Mike Fata
Entrepreneur, Investor, Author
(Sold Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods)
DELTA HOTEL WINNIPEG
October 16, 2025 • Delta Hotel Winnipeg
Relive BTF Winnipeg 2025!
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 Fata
2025 Conference Chair
Mike Fata is a best-selling author, podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and natural health advocate who co-founded Manitoba Harvest in 1998 and led it to a $419M strategic sale to Tilray. With over 25 years of experience in health, wellness, and sustainable business, Mike has completed three nine-figure exits, serves as CEO of Fata & Associates, and continues to mentor and invest in the next generation of purpose-driven entrepreneurs. He was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 and one of the Top 100 Health Influencers in 2017.
Featured speakers
Learn from the best in the field
Hear from business owners and experts and learn from their experiences.
Joshua Simair
Co-founder & Former CEO, SkipTheDishes
Co-founder, Pivot Subscriptions (Sold SkipTheDishes)
Jenna Cohen
VP Treasury & Special Initiatives
Produce Pay Inc.
Ed Dornn
Co-founder & Chair
Greenstone Building Products & Excel-7 Ltd
Rishona Hyman
President & CEO
Aqua Essence Swim Academy
Mitch Tetrault
President & CEO
Monarch Industries
Polly Craik
Corporate Director
(Sold FineLine Solutions)
Hear From BTF Alumni
I wished I had of participated in something like this before we transacted.
The Business Transitions Forum have really fostered that sense of let’s share, let’s learn, let’s grow together and let’s help each other.
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
The earlier you can come to a conference like this in your entrepreneurial journey the better.
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