Jason Imola
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Toronto, Ontario
Invests in
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Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$100,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Education
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Work Experience
2023 - 2024
Interim CFO
2023 - 2024
Early stage start-up, simplifying music collaborations.
2020 - 2023
Strategic Project Manager
2020 - 2023
Upstay operates and optimizes short-term rentals to create ROI for homeowners and unforgettable vacation homes for guests. My roles here include: - Analyze industry trends across the US for increased ROI on short term rental space for investments - Researched new locations and properties from sourcing to bringing online - Set up strategic partnerships for value added services for customer - Design strategy for new website launch - Compliance strategy for company and employees - Implement board strategy roll out - Sourced and did diligence on various later stage investments for company portfolio in the space for company portfolio (Mews, LifeHouse, Transparent, OTA Insights, Vintory)
2020 - 2020
Early Stage Investments
2020 - 2020
Sourced and reviewed early stage investments between Toronto, New York, and LosAngeles in prop tech, fintech, and digital native brands.
2007 - 2017
Vice President, Institutional Equities
2007 - 2017
Managed multiple responsibilities across the investment firm, interacting with each department on various aspects of driving the business forward and managing risk. Various roles included: - client agency coverage both domestic and international - liability trading for firm positions, position management for investment banking and syndication - Traded equities globally in various countries - Compliance liaison for strategic transactions and reporting - Managed private securities trades between different counterparts from deal to settlement - Main execution for internal principal investments desk, and a private internal family office
2000 - 2007
Vice President Institutional Equity Trading
2000 - 2007
- Assisted in morning research distribution to institutional clients - Helped senior agency traders manage inventory positions - Helped liability traders manage firm positions and risk - Liaison for offices in Europe providing access to Canadian product to European investors - Implemented first algorithmic trading systems on institutional desk - Provided middle office support for inventory management & trade settlements