![]() Professionally, Michael leads transformational change within mid-market organizations around the globe. His involvement with CESA recognizes the potential of endurance sports to be a catalyst for greater health, wellness and economic prosperity of our country and all Canadians. Michael is a big proponent for the mental health benefits derived from endurance sports training and event participation. Michael Vineberg is an endurance sports industry participant from Montréal, Québec who enjoys running the half-marathon and marathon distances. MAX VO2 also provides additional leadership, expertise and resources to numerous signature events including the Sporting Life 10k, the Yorkville 5k, United Way of Greater Toronto 5k Run, Rebecca Run for SMA, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon and more.įrom high level event management and delivery to strategic planning to hands-on water station set up, Cory has done it all, and for events of all sizes and prominence.Ĭory is a three-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, including the World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii, and has also completed more than a dozen marathons, 50+ half marathons, multiple adventure races, duathlons, road and mountain bike events at home and abroad. With the profound impacts of the pandemic on the endurance industry, the Toronto Women’s Run series added virtual races and the 416 Run Challenges to ensure that the community was still able to be engaged and active during unpredictable and ever changing times. The series has three races throughout the year and more than $450,000 has been raised for the races’ charitable partner, POGO, the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario. In 2009, the Toronto Women's Run Series began and now is one of the most established women's running series in Canada, with more than 45,000 women and girls having crossed the finish lines over the years. which launched in April 2007, and specializes in endurance event management and execution. Stephen’s diverse background has led to a blending of the soft skills needed to build high performance teams, and the technical skills essential to plan and then execute business solutions on a global scale via optimized technology solutions.Ĭory Freedman - Founder/owner of MAX VO2 Management IncĬory Freedman is the founder/owner of MAX VO2 Management Inc. Of international note, Stephen has co-founded, and helped lead into international markets through funding rounds, acquisitions, organic growth, and now global scaling strategies. Stephen then optimized and grew multiple tech companies to successful exits in the publishing, marketing, and e-commerce spaces. Of local Ottawa note, Stephen founded and built the University of Ottawa’s youth camps into one of the largest sport funding programs in the region, and then gifted the program to the University.Įarly on, Stephen instinctively built operational efficiency into all his ventures via technology, so it was a natural fit to pursue a second degree with a B.Sc. For Stephen, coaching elite athletes quickly turned into a need to solve the gap in athlete and sport funding, where he created multiple ventures and became a self-taught technologist. ![]() Stephen’s roots for human performance coaching stem from his background as an elite swimmer, then triathlete, then performance scientist via a B.Sc. In terms of contribution, Stephen has supported community, government, and entrepreneurship initiatives, including 4yrs as a Director at Startup Canada, and as an advisor to the federal government’s innovation, entrepreneurship and small business programs. Of local note, Stephen built Ottawa based EventsOnline.ca to 35 people supporting 9+ languages and processing over 130M in transactions from Europe to Hawaii. Stephen has started, bought, restructured, and sold multiple market leading brands. He is an Ottawa native profiled in Ottawa Life Magazine’s Top 25 People to Watch, and is an international executive living in California growing San Diego and Ottawa based on a global scale.
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