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Andrew Hansen and the Business Hiding in Plain Sight
He knew the construction business from the inside. With SitePartners, Andrew Hansen turned that familiarity into a company devoted to helping industrial businesses explain what they do - and why people should care.
James DeGreef and the work beneath the floorboards
A Victoria founder became an investor, then returned to the CEO chair. His approach to running SureSwift Capital owes something to an old house, a new foundation, and the people trusted to hold it up.
Tobyn Sowden and the value of what’s already there
A childhood bargain became a habit of looking twice. From software acquisitions to a proposed Victoria hotel, Redbrick’s founder keeps finding new uses for existing foundations.
Christine Young Makes Insurance Personal, One Relationship at a Time
From a family brokerage in Cloverdale to the C-suite and a national board seat, Christine Young has built a career around a deceptively simple idea: insurance works better when people stay close to one another.
Michelle Cavallo Makes the Technical Feel Human
The Cavallo Technologies CMO built her career around a durable skill: turning complicated work into reasons for people to gather, understand, and care.
James Tweedy Is Building a University Brand People Can Belong To
From independent records to a Christian university, James Tweedy has spent two decades learning the same durable lesson: a brand works when people can hear themselves inside its story.
Jaimie Turkington Built a Career Turning Pet-Food Complexity Into Clarity
Long before revenue entered her title, Turkington learned to make complicated products legible. At Petcurean, that skill became the connective tissue between brand, sales, innovation and purpose.
Michael Dalzell Knows the Product Is Only Half the Story
From steep ski terrain to technical apparel to a century-old foundry, Michael Dalzell has built a career around the same practical question: what makes people want to belong?
Jesse Dougherty
Jesse Dougherty is Vice President of Global Networking and Network Edge Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS), based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He leads AWS's global network backbone including CloudFront, Elemental, and Perimeter Protection services, while also serving as the Vancouver site lead overseeing an office of 1,000+ software engineers. With 20+ years in software engineering and leadership, he previously spent nine years at Microsoft as a Group Program Manager for Exchange Server and Office 365, and held technical leadership roles at Sophos, ActiveState Software, and Mindquake Software. A champion of the Vancouver tech ecosystem, he has been instrumental in Amazon's expansion in Western Canada and serves as a mentor in the BC Tech Association's Dragons 1-on-1 Mentorship program.