OUR MANAGMENT TEAM

Karen started RK Fischer & Associates in January of 2010, after 25 years of success working in marketing, sales, channel development, and general management roles in the hi-tech, business services, and manufacturing sectors in management or executive roles for companies such as Cognos, Siemens, Entrust, Mitel, and Pitney Bowes.

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Six years before starting RK Fischer & Associates, she held executive roles in start-ups and small businesses. She determined that business consultants and coaches were underserved in the small business market, having tried to find ones herself in these roles.

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Karen is passionate about helping business owners and is happy to share the experience and expertise that she gained throughout her career.  

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Karen has also taught college classes in the business school at Durham College and Lambton College and is currently teaching online Business courses at Mohawk College and Algonquin College.

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Karen has given back to the communities in which she has lived and worked:

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Business Advisory Centre Durham

• Board Member (2015-2017), Secretary /Treasurer (2016-2017)

• Mentor for Starter Company (2013-2017)

• Mentor for Summer Company (2013-2017)

• Do It In Durham Presenter (2014-2017)

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Ajax Pickering Board of Trade

• Membership Committee (2011-2014)

• Member of Network Primer Training Team (2013-2017)

• Marketing Committee (2014-2016)

• Tradeshow Committee (2013-2015)

• Development of Professional Development Series (2013-2016)

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Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce

• Business After 5 Committee (2018-2020)

• Board Member (2018-2020)

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The Cube (Incubator at Lambton College) 

• Mentor (2018- 2020) 

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Lambton College

• Mentor Program (2019 - 2020) 

Rudy Fischer is a management accountant with a CPA, CMA designation who works closely with our clients to help them improve the financial health of their business. Management accountants focus on your financials going forward and create value for your business by combining strategic planning, performance management (financial & non-financial), and expertise in providing owners with the intelligence they need to grow their business. He will work closely with your financial accountant in understanding the financial history of your business, which is their focus.

Rudy has over 25 years’ experience in the hi-technology sector in finance, manufacturing, engineering, product management and marketing disciplines. He has held executive management positions with Everlink Payment Services, Rogers Communications, Sprint Canada, Nortel Networks, Newbridge Networks and Mitel, where he was responsible for various business units.
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Rudy has expertise in planning, managing, and marketing products through all stages of the product life-cycle including setting strategic direction along with the building and directing of the teams who will accomplish the necessary goals. Rudy has launched and been responsible for taking many new products to market including small business voice systems, wireless solutions, data centres, enhanced voice services, fixed-mobile convergence, card payment solutions, and financial transaction acquiring solutions. 

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Rudy has taught Economics at Lambton College and is currently teaching Business Courses at Fanshawe College. He will be teaching Management Accounting at Lambton College in the Fall.

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Business Advisory Centre Durham​

• Mentor for Starter Company (2013-2017)

• Mentor for Summer Company (2013-2017)

• Do It In Durham Presenter (2014-2017)

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Judo Ontario

• Board Member  (2010-2013), VP Marketing & Promotions (2010-2012), VP Finance (2012-2013)

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Futrepreneur Canada

• Mentor (2014-2017)

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Education Credit Union

• Board Member (2013-2017), Chair of Audit Committee (2015-2017)

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Southwestern Regional Credit Untion

• Board Member (2018-Present), Vice Chair (2018-Present)

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Lambton College

• Mentor Program (2019 - Present)