Michael Carrier — Entrepreneur, Designer, Communicator

⚙ McMaster B.Eng.Mgmt

About Me

Technical enough to build it. People-savvy enough to sell it.

I'm Michael Carrier — a McMaster engineering grad who focused as much on finance, marketing, and leadership as I did on mechanical systems. The degree gave me the technical foundation. Everything else, I taught myself.

I've always been the person who bridges the gap between the builders and the business. At McMaster, that meant running student organizations while studying thermodynamics. After graduation, it meant starting companies, managing teams, and building client relationships where trust matters more than transactions.

Ventures & Projects

Things I've built.

From starting companies from scratch to building a brand around a 45-year real estate legacy — each one shaped how I think.

RE/MAX Ultimate — Carrier Real Estate

Realtor · 2022–Present

My mother Mary has been a Toronto realtor since 1979 and a RE/MAX Hall of Fame broker. In 2022 I got my licence and joined her — bringing data analytics, modern marketing, and web design to the table. I built the Carrier Real Estate brand around her client-first ethos: boutique service, zero advertising, 100% referrals.

Real Estate Data Analytics Branding

Visit carrierrealestate.ca →

Charitees

Founder · 2015–Present

A custom apparel and promotional products supplier serving student groups and charitable organizations. I learned to manually screen print and ran an actual print shop — delivering high-quality, low-cost products with a hands-on approach from production to delivery.

Manufacturing Screen Printing E-Commerce Non-Profit

Visit charitees.ca →

GiveAMask.ca

Founder · 2020

At the onset of Covid, I launched a reusable cloth mask company with a buy-one-give-one model — every mask purchased donated one to a food bank. I built a network of home seamstresses, shipped across Canada, and ran a content team reporting on Covid news.

Social Enterprise Supply Chain E-Commerce Content

Dankr

Co-Founder · 2016

A cannabis industry news blog launched prior to legalization in Canada, when reliable industry coverage was hard to find. I built the brand from the ground up — leading all branding, web design, and editorial direction through the launch phase.

Branding Web Design Content Strategy Media

How I Work

I find creative solutions to hard problems.

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I learn by doing.

I taught myself screen printing to start Charitees. I built websites to launch Dankr. I learned real estate data systems to bring modern tools to a 45-year-old practice. If I don't know how to do something, I figure it out.

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I lead with people first.

Whether it's managing a team of 10, serving 3,500 students as a university president, or sitting across from a client making the biggest purchase of their life — I build trust, listen well, and put relationships before transactions.

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I let the data decide.

Gut instinct gets you started. Data tells you if you're right. I'm trained in finance and analytics, and I bring that rigour to every decision — from pricing a home to forecasting inventory for a print shop.

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I build the brand, not just the business.

Every venture I've touched has a visual identity I designed myself. I think about how something looks, feels, and communicates — because the brand is the first impression, and first impressions are everything.

I connect ideas, people,
and moving parts.

Technical enough to build it. People-savvy enough to sell it.