Bruno Pereira was back in Montreal, visiting his family, when Cortes Currents first interviewed him. That was two weeks ago, on Aril 22. When he returned to Squirrel Cove, Pereira spoke further about three of his ‘babies’: – the Klahoose forestry, aquaculture and tourism sectors. Then word came that Bruno Pereira is resigning and will no longer be Senior Manager of Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation (QXMC).
So Cortes Currents asked Pereira, “What happened? A week ago we were talking about your ‘babies’ and now you are leaving?”
“It’s not a decision that I took on the fly. We’ve done so much in the past three years, but there is also my family back east,” he replied.
In the podcast above, Pereira says that it came a little earlier than anticipated, but returning to his family in Quebec was always part of the equation.
He originally expected to be in BC for about 3 to 4 years
“I’m a very intuitive instinctive person. I read my environment. I listened to my emotions and I feel it’s just the right moment,” he explained.
“A lot of factors weighed in my decision. It’s not an easy one. You mentioned my ‘babies,’ it’s mostly all the friendships and the people that I have worked with, the people that I brought in brought on the team – because I started alone.”
No one has been chosen to replace him yet, but Pereira said there are lots of good candidates and he will stay on until July 15.
“Obviously the new person will come in with their own way of doing things, their own vision, but they won’t be asked to build a corporation from scratch, which is basically what we did,” he said.
“Now it’s more of let’s steer the ship a little bit, and make sure it doesn’t hit anything. The ship is already going. That’s what I’m really proud of, of us, of the team, of the people that were around me for three years.”
Pereira sketched out the growth of QXMC from one person, when he arrived three years ago, to close to 80 employees today. The corporation’s cash flow has increased about 700% and QXMC’s profits now exceed $8 million a year.
These are approximate figures.
The physical manifestation of this growth is seen in the acquisition of the Klahoose Wilderness Resort, Gorge Harbour Marina, Goat 1 and a 14.3 acre property in Squirrel Cove. It is also evidenced by the expansion of the Klahoose agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors.
“A big thank you to everybody who accepted me, trusted me, and followed me. It certainly wasn’t easy all the time. What we see on social media is usually just the highlights and the positive ones, but there was so much work in making this happen. The people that really supported the project and the vision know who they are. That’s why QXMC completely overturned the situation. We did accomplish the reset of the corporation, as I was asked three years ago,” said Pereira.
“We have a solid foundation. We have quality assets, strategic assets, and the properties that we purchased and the equipment that we now own. It empowered us and allowed us to be able to basically not just dream but achieve our ambitions because now we have the tools and we have a splendid team. I can tell you the core of my team here, the QXMC people, are just amazing – second to none.”
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