Elizabeth Monier-Williams

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Monier-Williams. It’s so great to meet you. 

I’ve spent over 20 years marketing products, companies and ideas within Toronto’s tech and research sectors. I’m a lifelong learner committed to delivering excellence in all aspects of my work. 

My full biography is below. 

If you prefer to see a scannable work history, visit me on LinkedIn. 

If you’re looking for information about my books or my sideline as an author under my pen name E. M. Williams, visit emwilliams.ca. 

Bio
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Elizabeth Monier-Williams is a marketing and career strategy consultant with over 20 years of experience marketing products, companies and ideas within Toronto’s technology and research sectors. She has built and led interdisciplinary teams to achieve ambitious targets while delivering transformational work. 

Elizabeth is a pioneer in crowdfunding campaigns for research-driven technology. She co-directed the WaveCheck campaign on Indiegogo, which raised over $150,000 in platform and follow-on donations to fund an innovative medical imaging technology. WaveCheck was also twice named to the Globe and Mail’s Top 10 Canadian crowdfunding campaigns in 2013. She also served as strategy lead for the Linkitz campaign on Kickstarter, which raised over $100,000 USD for a wearable technology designed to encourage girls to code. 

She holds a Honours Bachelor of Arts (co-op) from the University of Waterloo, where she was the English Department’s candidate for the Gold Medal. She completed a Master of Arts from the University of Guelph, receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship to fund her studies. She is an alumna of Raw Signal Group and Growclass, and an active member of both communities. 

In Spring 2022, Elizabeth published Chaos Calling, her first novel, under the pen name E. M. Williams. The book received a strong Kirkus review and was named a #1 Amazon Hot New Release. To learn more about her writing work, visit emwilliams.ca. 

Podcasts 

“The Writer’s Edge with Writing and Marketing: Elizabeth Monier-Williams’ story” with Lindsay Lerner on the Learning with Lerner podcast. We explore how I balance being an author and marketing consultant (Apple, Spotify or Amazon Music // 40 min)

“The Journey to Self-Publishing Your First Novel” with Kirsti McNabney on the Thinking About podcast (2023). We talk about my writing journey and the decision to publish my own work (Apple or Spotify // 60 min)

“Brand value in the time of Covid” on the Everything is Brand podcast (2020) Dr. Ramy Saleh and I spoke about our work building CovidTrials.ca (now offline). I went on to collaborate with Dr. Saleh to launch Avvy Health in 2022—an app that connects people with basic healthcare services, such as blood tests, flu shots, and more.