, Yale and Duke Universities and since joining Sunbelt has become a licensed Real Estate Broker, a Certified Business Intermediary, Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser, Senior Business Analyst, Member of the Institute of Business Appraisers, and completed his Master – Mergers & Acquisitions. He sits on the Board of 14 Canadian companies chairing 4 of them. He is an active member of the education committee of the International Business Brokers Association, teaches Business Brokerage for the IBBA and for the Society of Business Analysts, and is committed to improving the quality and availability of professional assistance for those wanting to buy or sell small and medium sized businesses.
He serves as chair of the Canadian Institute of Nature and continues to work with a variety of community organizations and Industry groups to improve quality of life. His wife Gayle is a well recognized artist in Ottawa.