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Like most things in life, it "takes a village" to successfully start a business. Our advisory services help young entrepreneurs build strong, thriving business ventures.
Meet Our Advisors
Starting (or growing) a business can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to go it alone.
Our dedicated advisors are here to guide and support you through every step, offering personalized one-on-one coaching tailored to your unique journey. Whether you're refining an idea, scaling up, or planning your next move, our advisors will help you find the resources you need to build a thriving business.
Ready to take the next step? Book a consultation today and let us help you turn your vision into reality.
Experience:
- Started BuyTicket, the biggest ticket-resale marketplace in Brazil with 300K+ users.
- Co-founded EuCompro, a reverse-logic marketplace focused on high-end items, backed by Luft Logistics.
- Founded Harém do Tênis, an online sneaker store, along with a YouTube channel where I documented my journey as a small business owner.
- Founded Tulum Productions in high school, an event production company specializing in parties and events for teenagers. Hosted 5 events with 2000+ total attendees within one year.
- Pitch competition experience, including: MiniPitch judge, 1st place at SSSC Quik Pitch Competition ($1000 prize), 2nd Place at LSB Pitch Competition ($1000 prize), MiniPitch award ($150 prize)
Interests:
- Chess
- Soccer
- Mountain Biking
- Marketplaces and Events
Experience:
- Founder of ViaVerve Beverages - a six-ingredient, health-focused energy drink company.
- Entrepreneurship Summer Internship Alumni - completed Morriesette’s summer start-up accelerator, receiving $10,000 worth of funding towards my venture.
- Former Business Analyst intern at Private Debt Partners, a mid-market private credit firm.
Interests:
- Hiking
- Sports (basketball, hockey & football)
- Public Speaking
- Travel & Food
Experience:
- Founder of Unstoppable Bras, a size-inclusive sports bra startup, reimagining activewear to make fitness more accessible and empowering for all.
- Former Market Opportunities Coordinator at COOK-UP, a Windsor-based food business incubator supporting local entrepreneurs; launched 20+ revenue-generating events and advised entrepreneurs on improving business practices.
- Co-managed Coffyn Piez, a family-run bakery, leading farmers market operations, community relations, and brand growth.
- Won 3rd place & $1,000 funding in the Spring 2025 Start-Up Challenge.
Interests:
- Cooking and International Cuisines
- Pop culture
- Mentorship
- Yoga and weight lifting
- Philanthropy
Experience:
- Founder of Bow River Detailing, a service-based business specializing in car maintenance, paint correction, paint coating, and cleaning; managed a small team of employees
- Built and ran Meta ad campaigns from the ground up, finding winning ads with extremely strong ROI.
- Consulted other small service-based businesses on their advertising, building campaigns, and creatives to drive customer growth
- Former Engineering Intern at Magna International
- Interested in the intersection of Mechanical Engineering and finance
Interests:
- Fitness
- Skiing
- Travel & Food
Experience:
- Former finance and tax lead at Lintel AI Technologies, building projection models and cross-border tax planning for an early-stage company operating in Canada and the US
- Founder of a private piano and viola studio, started at age 13, and still running seven years later
- Former private equity summer analyst at HCP Capital, supporting portfolio company value creation
Interests:
- Water polo and sailing
- Classical music performance
- Restoring boats and cars
- Entrepreneurship through acquisition
Experience:
- Solar Procurement Intern at PCL, negotiating B2B sales and prices for major solar field equipment
- Founder of Lucas James Car Detailing, conducting sales analysis to grow a community-focused client base
- Founder of Illumifi, outsourcing car lights for customers as far as Australia
- WFN Projects lead, overseeing a team of 24 in the creation and development of full-stack software projects
- Independently fundraised over $5,000 for Canada's only primate sanctuary
- Experience with UI/UX development. Created westernfoundersnetwork.com using Framer and the previous Illumifi website using Shopify
- 2026 Entrepreneurship MiniPitch Winner
Interests:
- Startups & Entrepreneurship
- Sports (Volleyball, Golf, Skeleton, Basketball, Surfing)
- Tech, V2V LLMs
- Finance (Growth Equity, M&A, PWM, CM)
Experience:
- Founder of Mappo Solutions, developing an indoor navigation platform leveraging WiFi & Bluetooth Low Energy
- Co-Founder of Ignition, a student-startup job-board platform connecting founders with student talent.
- Pitch Competitions: 3× miniPitch Winner, Seed Your Startup (2nd Place), USC Entrepreneurship Challenge (2nd Place), and TechAlliance Fourthcomers Award Nominee.
Interests:
- Sports (runner, hockey, football, baseball)
- Travel
- Tech
- Guitar
- Mentorship & public speaking
Experience:
- Corporate Development Intern at Maple, Canada's top-rated virtual care platform with 1M+ five-star reviews and 24/7 access to doctors in under 5 minutes. Worked across M&A and product, sourcing acquisition targets and designing AI care agents and product features that directly shape how millions of Canadians receive virtual care
- First business development hire at PatientCompanion, a healthtech startup backed by Velocity and the Accelerator Centre that replaces decades-old nurse call bells with smart request routing. Pitched the platform directly to hospital decision-makers, opening early sales conversations as the company expanded from Vancouver to New Brunswick
- Epidemiology researcher with Dr. Shehzad Ali, Canada Research Chair in Public Health Economics, whose 100+ publications in journals like The Lancet and JAMA Psychiatry and $25M+ in research funding inform how health systems allocate resources
- Published author in the peer-reviewed URNCST Journal, researching how the gut microbiome shapes hormonal health to enable precision medicine for insulin-resistant PCOS
Interests:
- Healthtech and Venture Capital
- Writing (Robin's Nest on Substack)
- Music
- Soccer
- Fashion and Consumer Branding
Experience:
- Founder of multiple luxury consumer startups, reselling sneakers, watches, and vehicles
- After five years in sneakers, I pivoted to watches and rebuilt the business around a recurring membership model
Interests:
- Eating
- Travel
- Entrepreneurship through acquisition
- Risk-adjusted returns
- Basketball
- Anything Ivey
"It Takes A Village"
Like most things in life, it "takes a village" to successfully start a business. Our entrepreneurship advisors provide one-on-one coaching to equip you with the knowledge, know-how, and tools to build and grow a business confidently. We help entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Have to Say
"Nicole has been an incredible business coach and mentor. She is very easy to work with as she is an attentive listener. She is empathetic and very knowledgeable. I have recently launched my own business, and Nicole's expertise in sales, marketing, and e-commerce, has helped me overcome many challenges. Her advice and support have made me feel more confident in running my own business, and I am very grateful to have had her support."
- Gurveer Bahia, Co-Founder of Arise N' Go.
"Josh helped me continuously iterate and improve on my product, offering valuable industry insight, all the way to my official launch and even after."
- Yudi Yang, Co-Founder of Nubox.
"Meeting Nicole has been one of the highlights of my startup journey thus far. Her business expertise and encouragement has inspired me to realize that I truly can make a difference with my business, and her empathy and emotional support for the ups and downs has been an anchor that I am very grateful for."
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