Full Name
Clark Grue
Job Title
President and Chief Commercial Officer
Company
ClearSky Global
Speaker Bio
Clark Grue, CMC*, CITP**, is a Founder and the CEO of Rainmaker Consulting and Business Services. A Calgary headquartered International Advisory Consultancy formed with Hon. Lois Mitchell and Timothy Kozmyk in 2007. The organization has Rainmakers across Canada and throughout the US, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, Africa, Israel, The UAE, Pakistan, Australia and Indonesia.
Clark is a visionary global business leader who has advised hundreds of organizations from around the world on the nuances and strategies of international business expansion and diversification.
His creativity and global connectivity has guided companies and organizations to exponential growth as they embrace the international marketplace. He has been proud to apply his skills to small businesses as well as multinational, public, state-owned companies and government agencies in Business Events, Economic Development and Tourism.
His focus on business expansion and recovery has been a key foundation for Rainmaker since its inception.
His passion for volunteering has expanded his understanding of the global marketplace and allowed Clark to learn from some of the world’s top business and thought leaders.
Clark’s leadership has been recognized by many organizations that have engaged him to provide vision, strategy, strong governance and business growth. Some of the career and volunteer roles he has held in addition to his role at Rainmaker include:
Current:
Director, Celebrate Canada Worldwide
Select USA Champion – American Chamber of Commerce in Canada National Board
Member, Advisory Board, World Petroleum Congress Calgary, 2023
Past:
Chair - Meetings Mean Business Canada
CEO, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
President, Meetings and Conventions Calgary
Vice Chair – American Chamber of Commerce Canada
Founder, Canada Day in London and New York
Advisor - Destination Canada, Business Events
Member of the Executive Committee of the Board - Convention Centres of Canada
Vice President, Trade and Investment – Calgary Economic Development
President – Association for Corporate Growth, Calgary
Founding Director – British Trade Office, Calgary
Vice President – Network Innovations
Founder, FDI Canada Forum
G20 Canadian Task Force Member – SME and Entrepreneur
G20 Canadian Task Force - Investment and Trade
*CITP: Certified International Trade Professional
**CMC: Certified Management Consultant
Clark is a visionary global business leader who has advised hundreds of organizations from around the world on the nuances and strategies of international business expansion and diversification.
His creativity and global connectivity has guided companies and organizations to exponential growth as they embrace the international marketplace. He has been proud to apply his skills to small businesses as well as multinational, public, state-owned companies and government agencies in Business Events, Economic Development and Tourism.
His focus on business expansion and recovery has been a key foundation for Rainmaker since its inception.
His passion for volunteering has expanded his understanding of the global marketplace and allowed Clark to learn from some of the world’s top business and thought leaders.
Clark’s leadership has been recognized by many organizations that have engaged him to provide vision, strategy, strong governance and business growth. Some of the career and volunteer roles he has held in addition to his role at Rainmaker include:
Current:
Director, Celebrate Canada Worldwide
Select USA Champion – American Chamber of Commerce in Canada National Board
Member, Advisory Board, World Petroleum Congress Calgary, 2023
Past:
Chair - Meetings Mean Business Canada
CEO, Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
President, Meetings and Conventions Calgary
Vice Chair – American Chamber of Commerce Canada
Founder, Canada Day in London and New York
Advisor - Destination Canada, Business Events
Member of the Executive Committee of the Board - Convention Centres of Canada
Vice President, Trade and Investment – Calgary Economic Development
President – Association for Corporate Growth, Calgary
Founding Director – British Trade Office, Calgary
Vice President – Network Innovations
Founder, FDI Canada Forum
G20 Canadian Task Force Member – SME and Entrepreneur
G20 Canadian Task Force - Investment and Trade
*CITP: Certified International Trade Professional
**CMC: Certified Management Consultant
