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September/October - Entrepreneur of the Year

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 BCBUSINESS 23 ISTOCK ( the informer ) M AT R I X JOIN THE CLUB As British Columbians emerge from COVID-induced isolation, these local organizations give business types a chance to network in person again by Darian Kovacs EO (ENTREPRENEURS' ORGANIZATION) VANCOUVER GREATER VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE M ACKAY CEO FORUMS TEC (THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) YPO (YOUNG PRESIDENTS' ORGANIZATION) WESTERN CANADA TAGLINE/MISSION Discover. Explore. Join. To support sustainable prosperity throughout the Greater Vancouver region Our dream is to populate the world with inspiring leaders Dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of chief executives and business leaders Better Leaders Through Learning and Idea Exchange TARGET AUDIENCE Entrepreneurs with a controlling stake in a company Everyone involved in business Forward-thinking, action-oriented, accomplished CEOs, executives and business owners with a drive for continuous development CEOs, business owners, business leaders and driven, lifelong learners Family-business operators, professional managers and entrepreneurs MEMBERS IN B.C. 210 5,600 792 250 250 AVERAGE MEMBER AGE 43 NP 55 47 Must join by 45 FEMALE MEMBERSHIP 14% NP 32% 17% NP REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN At least US$1 million in annual revenue Per bylaws Three forum types, based on leadership position and annual revenue of $250,000 to $5 billion Business size and leadership position are considered when determining which TEC group type best suits a member At least US$12 million in annual revenue or 50 employees INITIATION FEE $5,000 None None $1,500 None ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP COST $2,700 local/ US$2,500 global $699 $7,900 Executive Forum/$10,300 CEO Forum $9,300+ (varies by program) $10,000 local/ $3,750 global LARGE GROUP EVENTS PER YEAR 25 50 70 75 1 SMALL GROUP EVENTS PER YEAR 12 60 24 15 12 B.C. PRESENCE OUTSIDE METRO VANCOUVER Victoria and Okanagan NA Victoria and Kelowna peer groups, plus virtual options Chapters in cities such as Kelowna Members in Victoria, Kelowna and northern B.C.; also a virtual chapter option GROUPS ACROSS CANADA 16 NA 76 141 17 GLOBAL MEMBERS 16,000 NA 35 23,000+ 28,000 OWNER Nonprofit Member-owned Investor group Privately held Nonprofit CHIEF EXECUTIVE Jay Martin Bridgitte Anderson Peter Zukow Todd Millar Joey Gibbons NP=NOT PROVIDED; NA=NOT APPLICABLE

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