My name is Chris Colaço and I am the founder and Managing Director of Initiate. I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. After successfully completing my Honors Bachelor of Business degree, I joined Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Marketing and worked with them for 5 years.

Thanks to P&G’s strong emphasis on performance and people development, I discovered my passion for training and helping others’ develop their skills. During my time at P&G, I became a certified trainer for P&G’s Global Leadership course, designed and facilitated an Advertising development program, trained various management courses focused on P&G competencies, and coached people to succeed. I was also a volunteer instructor for a public speaking and leadership program called the Christopher Leadership Course.

In search of international work experience, I relocated to Geneva, Switzerland where I worked in the Corporate Training & Development department for a large multinational company. It was in this position that I developed and delivered training programs in regions including Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and Africa.

As a result of my international training experience, my passion for people development, and my interest in meeting and working with diverse people, I created Initiate. Today, my associates and I have the pleasure of working across a range of industries including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, verification and certification, financial services, and medical devices. I also work with international organizations such as UNICEF, WHO and International Organization for Migration (IOM). I feel honored to have the trust of my clients to work with diverse regions and people.