From the trenches

With more than 32 years of experience, combining ancient tradition with modern science, Nanaimo's VitaCare Natural Health Clinic and their Naturopathic doctors are trained and licensed to prescribe t…

Engaged HR transforms workplaces by providing essential human resource management consulting services and expertise to nonprofit organizations and small to medium-sized business. Whether you are buil…

Mackenzie Gartside & Associates is an award-winning team of energetic, customer-focused mortgage professionals who want to make your mortgage experience as positive and smooth as possible. They are b…

• Jeremy's Final 4:
  • Podcast: Making Sense Podcast with Sam Harris.
  • Best advice: "Hire tough, manage easy."
  • App: Micr…

• Bruce's Final 4:
  • Podcast: Chamber Chats.
  • Books: John Grisham.
  • Best advice: "Do the right thing."
  • App: Twitter…

Katy Fairley is an independent consultant focusing on improving project delivery for public and private owners by defining strategies, best practices and risk mitigation for delivery models, contract…

Located on Vancouver Island, on the West Coast of Canada, Coastland Wood Industries is a global leader in the production of veneer. Their location, state of the art facilities, talented work team and…

VMAC designs and manufactures the most innovative mobile air compressors and multi-power systems available. As one of the only true air compressor manufacturers in North America, VMAC has earned a re…

Herold Engineering Limited is a diversified Island-based consulting civil and structural engineering company with their corporate office in Nanaimo and design offices in Victoria and Ucluelet. They a…

• Dave's Final 4:
  • Book: The Navigator.
  • Best Advice: "Be patient, be focused, and you will get things done"
  • Software: Apple's iOS.
  • Re…

TUFF Media is a performance marketing agency that specializes in managing digital advertising on social media and search engine platforms. We approach each client with a completely tailored strategy …

Saywell Contracting was founded in 1998 by Sheldon Saywell, the year he was approached by a client who asked if he could tender the remediation of a “leaky condo.” Sheldon’s efforts were very success…

Since incorporation in 1992, the City of Langford has operated the City more like a business than a typical government. Everything that Council does and, by extension, everything in the way that staf…

MazumaGo began as a marketplace for local services, but speaking with hundreds of business owners made Matthew Smith and his Co-Founders realize there was a bigger problem. Regardless of size, most b…

Jane is an online platform for health and wellness practitioners that makes it simple for them to book, chart, schedule, bill and get paid. Their platform considers all aspects of private practice us…

HME began as a local medical equipment company, and during the past 30 years has grown to become one of the largest independent dealers of Mobility and Home Medical Equipment in BC. It was founded in…

JORDAN SCHLEY, Principal

Jordan started his career in high school, working at his family grocery business, Quality Foods. After spending 10 plus years managing his first Quality Food store in Courtena…

Chase has over 15 years of specialized private investment, finance, and technical expertise in the energy and infrastructure sectors. This includes 11 years at Macquarie, where he was responsible for…

Dr Dionne Laslo-Baker is a Canadian expert on the impacts of environmental toxins - especially in the food chain - on child health. A PhD medical researcher in the field of maternal-fetal toxicology,…

Helijet International is a Canadian-owned company and the world's largest scheduled helicopter airline carrying well over 2.4 million passengers in the past 33 years. In addition to its scheduled hel…