Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Chris Breikss is a Canadian businessman and university lecturer. An early adopter of internet marketing and search engine optimisation, he leads Vancouver-based 6S Marketing Inc.The paternal grandson of noted pre-World War II Latvian poet and patriot Leonids Breikss, whilst attending Braemar Elementary School he graduating Carson Graham Secondary School, Breikss then attended Capilano University on a Business Administration program, but left to train as an accountant.Having built his first website in 1994, Breikss launched his first high traffic website of public note in 1998, before joining Stratford Internet Technologies Inc. He then launched DiscoverVancouver.ca, and used it in 2000 to successfully lobby via a 25,000 signature petition the continuation of the annual Symphony of Fire fireworks event through commercial sponsorship, after Canadian federal government tobacco advertising restrictions had been implemented; the event is now sponsored by HSBC. In 2005, Breikss and his friend/business partner John Blown sold both DiscoverVancouver.ca and online reservations software company OnRes Systems.Having launched 6S Marketing in 2000 in partnership with Blown, the company's team of 30 digital marketers are based in offices in Vancouver and Toronto, with a company turnover of Can$10M. As a result, Breikss has spoken at various Google Engage events globally, and appeared as an expert commentator on internet issues in national media. Between 2012 and 2014, Breikss taught mobile strategy and marketing as an external lecturer at the University of British Columbia. After the Canadian Government accepted 6S Marketing into its Technology Accelerator Program, the company opened new subsidiary Sheng Li Digital in New York city in May 2014, with Breikss relocating there to manage the operations.During the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Breikss office became the unofficial base for the Latvian Olympic team. As both his parents have suffered from cancer, Breikss has raised over Can$100,000 in support of various cancer charities."@en }
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- Chris_Breikss abstract "Chris Breikss is a Canadian businessman and university lecturer. An early adopter of internet marketing and search engine optimisation, he leads Vancouver-based 6S Marketing Inc.The paternal grandson of noted pre-World War II Latvian poet and patriot Leonids Breikss, whilst attending Braemar Elementary School he graduating Carson Graham Secondary School, Breikss then attended Capilano University on a Business Administration program, but left to train as an accountant.Having built his first website in 1994, Breikss launched his first high traffic website of public note in 1998, before joining Stratford Internet Technologies Inc. He then launched DiscoverVancouver.ca, and used it in 2000 to successfully lobby via a 25,000 signature petition the continuation of the annual Symphony of Fire fireworks event through commercial sponsorship, after Canadian federal government tobacco advertising restrictions had been implemented; the event is now sponsored by HSBC. In 2005, Breikss and his friend/business partner John Blown sold both DiscoverVancouver.ca and online reservations software company OnRes Systems.Having launched 6S Marketing in 2000 in partnership with Blown, the company's team of 30 digital marketers are based in offices in Vancouver and Toronto, with a company turnover of Can$10M. As a result, Breikss has spoken at various Google Engage events globally, and appeared as an expert commentator on internet issues in national media. Between 2012 and 2014, Breikss taught mobile strategy and marketing as an external lecturer at the University of British Columbia. After the Canadian Government accepted 6S Marketing into its Technology Accelerator Program, the company opened new subsidiary Sheng Li Digital in New York city in May 2014, with Breikss relocating there to manage the operations.During the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Breikss office became the unofficial base for the Latvian Olympic team. As both his parents have suffered from cancer, Breikss has raised over Can$100,000 in support of various cancer charities.".