{"id":823,"date":"2019-08-16T14:53:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/equipe\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:02:33","slug":"equipe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/equipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .db2b-team{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:8px 16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#33333A;}\n  .db2b-team .db2b-eyebrow{color:#982531;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 6px;}\n  .db2b-team h2.db2b-h2{color:#33333A;font-size:30px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:800;}\n  .db2b-team .db2b-lede{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7;color:#33333A;max-width:760px;margin:0 0 34px;}\n  .db2b-card{display:flex;gap:0;align-items:stretch;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #C1C5C9;border-left:6px solid #982531;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;margin:0 0 22px;}\n  .db2b-photo{flex:0 0 210px;position:relative;background:#C1C5C9;min-height:230px;}\n  .db2b-photo img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;}\n  .db2b-body{flex:1;min-width:260px;padding:24px 26px;}\n  .db2b-card h3{margin:0 0 2px;font-size:23px;color:#33333A;font-weight:800;}\n  .db2b-card .db2b-role{color:#982531;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.03em;}\n  .db2b-card p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 12px;color:#33333A;}\n  .db2b-card a.db2b-link{display:inline-block;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#982531;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:2px solid #982531;padding-bottom:1px;}\n  .db2b-teamblock{background:#F4F5F6;border-left:6px solid #982531;border-radius:10px;padding:26px 28px;margin:0 0 22px;}\n  .db2b-teamblock .db2b-eyebrow{color:#982531;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 4px;}\n  .db2b-teamblock h3{color:#33333A;font-size:24px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 12px;}\n  .db2b-teamblock p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;color:#33333A;margin:0 0 12px;}\n  .db2b-cta{background:#982531;border-radius:10px;padding:26px 24px;text-align:center;margin:30px 0 6px;}\n  .db2b-cta p{color:#FFFFFF;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 16px;}\n  .db2b-cta a{display:inline-block;background:#FFFFFF;color:#982531;font-weight:800;font-size:17px;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:6px;}\n  @media(max-width:640px){.db2b-card{flex-direction:column;}.db2b-photo{flex-basis:auto;height:240px;}}\n<\/style>\n<section class=\"db2b-team\">\n  <p class=\"db2b-eyebrow\">Our team<\/p>\n  <h2 class=\"db2b-h2\">At the head of Direct B2B Telemarketing<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"db2b-lede\">Since 2005, a Quebec-based team dedicated to one thing: turning a prospect list into clients through human conversation. Bilingual, French- and English-speaking, without high-pressure solicitation.<\/p>\n  <article class=\"db2b-card\">\n    <div class=\"db2b-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/olaf-v11-second-button.jpg\" alt=\"Olaf Knigge, President and co-founder of Direct B2B Telemarketing\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"db2b-body\">\n      <h3>Olaf Knigge<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"db2b-role\">President, co-founder<\/p>\n      <p>A native of Germany, he holds a Master&#8217;s degree in Political Economy, completed at the Universities of Paderborn (Germany) and Nottingham (England). Following an internship at the United Nations in New York, he immigrated to Quebec. He co-founded the company, incorporated in 2005.<\/p>\n      <p>At the helm of operations, he has become a valuable ally in the business development of his clients. His academic background and field experience have enabled him to bring vision to the Group. His personality and active listening skills have helped him build a stable team of dedicated experts and surround himself with a loyal clientele.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"db2b-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/olaf-knigge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n  <article class=\"db2b-card\">\n    <div class=\"db2b-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/kristian-paul-navarro-headshot-web.jpg\" alt=\"Kristian Paul Navarro, Vice President of Sales at Direct B2B Telemarketing\" \/><\/div>\n    <div class=\"db2b-body\">\n      <h3>Kristian Paul Navarro<\/h3>\n      <p class=\"db2b-role\">Vice President of Sales<\/p>\n      <p>With 16 years of sales management in Singapore and deep experience in the Canadian market, Kristian leads B2B prospecting and strategic partnerships for Direct B2B. Originally from Manila, he holds degrees in management, entrepreneurship, and international business.<\/p>\n      <p>He builds sales strategies that help SMEs grow through high-performing teams \u2014 and pairs human conversation with practical AI: smarter targeting, better briefing, and cleaner follow-up, without pressure selling. His intercultural fluency supports Direct B2B\u2019s bilingual edge: prospecting in English across Canada with a voice as natural in English as in French.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"db2b-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kpnavarro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n  <div class=\"db2b-teamblock\">\n    <p class=\"db2b-eyebrow\">The team<\/p>\n    <h3>A dozen experts, one shared reflex: a smile on the phone<\/h3>\n    <p>Behind every campaign is a dozen tele-agents specialized in B2B prospecting. Their professionalism and diplomacy are appreciated by both our clients and the prospects they call.<\/p>\n    <p>No one here works under performance pressure. We focus on teamwork, knowledge sharing and continuous training, so every resource can thrive and deliver quality work. The real motivation is creating value for our clients, one call at a time.<\/p>\n    <p>Our specialists come from diverse sectors \u2014 IT, business services, financial services and events \u2014 enabling us to carry out campaigns of all kinds.<\/p>\n    <p>We are the channel that creates a privileged contact between you and your targeted decision-maker: your message delivered accurately, directly into the ear of the right person.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"db2b-cta\">\n    <p>Ready to fill your sales pipeline for the fall?<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/direct-b2b\/olaf-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book an exploratory meeting<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team At the head of Direct B2B Telemarketing Since 2005, a Quebec-based team dedicated to one thing: turning a prospect list into clients through human conversation. Bilingual, French- and English-speaking, without high-pressure solicitation. Olaf Knigge President, co-founder A native of Germany, he holds a Master&#8217;s degree in Political Economy, completed at the Universities of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/equipe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Our Team&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-823","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394,"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions\/2394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/directb2b.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}