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Marcus Gaughan

Critic · DISC type C
Owner & Founder at Minds On Fire
📍 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Marcus Gaughan is the Founder of Minds On Fire, where he implements his "Growth Operating System" to unify strategy, marketing, and sales for businesses. With over 15 years of experience, he helps companies in tech, manufacturing, and retail scale effectively. He is a graduate of Conestoga College and also studied at the University of Waterloo.

He has a keen interest in social impact, having worked as a Sponsorship & Partnerships Liaison for the Be The Change Social Impact Initiative. He has also been recognized for his competitive abilities, winning provincial awards in both Job Interview and Entrepreneurship Case competitions during his college years.

During the pandemic, he founded CapacityM, a platform to match manufacturers with excess capacity to those with excess work, helping to support the PPE crisis.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Owner & Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Marcus shows up

ROI Driven
Critic
Information Seeker

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Priorities

Topics Marcus cares about

Growth Operating Systems
This is his core business framework at Minds On Fire, designed to unify growth strategy, marketing, and sales for scaling companies.
AI in Business
He is actively incorporating AI tools into his company's offerings to enhance client engagement and revolutionize business operations.
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Career

Work history

2-2017
Owner & Founder
Minds On Fire
9-2020 - 4-2025
Commercial & Residential Estimator
City Painters Group
3-2020 - 12-2023
Sponsorship & Partnerships Liaison, Be The Change Social Impact Initiative
Be the Change Initiative
1-2019 - 2-2021
Founder
CapacityM
9-2018 - 7-2019
Recruitment Specialist
Trovo Resources Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 4-2017
Advanced Diploma
Conestoga College
2011 - 2013
Science and Business - Nano-science and Technology
Studied at University of Waterloo Business/Nano-science
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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