Patrick has a practical focus on business operations and finance, which is a direct result of his 20 year career... Read More
Mike Baker joined Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel in 2016 with over 20 years of experience as a trusted advisor to... Read More
Pierre Cléroux was appointed Vice President, Research and Chief Economist at BDC in 2012. Pierre leads a team of experts... Read More
I believe in the power of volunteering and in the importance of stepping forward to serve the community. Over the... Read More
Grant is President and owner of the Innovair Group, a third-generation family business with head office located in Winnipeg. The... Read More
Gary is an inquisitive and driven CEO, with a wealth of experience scaling and developing business. He has 30+ years... Read More
Today when someone refers to a tech startup, you may picture a young person sitting behind a computer writing code.... Read More
Silvia is a partner at TDS with a practice that is concentrated in the area of business law with an... Read More
I’m an entrepreneurial business leader passionate about “Making Life Better” for our teams, guests, and community. I’m so proud of what... Read More
Mike co-founded Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods in 1998. From 1998 to 2016, he ran all aspects of the company as... Read More
Kelly R. Ford advises on private equity transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions and corporate and securities matters. Kelly... Read More
Barb Gamey is a co-founder of Payworks, a Manitoba based company and one of Canada’s largest national providers of Payroll,... Read More
Georgia Grundmanis is an Advisor on the M&A team at BFL Canada, the largest national independent insurance brokerage. The BFL... Read More
Tom is a director at Baker Tilly Canada Corporate Finance (previously Renaissance Mergers & Acquisitions). An experienced corporate finance and... Read More
Constantine Hatzipanayis is Partner, Growth Equity Partners in our Vancouver office. Constantine aims to support Canadian entrepreneurs through their growth... Read More
As CEO, Peter oversees all JFII operations and is a Trustee of the Jessiman Foundation. He is a former owner... Read More
Leilani is a partner in the Business Law Group (Tax) at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP. Leilani’s practice involves both planning... Read More
My team advises business owners – entrepreneurs and families – through the process of selling their company, acquiring another business... Read More
John Kirkpatrick is a digital transformation leader and a former founder and CEO of an award-winning CMS Digital Media SaaS... Read More
Steve was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba before attending... Read More
As the CEO and President of Clear North Capital, Cody is extensively involved in creating value for lower mid-market Canadian... Read More
Tabreez Lila is Managing Director, Growth & Transition Capital in our Edmonton office. Tabreez has worked in the investment and... Read More
Brad has a broad corporate and commercial practice, which includes significant M&A work acting on both vendor and purchaser side... Read More
Kristi has been providing mid-market businesses with relationship-focused, strategic financing for over twenty years. As National Managing Director, Kristi leads First West Capital across Canada and delivers tailored subordinated-debt, mezzanine and equity financing solutions for growth, acquisitions and transitions. Prior to First West Capital, Kristi spent ten years with Vancity Capital, another B.C.-based subordinated debt fund. She has also worked with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Small Enterprise Equity Fund of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Don’s deep and passionate belief that he has the opportunity to positively impact and change people’s lives by providing a... Read More
Rob is President of SeaFort Capital, a private equity firm based in Halifax. Prior to co-founding SeaFort in May 2012,... Read More
Relay Transition Partners is dedicated to the sale of small and medium businesses in Canada (SMBs). Our partners understand the... Read More
Duncan Adams joined TriWest in 2013 and is a Principal in the investment group. Prior to joining TriWest, Duncan worked... Read More
Sarah is a fourth-generation member of the Bockstael Construction family leadership. She joined Bockstael Construction in 2020 leads the business... Read More
Cheryl Baldwin launched BCP Business Services, now Intrinsic Bookkeeping & Business Solutions, in 2015. Since then the business has grown... Read More
Dan is part of the fourth generation leading Bockstael Construction. His experience with the company dates to 2000 when he... Read More
John brings nearly 50 years of construction experience to the table and has been in the family business since 1985.... Read More
Daniel is a Partner based in BDO’s Winnipeg office where he leads BDO’s financial advisory services practice for the Prairies... Read More
A C-level executive with decades of operational and financial experience, Gary has owned, operated, managed, mentored, financed, acquired, and exited... Read More
Steve is passionate about creating long-term relationships with our clients and helping them to overcome barriers to growth. An entrepreneur... Read More
Jaimie is Very familiar with private equity financing models having dealt with numerous investee companies. He has s strong understanding... Read More
As Associate Director with the Private Equity team, Andrew places a focus on sourcing new opportunities and evaluating potential acquisitions.... Read More
Shane leads EY’s Strategy and Transactions practice for Western Canada and is a Partner in the M&A advisory practice at... Read More
Matt is engaged in a wide variety of investing activities including originating, evaluating, executing, negotiating, and managing investments and prospective... Read More
Hello, I’m Jim Perchaluk, and I’m thrilled to be a participant on this distinguished panel focused on business growth and... Read More
For over 20 years, Geoff has been advising private business owners and high net worth individuals on a variety of... Read More
Amanda is the Senior VP Finance, Acquisitions for People Corporation, a national provider of group benefits, group retirement, wellness and... Read More
Calvin started his career in 1997 as a Dairy Queen franchisee and self-serve car wash operator (The Wave Car Wash).... Read More
Andrew Ramsay is a Senior Vice President and Co-Head of Transaction Risk Solutions at Gallagher, a global insurance and risk management consulting firm. Andrew has 12 years insurance experience with a focus on Private Equity, Asset Managers, Upstream/Midstream Oil and Gas, and Infrastructure. Andrew has worked extensively with both buyers and sellers to utilize Transaction Liability, including Representations and Warranties, Tax, and Environmental to help facilitate deals. Andrew also sits on the Board for Make-A-Wish.
Grant J. Kook is Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Westcap. Mr. Kook is the co-founder and President... Read More
Gaurav is a Director, Growth and Transition Capital at BDC. He draws on years of experience in management and banking... Read More
Tom Redl is a business and community leader with a solid track record as a CEO, Corporate Director and Executive... Read More
Mike is an entrepreneur at heart. He has built, acquired and sold his own private businesses and guided 100+ entrepreneurs... Read More
Since 2011, Darcy Richards has worked to create Perfect Surfaces, Canada’s leading supplier of recycled rubber and specialty flooring. As the Executive... Read More
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Located in Edmonton, Adam is a Managing Director with BDO Canada Transaction Advisory Services focusing on Mergers &... Read More
Chris Reichert, MBA, FEA, TEP – Business families are complex, and the challenges they face are predictable. Chris is a skilled... Read More
Mackenzie Regent is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Kalos LLP, an internationally recognized financial due diligence and valuation CPA... Read More
Kleo Landucci is the CEO & President of CrescentView Investments Ltd. (CVI), a familyinvestment company. In 2004, Ms. Landucci joined... Read More
Sean Pisarski is a Director at Private Debt Partners and is focused on deal origination, underwriting, due diligence, and loan... Read More
Experienced banking leader with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services sector. Skilled in leadership, product management, sales,... Read More
Jamie Schwitzer holds the office of Vice-President with the Manager. Mr. Schwitzer has over 20 years of investment management experience during... Read More
Kayla’s passion for entrepreneurship and its ability to create immense value and impact in the world led her to join... Read More
With a university degree and a few years of public sector experience, Vern bought a used computer from a classified... Read More
Joanne Sigurdson is recognized as a dynamic professional with over 35 years of business leadership experience. In addition to national... Read More
Danny is a partner with TDS who’s practice covers a broad range of corporate, commercial and transactional work, including mergers... Read More
Welcome to the 1st annual Business Transitions Forum in Winnipeg. We are excited to be back to in person events and thrilled to be expanding the conference to Winnipeg! We are bringing together entrepreneurs and experts sharing their insights and stories about the process of selling, growing, and transitioning businesses. You will learn from experts and connect with peer groups who will offer valuable insights to help you with transition strategy – whether you’re just beginning to think about it or well-advanced down the path.
Currently the President of KPT Sales Ltd./KPT Properties Ltd. and co-founder of the K&P Talbot Fund, Ken was the President... Read More
Bob grew up in East Kildonan (Winnipeg), where he attended Miles Mac High School, and then completed a Business Administration... Read More
Devin leads the Transactions practice for Grant Thornton in Alberta and is also the Western Region Transactions Leader for the... Read More
Eric believes that the best leaders and employees turn their minds first to listening with curiosity, and put people before... Read More
Grant has over two decades of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. He has managed many divestiture and M&A... Read More
At BDC Capital, we provide non-dilutive, unsecured custom financing to cashflow proven, high growth businesses for working capital support, or... Read More
Mark has been a leader in the conference and tradeshow business for over 25 years with a proven track record for success. As a... Read More
Mitch Tetrault is the President and CEO at Monarch Industries, where he has served for 25+ years. He originally joined... Read More
There are a lot of high-protein and energy options in the world today, so why did I start Cranked Energy?... Read More
I am a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator with over 10 years experience providing business valuations, financial due... Read More
