11th Annual
Vancouver Convention Centre West
Join us on November 18th, 2026 in Vancouver!
Every owner is working toward the same three things: a business that grows, a business that’s worth more, and the freedom to transition it when you’re ready. They aren’t separate goals. Growth builds value, and value is what makes a good transition possible.
BTF was built for all three, because the same owner needs all three, often at the same time.
Two days with Canada’s leading owners and advisors. You’ll learn how to:
For twenty-five years, Natalie Michael has sat across from entrepreneurs at the moment the question changes, from how do I grow this to what is it worth, and what happens to it next. As Managing Partner of CEO Next Chapter and co-author of Your CEO Succession Playbook, she’s helped owners through the whole arc: building the leadership that lets a company grow beyond them, raising the value of what they’ve built, and handing it on without losing the business, or themselves, along the way.
She doesn’t study this audience from a stage. She’s in the room with them every week, chairing peer groups of CEOs and owners at MacKay CEO Forums and Tiger 21 Vancouver, the same people who fill BTF. After hundreds of those conversations, her conviction is the one this whole event runs on: the business you can finally walk away from is the one that’s worth the most, grows the best, and hands over the cleanest. That’s the BTF she’s building for 2026.
Hear from business owners and experts and learn from their experiences.
“The greatest strength a leader can have when scaling is the ability to listen and self-reflect and quiet their own internal voice.”
SAVE UP TO $400!*
*With 2+ Entrepreneurs
The BTF Insider
Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
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.
Successful transitions rarely begin when an owner decides to sell. More often, they begin years earlier through decisions about leadership, succession and growth.
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.
Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
Get updates on upcoming events, promotions, and the latest strategies and trends from industry leaders to elevate your business’s value and ensure a successful transition.
