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Lisa Larter

President
Parlez Wireless (Authorized TELUS Store)
Canada

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Educational History

  • Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, High school diploma or equivalent.

Professional History:

  • President, Parlez Wireless (Authorized TELUS Store)

Bio

Lisa Larter, Owner of Parlez Wireless is a young and dynamic entrepreneur who has been in the wireless business for ten years.

Staying true to the slogan 'We give where we live', Lisa is a strong community leader as acting President of BNI - Alpha Chapter, a member of the Womens Business Connections Orleans, the Orleans Chamber of Commerce and the eWomen Network.

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Bio

Lisa Larter, Owner of Parlez Wireless is a young and dynamic entrepreneur who has been in the wireless business for ten years.

Staying true to the slogan 'We give where we live', Lisa is a strong community leader as acting President of BNI - Alpha Chapter, a member of the Womens Business Connections Orleans, the Orleans Chamber of Commerce and the eWomen Network.

Parlez Wireless is a fully bilingual location that provides a full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services and delivers an unparalleled client experience. At Parlez Wireless, we believe that the little things make a big difference to you and with access to Canada's largest High Speed Network, you can take comfort knowing that your calls will connect and stay connected.

Lisa resides in Ottawa with her husband Paul, and their two dogs Pal and Gretchen.

Lisa Larter - Wireless Wonder Woman

Personal slogan or motto

Always do what you say you will do, and say what you mean, always speak the truth.

Areas of expertise

I have a wide variety of knowledge in Retail, Wireless, Leadership and Customer Service. I have held senior management positions within TELUS Mobility prior to opening my own Authorized TELUS Dealership. I have a knack for walking into a business and being able to tell you right away five things you can do to increase sales and customer satisfaction. I am passionate about helping other people succeed and beleive that if you beleive you can do something, you really can.

Personal Website/Blog URL

www.parlezwireless.com

Public Profile

www.fastcompany.com/user/106097

Professional History

President, Parlez Wireless (Authorized TELUS Store)

Telecommunications industry

I am an entrepreneur. I own and operate a Retail Store that carries a wide variety of cellular products. We offer sales and support to consumers looking to purchase PCS phones, Smartphones, and Mike phones.  I am responsible for creation of systems within my business to make it successful from the program that teaches my team how to positively impact client experience, to the program that drives sales, to the one that tracks all fo the statistical information.  I also provide leadership, guidance, inspiration and support to the Super team that is employed at Parlez Wireless.  Currently we operate one location but we are already in the process of looking to expand.

Educational History

Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, Canada
High school diploma or equivalent.
Areas of study: School of hard knocks! I have read more books than the average MBA student, have mentored hundreds of people over the last 15 years and have been running some type of business where I could make money since I was in grade six.

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Fast Talk | June 07, 2008 11:54 am
A. As someone who owns a wireless retail store I think that there are many good reasons to consider purchasing a headset. If you are at all concerned about the long term use of a cell phone then...
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Fast Talk | June 03, 2008 7:45 pm
A. So what is next? Do we veto someone being able to walk their dog by our home, do we prevent people from being able to look up an address in the phone book, do we veto someones right to take a...
Fast Answer Response | May 18, 2008 7:24 pm
I love my Blackberry! I own a wireless store in Canada and we sell Blackberry devices 20 to 1 compared to a traditional PDA. Windows Mobile just does not have the same appeal. People cannot handle...

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