How to build a billion dollar business

🎧 NEW EPISODE — FOUNDER JOURNEY FT. ELDON SPRICKERHOFF

On today’s episode of the Founder Journey, a tech legend joined us in studio to chat about his impressive career and how he went from concept to billion dollar business.

eSentire founder Eldon Sprickerhoff, offered his unique insights into the full founder's journey. From the complexities of hiring a CEO to the process of conceptualizing and refining a novel idea, the episode provides a comprehensive look at the founder's story from its inception to its culmination, including Sprickerhoff's key takeaways for building a billion-dollar enterprise.

That’s billion, with a B…

Check one of our favorite clips from the episode.

Our next episode drops in two weeks, and this time, we’re featuring one of our biggest talks from Toronto Tech Week. We’ll give you a hint… she’s not only helped to re-invent the way Canadians look at their finances, she’s completely innovated the FinTech space.

Stay tuned.

📷 RECAP

The return of Together Toronto, with a twist!

This past Monday, we brought back our most popular series, and offered a unique addition to the evening, Demo Day. 

The evening began with pitches from some of today’s top startups and companies, nominated but the top VC’s in the country.

We showcased 11 entrepreneurs in total in one evening, and had the chance to see the next big ideas in motion.

Read the full recap of our Toronto Demo Day

✨ UPCOMING EVENTS

Sales returns on August 18!

Join more than 200 top Sales professionals, teams, leaders and the rest of the tech network for our next edition of Sales Toronto.  

Meet the speakers:

• Michelle Oke — Ready to scale your sales team? Join us for a fireside chat with Michelle Oke, VP of Sales at Loopio. Michelle is a proven revenue leader and expert strategist who excels at building high-performance sales teams and optimizing processes. Come learn how she drives consistent results and discover the secrets to her success.

• Thomas Waites — Looking to supercharge your revenue growth? Don't miss our event featuring Thomas Waites, Chief Revenue Officer at Median. As the former VP of Sales at Together, he successfully scaled the company from its Series A funding to a successful acquisition. A mentor at Communitech and the DMZ, Thomas now advises startup founders and sales leaders across North America and Europe on their go-to-market strategies.

• Jon Levesque — Our keynote speaker, Jon Levesque, Regional Sales Director at Confluent has built a career on helping businesses solve complex problems. He's now at the helm of Confluent's growth across the Canadian market.

• Helena Hsia — Join us for an exclusive presentation from Helen, CCO & CRO of PortfolioHiWay. With over 20 years of experience, Helen has a proven track record of scaling digital operations and driving growth. She was previously VP and CCO at Canadian ShareOwner Investments (later acquired by Wealthsimple) and is a mentor for Women in Capital Markets.

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