Geoff Gay
CEO
Athabasca Basin Development
*With 2+ Entrepreneurs
TCU Place
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
Garth MacDonald
Former President & CEO
(Sold G-Mac’s AgTeam Inc.)
Jessica Cullen
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Raven & Dynamic Rescue Systems
Evan Doepker
President, CEO, & Co-Owner
Doepker Group Enterprises (Acquired Peerless Trailers, Precision Laser & Fab, and Edmonton Trailer Manufacturing)
Jared Mills
Managing Director – Founder
Mills Brothers (Sold Cross Borders Drilling)
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Featured 2026 Program
A full day of conversations for owners thinking seriously about growth, acquisition, leadership, and transition.
Hear how entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors approach the decisions that shape enterprise value and long-term optionality.
June 10, 2026 • TCU Place • Saskatoon
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SAVE UP TO $400!* until May 14th!
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.
BTF was my first real deep dive into business transition and growth pathways. The insights helped me think differently about value creation.
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.
I think BTF does a great job of really setting the tone of community, connection and really making sure entrepreneurs feel supported.
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
I wished I had of participated in something like this before we transacted.
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Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
From CrackBerry To Clicks: Kevin Michaluk On Life Before & After The Exit
Kevin (CrackBerry Kevin) Michaluk
Founder & President, Clicks Technology (Sold Mobile Nations)
Every founder dreams of building a business worth millions, few expect the emotional roller coaster that comes after they do. For Kevin Michaluk, better known as CrackBerry Kevin, the journey from a $15,000 bet to a $115 million exit was both exhilarating and disorienting.
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Mike Milani On Building A Sale-Ready Business
Mike Milani
Executive Managing Director, Principal at Baker Tilly Capital, LLC & Chair of BTF SoCal 2025
For many business owners, selling a company is the most significant financial and emotional transaction of their life. Yet too often, preparation begins only when the decision to sell has already been made. Mike Milani, Executive Managing Director & Principal at Baker Tilly Capital, LLC and Chair of BTF SoCal 2025, has spent nearly four decades advising owners through M&A transactions.
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Why Trust & Culture Define Enterprise Value: Insights From Debby Carreau
Debby Carreau
CEO, Inspired HR & 2025 BTF Vancouver Conference Chair
Debby has advised countless executives through acquisitions, turnarounds, and restructuring. In every case, the first question is the same: do people believe what you say? “The leader needs to be trustworthy. Without that, no matter what you do, your organization’s not going to be successful because the people… they’re not going to believe your strategy.”
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