# Scott Stevenson

> Scott Stevenson is a Greater Toronto Area marketing executive, founder, publisher and community volunteer whose career has moved from Canadian lifestyle media and agency strategy to enterprise automation. He founded Next Level Thinking, previously led Chill Media and Bedrock Strategic Marketing Group, and in 2026 joined Signifi Solutions as Global CMO and Sector Growth Strategist for Healthcare and Higher Education.

- **Role:** Global CMO and Sector Growth Strategist, Healthcare and Higher Education at Signifi Solutions Inc.
- **Organizations:** Signifi Solutions Inc., Next Level Thinking Inc., Chill Media Inc., Bedrock Strategic Marketing Group, Oakville Rangers Hockey Club, Kerr Street Mission, Smilezone Foundation, Hockey Canada
- **Education:** Toronto Metropolitan University
- **Known for:** Helped build Chill into a multi-million-dollar annual media model with a 14-year run from 2002 to 2015., Chill reached its 50th issue in 2011 and expanded Western Canadian distribution by 30,000 copies for the milestone., Next Level Thinking reports that its Ticketmaster media and sponsorship program generated more than $4 million in annual third-party revenue and continued for 15 years.

## Career timeline

- **1986-1990** — Attended Toronto Metropolitan University and played varsity hockey for the Ryerson Rams.
- **2002-2015** — Built Chill as a Canadian lifestyle media property distributed through The Beer Store; the title expanded into digital, social and experiential formats.
- **2006-2019** — Served as a head or assistant coach with the Oakville Rangers Hockey Club across multiple age and competition levels.
- **2009-present** — Led and activated the Neighbours Helping Neighbours community meal program with Kerr Street Mission.
- **2015-2016** — Served as VIP Manager for the World Junior Hockey Championships in Toronto, helping design and manage the tournament VIP program.
- **2017** — Founded Next Level Thinking Inc., a growth strategy and business consulting collective based in Oakville.
- **2026** — Joined Signifi Solutions as Global CMO and Sector Growth Strategist focused on Healthcare and Higher Education.

## Achievements

- Helped build Chill into a multi-million-dollar annual media model with a 14-year run from 2002 to 2015.
- Chill reached its 50th issue in 2011 and expanded Western Canadian distribution by 30,000 copies for the milestone.
- Next Level Thinking reports that its Ticketmaster media and sponsorship program generated more than $4 million in annual third-party revenue and continued for 15 years.
- Next Level Thinking reports a five-year agency-of-record extension for its Castrol Canada work.
- Coached Oakville Rangers teams associated with five OMHA provincial championships, plus International Silver Stick and Nike-Bauer Chicago Elite titles.
- Served on the Oakville Rangers executive board for a three-year term and on the Smilezone Foundation marketing committee from 2015 to 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Announced that he had joined Signifi Solutions as Global CMO and Sector Growth Strategist focused on Healthcare and Higher Education.
- **2026-08** — Shared Signifi's Spark Touch XL use case for automated IT asset distribution and highlighted its potential for offices, hospitals and retail back-of-house operations.

## Links

- Website: https://signifi.com
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nlt88
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/teamsignifi
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/AutomatedRetailTechnology

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Last updated: 2026-08-24