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Angela Robertson

Angela Robertson is the CEO of Acetech, a leading community for technology founders and CEOs across British Columbia. A seasoned executive, board director, and growth strategist, she is passionate about helping leaders scale their businesses, navigate challenges, and build meaningful connections.

Before joining Acetech, Angela served as CEO of Vorum, a global healthcare technology company focused on improving patient outcomes through innovative prosthetic and orthotic solutions. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Bionic Power Inc.

As host of The Stormy Stories Show, Angela sits down with founders, executives, and innovators to explore the challenges, setbacks, and lessons that shape successful leaders. Through candid conversations, she uncovers the stories behind the storms and the resilience required to navigate them.

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Adam Greenberg

Adam Greenberg is the CEO of MakeShift, a workforce management platform helping businesses modernize employee scheduling and improve the employee experience. A seasoned SaaS executive with more than 20 years of experience across sales, operations, and executive leadership, Adam is passionate about building high-performing, people-first organizations. He is also the Founder of Leaders2Give.org, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and families facing medical crises in Baja California Sur, Mexico. 

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Adrian Moise

Adrian Moise is the Founder and CEO of Aequilibrium Software Inc., a digital design and software innovation company helping organizations create remarkable customer experiences. With a PhD in Computer Science and executive education from Harvard and Wharton, Adrian has spent more than two decades building high-performing teams and leading digital transformation initiatives across financial services, healthcare, AI, XR, and emerging technologies. He is passionate about innovation, Lean methodologies, and using technology to enrich people's lives.

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Alice Heiman

Alice Heiman is a globally recognized sales strategist, founder of Alice Heiman, LLC, and host of Sales Talk for CEOs. She works with CEOs and sales leaders to elevate sales performance, drive profitable revenue growth, and increase company valuation. Her experience spans complex B2B sales organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

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Andrea Krupa

Andrea Krupa is the President & CEO of PhotoSat, a Vancouver-based geospatial technology company providing engineering-grade satellite surveying, remote sensing, and geospatial intelligence to mining, infrastructure, and environmental organizations around the world. With a background in counseling psychology, executive coaching, and leadership development, Andrea combines deep expertise in human dynamics with technical innovation to build high-performing teams and help organizations make better decisions through trusted data. 

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Bhavya Aggarwal

Bhavya Aggarwal is the Founder and CEO of zipBoard, a collaborative review platform helping AEC, content, and documentation teams streamline feedback and approvals. With a background in aerospace engineering and SaaS product development, Bhavya is focused on building AI-assisted workflows that keep human expertise and decision-making at the center.

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Darryl Hillock

Darryl Hillock is the Founder & CEO of Beatify and a product and platform systems leader with more than 30 years of experience across music, technology, education, digital commerce, and creator infrastructure. His work focuses on building systems that give creators greater control over their identity, content, audience, and revenue. Today, he is building Certifyd, creator-owned infrastructure designed around digital identity, provenance, commerce, and direct payments.

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Daryl Hatton

Daryl Hatton is the CEO of ConnectionPoint, the collaborative funding infrastructure company behind FundRazr, CoCoPay, and Crowdfundr. Over the past 17 years, his platforms have helped communities raise more than $400 million for over 200,000 projects worldwide. Daryl is passionate about using technology to remove financial barriers, empower generosity, and rethink how communities fund healthcare, creative projects, and social impact initiatives.

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Elisabeth Cooke

Elisabeth Cooke is the CEO and Co-Founder of Dignii Technologies Inc., a workplace technology company helping organizations measure diversity, strengthen inclusion, and build healthier workplace cultures through data-driven insights. A lawyer by training, Elisabeth is a trusted advisor to governments, businesses, and industry leaders across Canada. She is a recognized speaker on workplace culture, psychological safety, governance, and inclusive leadership, helping organizations create environments where both people and performance thrive. 

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Eric Beckwitt

Eric Beckwitt is the Founder and CEO of Freightera, an award-winning freight technology platform that makes shipping easier, more transparent, and lower-emission for businesses across Canada and the United States. Since founding the company in 2014, Eric has led Freightera through consistent growth and profitability while helping thousands of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers optimize their freight operations. Under his leadership, Freightera has been recognized among Canada's fastest-growing technology companies and continues to pioneer innovation in logistics and sustainable transportation.

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Igor Debatur

Igor Debatur is the CEO and Co-Founder of Outmap, a fast-growing outdoor navigation platform designed to help people explore the backcountry with confidence. A serial entrepreneur, Igor previously helped build and scale Uploadcare before returning to the founder journey with Outmap. He is also an advisor, angel investor, skier, climber, and passionate outdoor enthusiast focused on building products people truly love.

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Kevin Dagenais

Kevin Dagenais is the CEO of Cascadia Scientific, a Vancouver-based technology company helping mining organizations improve productivity and energy efficiency through advanced operational analytics. With expertise in industrial IoT, embedded systems, and real-time controls, Kevin leads a global team focused on delivering innovative solutions that help mining companies make smarter, data-driven decisions.

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Kundan Joshi

Kundan Joshi is the Founder & CEO of TheAppLabb and AI Labb, leading innovation in mobile technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. Over the past 18 years, he has helped build more than 750 apps for global brands while growing a technology company with teams across multiple offices. Kundan is also the Founder of the Canada AI Alliance, Canada-US Business Alliance, Canada India Tech Council, and America India Tech Council. He is a YPO leader, EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Top 25 Canadian Immigrant, and passionate advocate for helping Canada become a global leader in AI commercialization and innovation. 

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Melissa L’Heureux-Haché

Melissa L'Heureux-Hache is the Founder of VEGAIN Nutrition, an award-winning Canadian sports nutrition company redefining plant-based performance products through innovation and technology. A serial entrepreneur, Melissa previously built and exited a successful consumer brand before launching VEGAIN, where she is pioneering new approaches to sports nutrition with proprietary product development, rapid retail expansion, and a relentless focus on quality, customer experience, and long-term brand building.

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Miranda Lievers

Miranda Lievers is the Co-Founder of Thinkific and Founder of Torch the Playbooks. She helped scale Thinkific from a scrappy startup through a $1B+ IPO, with its platform serving more than 200 million people worldwide. Today, she works with scaling founders navigating the messy middle of growth, helping them make better decisions, build sustainable companies, and lead without breaking themselves or their teams.

Connect with Miranda and learn more about Torch the Playbooks:
https://torchtheplaybooks.com/

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Steven Findlay

Steven Findlay is the CEO of Noratek Solutions and the founder of CityReporter, a municipal software platform that helps local governments manage inspections, assets, work orders, and compliance programs. After building CityReporter into a successful North American software company over more than 15 years, Steven led the business through a successful acquisition in 2026. A lifelong entrepreneur and advocate for practical leadership, he is passionate about technology, business growth, and helping organizations build stronger communities.

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