Paul Atherton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Highspire, a premier learning experience for construction company owners, complemented by a powerful venture capital division. With a wealth of experience as a seasoned business coach and professional engineer, Paul has been guiding businesses toward success since 2017. His expertise is deeply rooted in the construction industry, […]

Leigh Christie is a Vancouver-based engineer/entrepreneur with degrees from UBC & MIT. He invented the machine vision robotic heat spotlight, and The Mondo Spider; a 1,500lb walking machine. In 2009 Leigh co-founded MistyWest, a leading product engineering design firm focused on novel sensors, low-power wireless & edge AI. MistyWest recently created an inference/vision edge device […]

Sir Darren Jacklin stands as a paragon of professional achievement and philanthropic dedication, with a career marked by significant accomplishments and a life dedicated to global impact. Over 25 years, he has personally trained executives and teams from 157 Fortune 500 companies, showcasing his unparalleled expertise in corporate training and personal development. A seasoned world […]

Ilya Goldman, has been in the internet marketing industry since 1996. He started his own web design and online marketing company in 2001 with a goal of bringing more businesses into the world wide web. He has worked on over a thousand web projects. His clients include huge organizations such as UBC Press, McGill Press, […]

Tamara believes “Success is not final…and failure is not fatal”. It’s the courage to continue that count. She is the owner of Mirror Image Vacation Rental Services. Born and raised in Kelowna BC in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. And In Kelowna it’s all about tourism. Whether it be world-class wineries, champagne powder at Big White […]

Today, our guest is Trevor Van Heemert. After briefly attempting employment in his early 20s, Trevor resigned with no plan and bought a $150 bike trailer for scooping up merch from street-side free piles for consignment. That fateful purchase led to the offer to take over a struggling bicycle-based compost pickup operation in Victoria called […]

Meet Matt Dee, an unconventional serial entrepreneur propelled by innovation with a self-taught mastery in sales, marketing, and design. He’s left an indelible mark, notably shaping the credit card payment system in the early 2000’s that we still use today, thriving in diverse ventures from early car sales from his parents driveway to professional music. […]

Aura Ziv is a fun loving fitness instructor nutritionist, health coach and founder of Eat Good Feel Good Fitness. She focuses on making her clients feel good and creating health food products that are good for you and taste amazing at the same time. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada’s economy. To support Canada’s businesses, […]

Karen Richard is a recovering pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, kid-lit lover with a nerdy heart, and the CEO and co-founder of Made Live. Based out of Vernon, BC, Made Live is an AI-assisted end-to-end children’s book publishing platform dedicated to simplifying the publishing process for aspiring authors. Transitioning from a career in speech-language pathology, where books […]

As a highly accomplished senior executive with 30 years of international experience across multiple industries, Rhea Dubois-Phillips has a track record of building and leading strong teams, advising C-Suite, and managing integrated campaigns to promote and protect reputation, revenue and business objectives. She is a respected leader, motivator, and strategist with the ability to empower […]