Jake Boxer

As a founding member of our Board of Advisors, Jake Boxer has been guiding the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Leadership Team for over seven years. He is President of Boxer Capital Corporation and Director of several other related companies; focusing on acquisition, financing and structuring commercial and residential real estate throughout Canada and the USA, creating and increasing value for shareholders. Jake has handled over $100 million in acquisitions and dispositions in the past few years. His previous positions in project management, investment banking, and business planning in North America, Europe, and Asia have provided him with a wide range of experience. Jake holds a Bachelor of Science in Cellular Biology, an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a Masters of Philosophy in International Relations. Jake serves in numerous volunteer roles within the community and enjoys travel, squash, skiing, and opera.



Eric Patel

Eric has over 20 years experience in strategy and finance with companies ranging from Fortune 100 conglomerates to start-ups. Most recently, he was CFO of Crystal Decisions, a leading Business Intelligence and reporting software company. In his four years at Crystal, Eric helped manage their transformation from a $120MM money-losing enterprise to a $320MM run rate business, with margins well in excess of industry averages. He assisted with the sale of Crystal to Business Objects and stayed on to help manage the integration of the two firms, creating the largest BI software company. His prior experience includes various senior operating positions with University Games, Dreyer’s Grand and Haagen Dazs Ice Cream and Marakon Associates, a leading strategy consultancy. A transplanted American residing in Vancouver, Eric holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA from Brown University.



Judi Richardson

Judi has been described as having a tenaciously strategic marketing and business mind. A former member of Canada’s National Ski Team, Judi is the principal of Richardson Management Inc., a strategic consulting company established in 1998 to assist organizations with the articulation and achievement of their vision. Through strategic interactive workshops, analysis and consultation, solutions have supported a diverse client list spanning technology, service, resource, retail and consumer goods industries as well as academia.

Armed with an MBA from York University, certification as a corporate director (ICD.D) and over 22 years of corporate and entrepreneurial business and marketing experience, Judi has worked inside several respected organizations in increasingly senior roles. These include TD Bank, AC Nielsen, Scott Paper, Dairyworld Foods, Starbucks Coffee Company and KremeKo with whom she spearheaded the record-breaking launch of the Krispy Kreme brand in Canada. Judi has held advisory, board and committee positions with numerous organizations; she currently sits on the advisory boards of Nurse Next Door™ (home healthcare) and 1800GOTJUNK® as well as the boards of North Star Montessori Elementary School and VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V:VRW) a virtual tour and rich media provider to the travel industry.




Laurie Baggio

Laurie Baggio joined 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in December 2001 as Director of Franchise Development. He was promoted to VP, Franchise Development in September 2002. He currently owns multiple 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchises in Portland, OR and northern New Jersey. Prior to accepting this position, Mr. Baggio was a self-employed Consultant advising technology startups in strategy, market development, and corporate development in Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA..

From December 1999 until June 2001, Mr. Baggio served as Vice President of Business Development for eTunnels, Inc. in Seattle, WA. His role encompassed market development, business development, and technology and channel partnerships. From March 1995 until November 1999, Mr. Baggio founded and was the President and CEO of Helikon Technologies Inc., a diversified technology development company based in Vancouver, BC. While there, he established, grew, and sold an Internet Service Provider division and developed multimedia products for Hasbro, Inc.