Member Story: Peter Ashcroft
"You become the person you most surround yourself with, and when you’re in a room of bright individuals, your self-development peaks."
Member Story: Ian Pavlik
“Over the last nine years TEC has helped me get through some major business hurdles. It has helped me navigate the handover of the business from my father to myself and with directing large strategic contract negotiations.”
Member Story: Michael Horne
“If the business was going to continue to thrive, I knew that I needed this same coaching in my professional life. That is when I joined TEC.”
Member Story: John Nicola
“We have had good success as a firm and TEC has been a valuable contributor to our growth and story over the years.”
Member Story: Raminder Grewal
Through TEC, he learned more about the demographic of Keystone’s new hires, Generation Y, in the workplace. The average turnover for an individual from Generation Y is two years, while for most Keystone employees it’s over four.
Member Story: Tonya Bruin
“I think that the peer aspect is really important because as a small business owner, you feel quite alone...”
Going Global: Using the Collective Intelligence of a Group to Expand Internationally
“It is lonely at the top and to be able to talk about my issues knowing they will be kept in confidence and that diverse input will be received is very valuable. I have presented major challenges to the group for their comments and those have helped me get a clear picture of what I wanted to do, even if it was not what they would do.”
Member Story: Ed Bryant
“When I started my company, the things I didn’t know had exponentially increased and, therefore, the benefit of being in a TEC group had also increased dramatically."
Member Story: Jill White
"We have implemented a number of ideas from TEC, and they have contributed to our culture, the way we look at things and ultimately our success.”
Christin Wiedemann
“I think TEC has made me a more mature leader, with a better understanding of my values, and one thing it’s done is help me ask the right questions. I don’t always have the right answers, or even always have the right information, but I’m much better at knowing what I need to ask for.”