Ian Cruickshank

Ian Cruickshank is the President & CEO of Leadbox. At Leadbox, he is leading an exciting group of automotive marketing and technology professionals who are passionate about building amazing digital advertising campaigns, websites, and software for dealerships across the country. Before joining Leadbox, the early part of his career was spent with two of the largest media companies in Canada in sales and sales leadership roles. Since then, Ian has spent his time both consulting on digital disruption and as the head of sales and marketing for; a social media marketing firm and more recently for an Advertising Technology company focused on inventory marketing. These roles have had him working closely with AutoTrader.com, Cars.com, and many of the largest Dealer Groups in North America. With a Masters in Business Administration and IT Management and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia he is regularly called on to present and lecture on a variety of Information Technology, Digital Marketing, and Career Development concepts. Most of all Ian loves to be outside with his wife and his young family in his hometown of Port Moody, BC.

In his words, "My goals are like anyone else's - I want a house on the beach where I can watch my kids surfing and feel the sun on my face and a cold beer in my hand... the only difference is that I won't stop until I get there."

"Do or do not, there is no try" Yoda