Growth Compass

A big congratulations to Kathairos Solutions. for winning the Sector ScaleUp of the Year Award at ScaleUp Week! “I think it’s important to be a part of ScaleUp Week because it’s important to support each other in a journey, whether your journey is in medical sciences, the energy industry, or the food and agriculture industry. I think it’s really important that business minds come together and explore the opportunities that they can share to be able to scale business,” said Dick Brown, President & CEO of Kathairos Solutions. We express our sincere gratitude to Kathryn Graham, Executive Director of the Impact Action Lab at Alberta Innovates, this prestigious award to Amanda Hehr, COO of Kathairos Solutions. Stay connected with us to learn more about how we're fostering a dynamic ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Let's keep the momentum going! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #KathairosSolutions

A big thank you to Growth Catalyst for being an Ascend partner at ScaleUp Week. “ScaleUp week represents a similar boost in order to ensure established businesses who are ambitious to grow in an accelerated, maybe even an exponential way have similar opportunities with the right resources around them.” - Peter Fenwick, ICD.D, Director, Growth Catalyst.  Discover more about how Growth Catalyst, and other partners, are contributing to a vibrant ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger future for scale-ups! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #GrowthCatalyst 

A big congratulations to CoolIT Systems for winning the International ScaleUp of the Year Award at ScaleUp Week! “Our experience with Scaleup week has been good. It’s exciting to be around so many like-minded organizations to learn and understand the successes and challenges that they’ve been through, understand their story and then compare notes.” said Patrick McGinn, COO of CoolIT Systems. Our heartfelt thanks to Angie Petretta, Director at The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund at Calgary Economic Development, for presenting this prestigious award to Patrick McGinn at CoolIT Systems Stay connected with us to learn more about how we're fostering a dynamic ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Let's keep the momentum going! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #ScaleUpCompanyOfTheYear #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CoolIT

We would like to extend our gratitude to Impact Action Labs at Alberta Innovates for being an Ascend partner at ScaleUp Week. "It is a great achievement to see that you know some of these companies that are here this week and being able to see them reach their full potential," said Robert Lai, VP of Investments at Alberta Innovates. We also want to express our heartfelt thanks to Kathryn Graham, Executive Director of the Impact Action Lab at Alberta Innovates, for presenting the Sector ScaleUp of the Year Award, and to Amanda Hehr, Chief Operating Officer at Kathairos Solutions. Discover more about how the Impact Action Lab at Alberta Innovates and other partners are contributing to a vibrant ecosystem for high-growth businesses by visiting scaleupweek.ca. Join our mailing list and follow us on social media for updates on future events and initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger future for scale-ups! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #AlbertaInnovates #ImpactActionLab

A big congratulations to Zeno Renewables for winning the Sustainable ScaleUp of the Year Award at ScaleUp Week! “What’s so exciting about this week is that you’re going to come across individuals that are exciting, that are going to change the world, and are ultimately going to be game changers,” said Gursh Bal, Co-Founder of Zeno Renewables. Our heartfelt thanks to GAURAV WADHAWAN, President at Copoint, for presenting this prestigious award to Ian Frith, COO at Zeno Renewables. Stay connected with us to learn more about how we're fostering a dynamic ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Let's keep the momentum going! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #ScaleUpCompanyOfTheYear #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ZenoRenewables

A big thank you to Calgary Economic Development and The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund for being an Ascend partner at ScaleUp Week. “Scale up week is something Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund was really excited about supporting because I think it’s really important for the ecosystem to collaborate so that scaleups can get together and discuss the challenges they faced as they scaled up and so that other companies who were in that phase right now can learn from those experiences and scale up themselves right here in Calgary.” - Derek Armstrong, Director, Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund & Calgary Economic Development We were thrilled to have Angie Petretta, Director at Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund at Calgary Economic Development, present the International ScaleUp of the Year Award to Patrick McGuinn at CoolIT Systems. Discover more about how Calgary Economic Development and the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, as well as other partners, are contributing to a vibrant ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger future for scale-ups! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #OCIF #CED

Congratulations once again to CarePros for winning the Social ScaleUp of the Year award at ScaleUp Week! "There is a huge demand for this service across Canada, and we hope to continue to truly be the wedge and conduit to help young people achieve their potential by nurturing their social, physical, emotional, and cultural well-being," said Charles Wong, MBA, ICD.D CEO of CarePros. Our heartfelt thanks to Shannon Dougall, Senior Vice President of Marketing at ZayZoon, for presenting this prestigious award. Your support enables us to recognize and celebrate the achievements of outstanding companies like CarePros. Stay connected with us to learn more about how we're fostering a dynamic ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on this platform for updates on future events and initiatives. Let's keep the momentum going! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #ScaleUpCompanyOfTheYear #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CarePros

A big thank you to the Calgary Innovation Coalition for being an Ascend partner at ScaleUp Week. “Sponsoring ScaleUp Week was a natural avenue for us to provide our organizations in our network with that platform to have important conversations, share knowledge, and learn more from one another,” said Jennifer Jensen, Executive Director of the Calgary Innovation Coalition. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Brenda Beckedorf, Board Member at the Calgary Innovation Coalition, for presenting the ScaleUp Ecosystem Leadership of the Year Award. To Thomas Alvarez and Joshua Weinberger at Goodlawyer. Discover more about how the Calgary Innovation Coalition and other partners are contributing to a vibrant ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us on social media for updates on future events and initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger future for scale-ups! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CIC

Congratulations to Goodlawyer for earning the ScaleUp Ecosystem Leadership of the Year Award at ScaleUp Week! "Some advice I would give to other entrepreneurs looking to scale their companies is to surround yourself with people who have done it before. The best way to learn is from people who have done it and also to surround yourself with people who are hungry, dedicated, and motivated.” - Thomas Alvarez, Chief Product Officer at Goodlawyer. We extend our sincere thanks to Brenda Beckedorf, Board Member at Calgary Innovation Coalition, for presenting the ScaleUp Ecosystem Leadership of the Year Award to Thomas Alvarez and Joshua Weinberger at Goodlawyer. Your support enables us to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of remarkable companies. Stay connected with us to discover how we are nurturing a dynamic ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us here for updates on future events and initiatives. Let's keep the momentum going! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #ScaleUpEcosystemLeadership #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Goodlawyer

A heartfelt thank you to McLeod Law LLP for their incredible support and for being a Peak sponsor at ScaleUp Week! Your commitment to fostering sustainable growth is truly inspiring and vital to the success of the scale-up movement. “The satisfaction that I get is seeing the success and the ideas that people have, and quite frankly, it’s refreshing to see the energy that everyone has. Calgary is a wonderful city. We have very smart people, amazing entrepreneurs, and to get them all together and just to see that energy and excitement in the room is incredible,” said Robin Lokhorst, Managing Partner at McLeod Law LLP. We were thrilled to have Maria Nathanail, Partner at McLeod Law, present the ScaleUp Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Wilson Acton, Managing Partner at Tall Grass Ventures. Discover more about how McLeod Law and other partners are contributing to a vibrant ecosystem for high-growth businesses. Visit scaleupweek.ca to join our mailing list and follow us for updates on future events and initiatives. Together, we are building a stronger future for scale-ups! #ScaleUpWeek #GrowthCompass #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #McLeodLaw #ScaleUpMovement