Our Team

Marvin Polis

With more than 40 years experience, Marvin Polis is one of western Canada’s veteran communication consultants and producer / directors. He’s credited in almost 10,000 corporate videos, television and radio programs, commercials, public service announcements (PSAs), interactive television broadcasts, webcasts, podcasts, e-learning projects, print and digital publications, and advertising campaigns for a long list of Canadian and multinational corporations.

What makes Marvin unique among producers is his business and educational experience. He has held senior marketing and communication positions at major corporations including TELUS and ATB Financial. He has been “the client” so he understands what the client needs and expects.

While at TELUS, Marvin conceived and produced live, interactive employee broadcasts that were conducted company-wide via the TELUS fibre optic network. He also played a key role in conceiving and launching the TELUS high speed Internet service and co-directed the $85 million pilot introduction of digital cable television and movie-on-demand services to consumers in Edmonton and Calgary (now known as TELUS Optik). An early pioneer in streaming video and audio programming over the Internet, Marvin worked with partners such as CTV, Global Television and numerous record companies to demonstrate how Canadian programming and music could be leveraged through high speed Internet and interactive television.

Marvin’s video, television and radio productions have aired on numerous networks including CTV, CBC, Global, 630 CHED, ACCESS, Vision, Canadian Learning Television, CourtTV Canada, NHK Broadcasting (Japan), and CCTV (China).

Some of his corporate work over the decades includes projects for the City of Edmonton, City of St. Albert, TELUS, ATB Financial, Lafarge, Mammoet, Shell Canada, Park Derochie, PetroCanada, British Petroleum, Syncrude, ATCO, Stantec, Alberta Construction Safety Association, Canada Green Building Council, Alberta Medical Association, Northlands, GROWTH Alberta, Provinces of Alberta and Ontario, Government of Canada, Government of NWT, Government of Thailand, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, Canadian Patient Safety Institute, EspritLine (Japan), World University Games, Winter Olympics, World Championships in Athletics, and many others.

Marvin’s projects have earned more than 40 regional, national and international awards for communication excellence from industry groups including the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA) and International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). He has been an IABC member since 1981, served on the executive, is a Past President, and was twice named Member of the Year. Marvin still volunteers for IABC, producing and hosting a podcast on professional development topics.

Giving back to the community, Marvin has shared his expertise as a guest speaker and lecturer at The Edmonton International Film Festival, IABC Canadian Conference, NAIT, Mount Royal College, Banff Centre for the Arts, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) national conference, and the world’s largest conference (at the time) on business / educational television (TeleCon). He also developed and instructed media production courses for MacEwan College and was an industry advisor for Alberta Education in the development of the Career and Technology Studies (CTS) curriculum for Alberta’s high schools. He was an advisory board member for the Digital and Interactive Media Design Program at NAIT and the Public Relations program at MacEwan.

Christina Monai

Christina Monai has been a part of Stimulant Strategies since 2010, both as a contractor and employee. Since that time, she has worked with our team on hundreds of projects for Shell Canada, the City of Edmonton, the City of St. Albert, Lafarge, Alberta Medical Association, the University of Alberta and many, many others.

Christina is a talented cinematographer and editor, at home on industrial sites and in corporate boardrooms. Her keen eye for creative and technical details are equally matched by her people skills.