Business by the Book

Speaker Braden Douglas, a seasoned marketer with over 10 years of experience, who has fused strategic planning and unique creative designs to form the backbone of Relevention Marketing Inc. – one of the fastest growing results-based marketing agencies in British Columbia.

Peter Legge is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He lives his life dream as an internationally acclaimed professional speaker, a bestselling author and as Chairman & CEO of the largest independently owned magazine publishing company in Western Canada – Canada Wide Media Limited. He is a community leader, tirelessly devoting his time to many worthwhile organizations and a past Chair of the Va...

Wes graduated from Templeton Secondary and studied finance and accounting at Simon Fraser University. After graduation, Wes worked for his brother-in-law in a real estate development company, where he took a keen interest in the construction aspects of the business. This led to the formation of Genesis Project Management, which Wes has operated for the past 20 years. The company has overseen const...

Daniel C. Loney President of Loney Financial Corporation has been featured in Advisors Magazine, various newspapers and other media including radio and internet. He serves as an advisor to legal and accounting firms in the area of personal financial expertise.

Julene is the founder of Wisdom Life Enterprises Inc. ; a company with a mission to “bring health and spirituality to fashion”. Several divisions exist, of which Thermography is the current focus. Genevieve Wisdom is a Certified Thermographic Technician through the International Association of Certified Thermographers.

After obtaining his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto, Ontario, J.B. Lim received his call to the British Columbia Bar in 2002, becoming possibly the youngest lawyer to ever practice law in B.C. Since that time, J.B. has developed a practice which includes company law, business law, real estate law, intellectual property, wills and estate planning, and employmen...

Yonah Martin (born April 11, 1965) is a Conservative Senator from British Columbia. She was appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on January 2009, and is the first Canadian of Korean descent to serve in the Senate of Canada and the first Korean-Canadian Parliamentarian in Canadian history. Yonah Martin graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987, earned a Master of Education in...

Formerly the director of operations for Earls Restaurant, Ken Beasley is currently a managing partner of Key Food Equipment Services, the largest commercial kitchen service company in Western Canada. With 7 branches and 130 employees, Key Food Equipment Services is a household name in the restaurant industry in British Columbia.

Peter Espig founded Advance Capital Ventures Japan in 2006 and continues to work with Asian miners and investors on international mining opportunities. Beyond coal, Peter Espig has more than years of experience raising capital, sourcing, analyzing investments, and creating corporate restructuring and exit strategies for midsized companies.

Felicia is a Business Coach and founder of Candeo Business Coaching (www.candeo.ca ). She supports business owners to achieve predictable business growth, and works with clients who are profitable but plateaued to create scalable business models to move beyond trading time for money.

David Ash is never short of new ideas. He is, in the purest sense, a Serial Entrepreneur. In recent years his primary focus has been Commercial Real Estate investment. He owns and operates Sportsplex, an ice hockey arena in Langley B.C, the community where he and his family live. David is equally described as a “Social Entrepreneur”. Over the past 10 years he has founded and funded two transitiona...

Jim Janz shares his thoughts on destiny and how to find God's purpose for your life.

The 2011 Business by the Book annual Christmas luncheon featured keynote speaker Stockwell Day. As a successful Canadian politician, Stockwell Day was successfully elected 9 times over 25 years at two levels of government and in 2 separate provinces. His talk is entitled "All That Glitters".

David A. Stone is the founder and CEO of First Rate. Stone acts as the visionary for the firm, providing direction for product development and guidance for customer service.

Nancy Fong was the Business by the Book keynote speaker on October 5, 2011. She is Vice-President of Leoganda Financial & Insurance.

A highly successful business leader and a dynamic international speaker and consultant, Tom Watson is dedicated to inspiring people to strive for excellence in all aspects of their personal and professional lives

Our August 3rd, 2011 luncheon speaker: David Gotts – Founder and Executive Director of International China Concern — a Christian development organisation bringing love, hope and opportunity to China’s abandoned and disabled.