Mike Joseph
Master Forum Chair
MacKay CEO Forums
Hyatt Regency Calgary
Thank You Alberta!
Checkout the highlights from BTF Alberta 2026
Discover Actionable Growth & Transition Strategies from Top Entrepreneurs
Since 2015, the Business Transitions Forum has been guiding entrepreneurs through comprehensive growth strategies and ownership transitions, including opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to enhance shareholder value.
Join top entrepreneurs and North America’s leading experts to:
- Increase market share and shareholder value
- Identify growth and scaling opportunities
- Understand the acquisition and sale process
- Assess if M&A is the right growth path for your business
- Implement actionable strategies to elevate your business’s value at any stage in your transition journey
Mike Joseph
2027 Conference Chair
Mike is a big picture individual who loves connecting with people. Working with CEO’s and executive teams to develop short and long-term strategy, he has a broad network of contacts in and out of multiple industries- both local and international.
Over the past 20 years, Mike has built, owned and operated over 25 hospitality related businesses. His expertise lies in mid-size entrepreneurial firms with a focus on growth, leadership and building world class cultures.
Authentic, dynamic, comedic, and intuitive-also impatient, impulsive and selfdeprecating.
Self-awareness is front and center. Accountable and organized. Public speaker, avid student, and always looking to find a better way.
In his free time, Mike enjoys travelling to interesting new places, cooking for friends and family, drinking red wine and smoking the occasional Cuban cigar.
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View Our 2026 Speakers
Explore the leaders and experts sharing insights on stage this year.
Joel Vorra
Co-Founder & Former President
Tidewater Renewables Ltd
Jessica Cullen
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Raven & Dynamic Rescue Systems
Russell Hay
CEO
Scandinavian Building Services
Diana Noble
Founder & CEO
People 1st Realty
Diamond Fernandes
CEO & Founder
Heart Fit Clinic
Rocky Ozaki
Founder & CEO
NoW of Work Inc.
Hear From BTF Alumni
As a first-time attendee, BTF was the perfect starting point. The forum gave me a clear understanding of the landscape and how to prepare early.
BTF connected me with the right advisor at exactly the right time. That relationship directly led to a successful sale of my business in 2025.
You want to come to this conferences years in advance of wanting to sell, because you want to be thinking about how to build your business, you want to be meeting the strategic partners who may help you.
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
What We're Talking About
The BTF Insider
Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
The Hardest Part Of Scaling Isn’t The Business. It’s The Founder.
Natasha Vandenhurk
Founder & CEO, Three Farmers Foods,
Most businesses don't stop growing because they run out of opportunity. They stop growing because the leadership that built the business isn't the leadership the next stage requires.
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Eight Years Before The Deal
Chris Bachinski (GHY International) & Rob Normandeau (SeaFort Capital)
Successful transitions rarely begin when an owner decides to sell. More often, they begin years earlier through decisions about leadership, succession and growth.
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Steve Belyea On Building A Business Worth Buying
Steve Belyea
Co-Founder & CEO, Victory Advanced Technologies Inc. (Sold BASE Engineering)
When Steve Belyea started BASE Engineering, he had little more than an idea and a single customer. Over the next three decades, he built the company into a global business serving customers in 28 countries, completed two successful exits, and learned some expensive lessons along the way.
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