Thirty years in tech, and still happiest with a hard problem and an ambitious team.
The short version: I've built and run companies, and these days I work for myself — helping teams grow through product and partnerships, navigate transformation and put AI to work.
I grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan. My parents would never have called themselves entrepreneurs — they worked hard to provide: farming, then a trucking company and a bra business after we moved to the city. I learned early what a wasted dollar costs a family, and thirty years later that's still how I treat other people's money and time.
My edge is pattern recognition: I've led the product, the deals and eventually the entire company, owned the P&L and now invest — so I connect dots across the whole business that most people miss. I'm direct, I move fast and do my best work in a t-shirt and hat, not a suit and tie.
The path
You can't win a gold medal without a coach. I had great ones — this is me being one.
Some of my recent angel investments.
Earlier bets include SkyMotion (acquired by AccuWeather) and WFHomie (acquired by GoCo).
Some of the work that matters most isn't paid.
Every year I walk — and fundraise — in the Gutsy Walk, Crohn's and Colitis Canada's flagship annual event. Since 2021 I've raised over $32,000 for the cause, one of Calgary's top fundraisers. It's personal, it's stubborn and it's a reminder that the same persistence that builds companies can move things that actually matter.
The hardest leadership challenge of my life wasn't in a boardroom.
It was my father's dementia. Walking through it taught me things about patience, presence and leading without a clean answer — and they turned out to be unmistakably professional. I wrote about it, because I think more of us are quietly carrying something similar.
Read: When Leadership Became Personal →More on LinkedIn.
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