At TEC Canada, we are proud to collaborate with some of the most insightful and accomplished thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers.
Meet these exceptional new voices joining the TEC Speaker community and leading the way forward.
Sabrina Prioletta: The Language of Leadership
Sabrina Prioletta is a leading authority on Branding and Communication. Her professional pedigree of 20+ years on global and national brands brings a deep perspective on how to stand out in your market. She uses methodologies that help leaders define their uniqueness – and refine their message. Sabrina Prioletta works with companies that want more influence in the market, a better corporate culture, and less fragmented results. Her life’s mission is to help others be seen, heard and understood.
Lewis Eisen: From Confrontation to Collaboration: Rethinking Tone in Office Policies
Lewis Eisen transforms policy drafting by challenging the traditional negativity that surrounds rules and rule-making. He teaches organizations how to word their operational policies to be clearer, more succinct, and more respectful, thereby encouraging—rather than discouraging—compliance.
Blending his legal background with policy writing acumen, Lewis brings a clear, defensible approach to drafting your policies, directives, and guidelines, making them not merely correct but also positive and helpful. His Perfect Policies™ approach has been adopted around the world in public and private organizations.
Currently based in Ottawa, he speaks internationally to audiences about the link between respectfully written rules and a positive corporate culture, boosting both employee and customer engagement.
Alex Plotkin: Privacy and Digital Assets Protection from Cybercrime
Alex is an accomplished business and technology leader with 25 years of extensive experience and knowledge in different business and technology areas and a proven track record of successful, complex, and large-scale projects. He has held various roles, from founding technology start-ups to leading the technology revolution in big corporations.
Mr. Plotkin possesses MSc. in Technology Management from the Polytechnic School of NYU and a Certificate from the Entrepreneurship Program at Schulich School of Business – York University, as well as a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified Information Systems Security Professional – CISSP (ISC2) – the highest cybersecurity certification, and the Competent Communicator from (TM).
Entrepreneurship is not just business for Alex Plotkin, it’s a way of life. PioneerIP is his fifth startup. His previous FinTech startup was sold to a private equity fund from California, USA, in 2023. Alex’s first exit was in 2009.
Karine Roy: Unleash Your Natural Leadership
Karine Roy is the founder of Beyond Wordz, Leadership Institute. She is a professional NLP and EFLC coach, consultant, speaker and seasoned facilitator, with close to 30 years of experience working in the technology industry, for multinationals and startups. Her mission is to build the next generation of authentic leaders by helping them unleash their natural leadership. Her teaching approach is unique, profound and innovative, and inspired by the wisdom of horses, her precious allies and mentors.
Steve Wittal: From Scaling to Succession
Steve Wittal brings extensive experience and expertise in sales leadership consulting to businesses in the Greater Toronto, Ontario area. As the President of Launch Sales Advisory, a southwestern Ontario consultancy, Steve is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their growth ambitions. A results-focused sales professional with a proven track record of optimizing bottom-line performance, Steve partners with small and mid-sized enterprises across diverse industries. Through Launch, he identifies and implements tailored solutions to accelerate revenue growth and drive business success.
Carolyn Stern: Emotional Intelligence - The Emotionally Strong Leader
Carolyn Stern is the President and CEO of EI Experience—an executive leadership development and emotional intelligence training firm. She is a certified emotional intelligence and leadership development trainer, professional speaker, author, and university professor.
Purdeep Sangha: How To Get More Work Done In Less Time Without Burning Out
Purdeep is a world-renowned strategic advisor, best-selling author, and TV show host known for his expertise in business strategy and personal performance.
With an expansive career spanning from a young age, he’s empowered CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs to achieve ULTRA performance and success. His holistic approach integrates work and life, making him an ideal guide for individuals seeking excellence in both realms.
Abe Toews: Integrated Family Legacy Planning
Abe is a Chartered Financial Consultant with Beyond Wealth Management in Regina specializing in business transition planning. He has been associated with Beyond Wealth since January 2012. Before that, he was the President of his own firm, StoneCreek Financial Group started in 1999 after a 15-year career in agency management with Mutual Life of Canada and Great-West Life. He ended his management career as the Regional Director for South Saskatchewan with Great-West Life. He holds the CFP, CLU, CH.F.C., CHS and ICD.D designations. He is an active member of CALU, Kingdom Advisors, Canadian Association of Farm Advisors and the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Abe is the Past Chair of the Board for The Caring Place, Past President of the Manitoba Chamber of Commerce, the Wascana Country Club and the Life Insurance Managers Association of Canada now known as GAMA Canada. He has served as the President of the South Sask & Brandon Advocis chapters.
Abe currently sits on the TFAAC board as Past Chair and has been a member of Advocis since 1981 and strongly believes in the value of the organization.
Chris Hardwick: Building Fearless Leaders to Catapult Your Business to Success
For over 20 years, Chris Hardwick has been dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and business leaders realize their dreams and achieve success. He has led major infrastructure projects across North America and Australia, built, bought, and sold multiple successful companies, and demonstrated remarkable growth with his first company, scaling it from $1 million to $15 million in just five years.
Chris has launched and grown six operating companies from $0 to $50 million in four years, successfully leading 50 projects with a total value of $3.5 billion. His businesses have collectively generated over $365 million in revenue.
Passionate about leadership, entrepreneurship, and mentorship, Chris is committed to guiding and training entrepreneurs to generate bigger ideas and align their efforts with their passions. He believes that strong personal relationships—with family, children, friends, and employees—are fundamental to success, and that maintaining health and wellness is essential to reaching one’s full potential. Chris Hardwick is also a TEC Chair in the Vancouver area!
Dr. Jessica Metcalfe: The Intersection of Burnout and Success: Work-Life Balance Is A Scam
Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, is an award-winning international speaker, bestselling author, and change catalyst for leadership development, workplace culture and effective communication. With a diverse background, she’s managed operations at Nestle Canada, runs a music school, and was an esteemed Dental Oncologist, Education Director and Researcher.
Vik Maraj: Leading and Mastering Disruptive Change
Vik Maraj is an original thinker; a speaker with the real-time battle-tested experience that comes with becoming a trusted advisor to some of the world’s most influential leaders. Vik has coached and consulted CEOs of the Fortune 500 in addition to the Premiers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers of countries. He has worked with Pro-Athletes, celebrities, and even an astronaut. He’s been a driving-force behind the growth of leading global companies, facilitated billion-dollar collaborations, restored projects and organizations on the brink of failure, and volunteered well over 10,000 hours of his time to coach local and global not-for-profit leaders and citizens to effectively address hunger, sex-trafficking, war, poverty, climate, colonialism, and other critical issues to humanity.
Stefan Bardeschter: How Today’s Buyer has Changed and What We Must Do About It
Stefan Badertscher, MSc. ETH ME, is the founder of Pinavox, a coaching company that helps businesses grow their online leads and close deals faster using the “They Ask, You Answer” framework. Originally from Switzerland, Stefan earned his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and transitioned from engineering to international sales and marketing. At IMPACK Packaging, he significantly increased revenue and expanded the company’s reach. Inspired by his success, he founded Pinavox to help other companies implement the TAYA framework. Stefan offers services in French, English, and German, and is the first French-speaking certified coach for the framework. He enjoys mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and spending time with his family.
Louis–Samuel Jacques: Navigating Digital Transformation
Louis-Samuel Jacques (LSJ) has been facilitating high-value conversations throughout his life and career. He started as an agri-food and environmental economics consultant, then moved to management consulting with organizations across various industries and sizes. Since 2018, he has served as a TEC Canada Chair. Over the years, he has built five TEC Canada/VISTAGE groups, engaging weekly with 30 to 50 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to discuss their major decisions, ambitions, challenges, and opportunities.
