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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based CEO’ operating in the Consulting space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
R.Michael Jones
President and CEO, Director of Platinum Group Metals
R. Michael Jones brings over 25 years of experience as a professional geological engineer and has been involved with the raising of over $1 billion for exploration, mining development and production. In addition to co-founding Platinum Group Metals Ltd., Mr. Jones was a founder of Glimmer Resources Inc. and was responsible for the discovery of the Glimmer Gold mine, now Blackfox, in Ontario. During a six-year tenure as President of Cathedral Gold Corp., Mr. Jones ran a producing gold mining company and was involved in the review of a feasibility study and financing for the $1 billion Diavik Mine project during two years as Vice President with Aber Resources. Mr. Jones was a co-founder and director of West Timmins Mining that was purchased by producing company Lake Shore Gold Corp. in 2009 and was a co-founder and former director until 2012 of MAG Silver Corp. Mr. Jones is a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of West Kirkland Mining Inc. and a director of Nextraction Energy Corp. Mr. Jones served on the Securities Policy Advisory Committee of the British Columbia Securities Commission for six years and holds a B.A.Sc. in geological engineering from the University of Toronto.
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About Nextraction, Platinum Group Metals: Platinum Group Metals is focused on the development of platinum mining operations with targeted production in the near term.
Shannon Byrne Susko
CEO of CEOZEN Consulting
Shannon Byrne Susko has been working with executives and leaders who want to grow, both personally and professionally, for over 10 years. Shannon has worked with companies like Intel Wearables, Shoes.com, Hot Head Games, SAAM SMIT and Silverchef – to name a few. In 2014, she released her first book, “The Metronome Effect: The Journey to Predictable Profit.” Shannon’s technical expertise is coupled with extensive sales, marketing and operations experience. Previously, Shannon has served as president of DST Subserveo, as well as co-founder, president and CEO of Subserveo Inc. Before her time at Subserveo, she led the sale of Paradata Systems Inc. to Payment Processing Inc., where she joined their team as Executive Vice-President of Product & Technology. Shannon holds Bachelor’s degrees in Commerce and Science and a Master’s degree in Computing Science. In 2012, she also received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Shannon has been married for 15 years and lives in Whistler with her 3 children.
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About CEOZEN Consulting, Metronome United: CEOZEN Consulting
Curtis Grad
Founding Partner, President & CEO of Modalis Infrastructure Partners
Curtis Grad is chief executive and founding partner of Modalis Infrastructure Partners Inc., a strategic investment and professional advisory services company specializing in international transport infrastructure privatization, investment, development and operations. During his 25+ year career in the transport infrastructure sector, he has lead extensive change management and redevelopment programs for various international airport and port facilities worldwide, spanning Canada, Jamaica, Cyprus and Jordan.
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About Modalis Infrastructure Partners: Modalis is a strategic investment and professional services company specializing in international transport infrastructure.
Arnold Leung
CEO and founder of Appnovation
Arnold Leung is the Founder at Appnovation.
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About Appnovation: Appnovation is a global Digital Solutions and Managed Services provider, delivering strategy, app development and enterprise integrations.
Keith Ippel
Co-Founder and CEO of Spring Activator
Co-Founder at Spring University.
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About Spring Activator: Spring Activator is an incubator and accelerator changing the world through entrepreneurship
Zak El-Ramly
President & CEO of ZE PowerGroup
Zak El-Ramly, a renowned industry expert and successful executive with over 40 years of experience, is the founder of the ZE family of companies with offices globally that provide software development, consulting services, and engineering design. Dr. Zak El-Ramly formed ZE in 1995 in response to progressive changes towards competition in electric power. This new Zak’s venture supported his continued involvement in market transformation and building tools to facilitate competitive market operation. ZE was initially formed to transfer competitive market principals and implement trade and risk policies and operations; the company soon transitioned to developing software products required to meet the growing needs of participants in energy and commodities markets. Dr. El-Ramly leads a diverse group of more than 250 professionals in his quest to continue delivering innovation and value to an impressive list of multinational clients. His vision and ambition drive the success the ZE family of companies enjoys today.
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About ZE PowerGroup: ZE PowerGroup is an experienced software development and strategic consulting firm.
Samarth Mod
CEO of FreshWorks Studio
Samarth is a resilient, passionate and “people-friendly” tech entrepreneur with expertise in designing and developing Mobile Application. He is the CEO & founder of FreshWorks Studio, a Victoria/Vancouver based mobile app development firm. FreshWorks is a brand under AirSenze Solutions Inc. It is incorporated and registered in Canada and pioneers in the development of iOS and Android apps. Samarth was working full time with India’s leading technology consultancy firm Tata Consultancy Services before coming to Canada to pursue his master’s education (MBA). Samarth is a passionate, result-focused, and enthusiastic entrepreneur with strong people skills and ability to perform under pressure. He is a seasoned mobile app developer, a consultant and manager with a rich & diverse experience of more than 6 years in deploying mobile applications in business settings. Samarth possesses the ability to succeed in time constrained and unfamiliar environments, He showed highly effective time and project management capabilities through successes in managing AirSenze’s overall operations simultaneous with a full-time load of MBA courses and case presentations. Samarth has obtained an extensive knowledge of process optimization, client communication, problem identification and producing creative action plans. Samarth is a holder of the MBA degree (Entrepreneurship) and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in the domain of Information Technology and developed a strong base of Software Engineering.
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About AirSenze, FreshWorks Studio: Your Technology Partner – Custom Software Development, UX/UI, Mobile Apps, and Digital Product Strategy
Matthew Quetton
Founder & CEO of Momentum Venture Partners
Venture Development Advisor and Contract CFO. I work with a portfolio of startups in British Columbia to drive at the intersection of leadership, strategy, capital, finance and governance to support exceptional founders to clear bottlenecks for growth and build high value ventures. Founded and exited multiple companies Worked with over 20 startup founders Raised over $25M in capital Driven over $100M in total revenue Founded venture residency program in Vancouver
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About Audette, FTSY, Momentum Venture Partners: Venture Development Firm
Lawrence Alexander
CEO of Lawly
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About Lawly: The world’s only client-curated lawyer showcase.
Chris Milton
CEO of 323 Media Group Inc.
Growth driven founder who scales projects through sales, marketing and systems.
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About 323 Media Group Inc.: Building brands for the future.
Vicki Li
Co-Founder & CEO of LETT
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About LETT: LETT is a rental marketplace connecting relocators to their perfect neighborhoods around the world based on lifestyle and relocation needs.
Peter Bures
Chief Executive Officer of Investor Stratum Resources
Over 15 years of Canadian and US capital markets experience. He has focused his expertise to the Precious Metals and Mining sector and cultivated a plethora of global relationships that primarily include company executives and industry decision makers. Peter spent the first few years of his career at Placer Dome mines in Timmins, followed by 10 years on the sell side in equity research. Peter worked at Deutsche Bank, HSBC in New York and Toronto, and as Precious Metals & Mining Analyst/Strategist for Orion Securities (Toronto). In 2007 he transitioned to the buy side with Sentry Investments as an associate portfolio manager, specializing in metals and mining where he co-managed several top-ranked funds. Peter joined the BMO Capital Markets institutional sales desk in New York in 2011 as Director Global Mining Sales. Peter holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (geological and mineral engineering) from the University of Toronto.
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About Investor Stratum Resources: Investor Stratum Resources is a consulting firm.
Luis Giraldo
Founder and CEO of Ook Enterprises Ltd.
Founder and CEO of Monkey Box, and CEO at Ook Enteprises Ltd.
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About Ook Enterprises Ltd.: Ook Enterprises Ltd. is a provider IT managed services, consulting, and projects to organizations.
David Sussman
Chief Executive Officer of Valcor
David is a small business advocate, entrepreneur, CEO and advisor. Since 1994, as CEO of VALCOR, David has created and implemented training programs for business consulting firms throughout North America and has expanded Valcor through certified Licensees. Areas of expertise are business restructuring, debt mediation and capital acquisition. David also acts as an advisor to start-ups and individual entrepreneurs through the SBA/SCORE. Currently David sits on the board of Novowave, Ltd, an identity authentication firm with infrastructure backed by El Al, & the Israeli Defense Forces. David is a frequent contributor to news programs and newspapers including Fox Business Network and the Washington Post.
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About Valcor: Valcor Small Business Restructuring, Capital Acquisition and Training
Edward Chiang
Co-Founder & CEO of Moment Energy
Edward Chiang is the Co-Founder & CEO at Moment Energy.
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About Moment Energy: Moment Energy is a start-up striving to provide greater access to renewable and reliable energy storage.
Wyle Baoween
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of HRx Technology
As CEO and Co-founder of HRx Technology, Wyle is focused on disrupting traditional hiring practices. In 2016, Wyle launched HRx, a recruitment technology company that addresses inefficiency and bias in hiring. Prior to HRx, Wyle worked for over 10 years in consulting and project management, primarily focused in the areas of process improvement, technology and strategies for change management. He worked in the marine, transportation and construction industries with local and international clients. Wyle holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Masters of Business Administration and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Wyle speaks regularly on the issues of entrepreneurship, recruitment and ‘blind hiring’.
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About HRx Technology: HRx is a Vancouver based firm that provides training, consulting and technology solutions to advance diversity and inclusion
Bradley Higham
CEO of Collabo
Bradley Higham is an expert internet marketer specializing in Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). He is currently the CEO of Collabo as well as being the go to internet marketing consulting expert for a handful of other organizations. Bradley Higham is a certified Google Partner, Bing Professional Advertiser and Yahoo Ambassador. Bradley Higham also contributes to several non-profit organizations and charities in his free time.
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About Collabo: Collabo is an internet marketing services company based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lifa Nati
CEO and Publisher of Cheapsense.com
Domain name investments, consulting and branding. We help startups pick memorable well researched domain names. We believe in the power of the name that sticks, never to be forgotten.
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About Cheapsense.com: Domain investment Tips, Consulting and Branding
Frederick W. Davidson
President, CEO and Director of Energold Drilling Corp
Fred Davidson is the President & CEO of Energold Drilling Corp. He attended The University of British Columbia.
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About Energold Drilling Corp: Canadian specialty drilling company.
Jonathan Yapp
CEO of M0THER.AI INTELLIGENCE INC.
Jonathan is a Vancouver-based serial entrepreneur, currently working on AI Consultancy M0THER.AI. Jonathan also founded web development agency Vibrant Software that was in business from 2006-2014, and free photo search engine Everystockphoto.com, which launched in 2006. Jonathan was a Producer on the 2016 AAA Video Game Gears of War 4.
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About M0THER.AI INTELLIGENCE INC.: AI Consulting Agency
Phillip Djwa
President and CEO of Agentic Communications Inc
Phillip Djwa has been working for more than 25 years in the high-technology industry. During this time, Phillip has worked on a wide range of technology and digital media projects in senior positions from Fortune 500 (AT&T), high-tech start-ups (Adcritic), to not-for-profit organizations (First Nations Education). He is an accomplished presenter and knowledgeable speaker on information and communications technology (ICT), especially as it applies in First Nations in BC. He has worked extensively with Aboriginal organizations on technology, including capacity building, connectivity to remote and rural communities, and elearning. He has sat on national Assembly of First Nations committees as well as the First Nations Technology Council, whom he continues to advise, as well as the Information Technology Council in Ottawa. Since 2000, Phillip has led strategy, and completed innovative web projects, as part of his company Agentic Communications Inc. Phillip’s credentials as a creative technologist offer a unique blend of technologist, creative lead and social scientist. His clients include Yale University, Global Zero, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Industry Canada, the Province of BC, Canadian Tourism Commission, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Canada Mortgage and Housing (Granville Island) and many other organizations. Lastly, as a career-long social entrepreneur, Phillip has volunteered for many worthwhile community initiatives, including Openmedia, the Western Front, the Vancouver Crisis Centre, the BC Community Connectivity Cooperative, the First People’s Heritage Council, and the Friends of Chamber Music.
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About Agentic Communications Inc: Agentic is a web development agency that provides core website design, strategy, and transformational digital media solutions.
Liz Hunt
CEO & Co-Founder of Smith Assembly
Liz Hunt is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Assembly. During her 25-year career, at startups and companies like Google, Starbucks, and frog, she has led and grown amazing teams with whom she delivered hundreds of cutting-edge web, desktop, mobile, and embedded solutions released dozens of websites and mobile apps, and launched several products.
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About Smith Assembly: Smith Assembly supports healthier and more inclusive workplace cultures through team building and JEDI training.
Peter Armstrong
CEO and Co-Founder of Ruboss Technology Corporation
Peter has been developing rich client applications for over 7 years. He has worked with Flex full-time since July 2004, including being a key part of the team that won the 2006 Adobe MAX Award for RIA/Web Development. Before becoming a Flex developer, Peter was a Java Swing developer for a Silicon Valley BPM startup. Peter is the author of the Manning book Flexible Rails and is the organizer of The Vancouver Ruby/Rails Meetup group. Peter is also a frequent speaker on using Flex and Rails together, including presentations at The Vancouver Flash/Flex Meetup, a standing-room-only RailsConf 2007 BOF, The Vancouver RIA Developer Camp and Rails to Italy in Pisa.
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About Ruboss Technology Corporation: Ruboss technology corporation is a business consulting service company located in vancouver.
Peter Armstrong
CEO and Co-Founder of Ruboss Technology Corporation
Peter has been developing rich client applications for over 7 years. He has worked with Flex full-time since July 2004, including being a key part of the team that won the 2006 Adobe MAX Award for RIA/Web Development. Before becoming a Flex developer, Peter was a Java Swing developer for a Silicon Valley BPM startup. Peter is the author of the Manning book Flexible Rails and is the organizer of The Vancouver Ruby/Rails Meetup group. Peter is also a frequent speaker on using Flex and Rails together, including presentations at The Vancouver Flash/Flex Meetup, a standing-room-only RailsConf 2007 BOF, The Vancouver RIA Developer Camp and Rails to Italy in Pisa.
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About Ruboss Technology Corporation: Ruboss technology corporation is a business consulting service company located in vancouver.
Wolf Maul
CEO of Semandra Inc.
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About Semandra Inc.: Semandra Inc. is a web development company specializing in small business websites, custom web applications, and online communications.
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