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OUR IMPACT THROUGH THE OPTIMAX OPEN
As our business has grown, so has our ability to make an impact in our community. Each year, Optimax Benefits identifies a cause that requires support and organizes a charitable golf tournament that brings together the business community to make an impact.
This year at the 9th Annual Optimax Open Charity golf tournament on August 17, 2022, the funds raised will go to Our House Addiction Recovery Centre
SERIVCE AREAS
Edmonton and Surrounding Areas
Earl Shindruk founded Optimax Benefits in 1998 with the intention of operating a company that would always do the right thing for the right reasons. His personal philosophy of care helped shape the company into how it stands today; a small consultancy with exceptional client care and thorough, specialized services.
Earl started Optimax after working in a variety of industries.
He worked for large corporations like Laidlaw Waste Systems and TransAlta, obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree with specialties in Marketing and Human Resources, and spent four years managing a local contracting company. As well, Earl has been teaching Employee Benefits and Human Resources Introduction at MacEwan University since 2005.
Today, professional growth is something he highly values. Earl is always looking for opportunities to learn, and provides both formal and informal benefits and human resources education to clients, students, and friends.
As an experienced business owner and an inquisitive professional, Earl is happy to take an extra step (or more) to provide marketing and sales solutions and financial education to his clients. The most fulfilling aspect of his job is learning about clients’ businesses, and being able to offer insight that will aid in their success.
Earl is a strong advocate for initiatives that benefit the local community, and those that help nurture neighborhood and medium-sized businesses. An active member of the Edmonton business community, Earl attends and sponsors charity events, is a board member at Berdin Centre for Learning (though has sat on over 5 boards previously), is a founding member of 100 Men YEG, and has hosted an annual charity golf tournament, The Optimax Open, every year since 2010.
In his spare time, Earl enjoys being with his wife, children, and grandchildren, cheering on our Eskimos and Oilers, golfing, working out, gardening, and reading.