Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)

As a mentor at the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, l play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of accounting professionals. I have the opportunity to share my knowledge and expertise with aspiring CPAs and guide them as they progress through the CPA program.

Mentor

Xen Accounting

Portfolio company acquired from the Equiom PE Group

Partner - Strategic Advisor

Nex CPA

Boutique financial services for vc backed businesses.

Principal

Vasco

B2B SaaS that engineers growth to scale 10x faster.

Fractional CFO

Equiom Group

A Private Equity Group providing sophisticated clients with professional service expertise.

Managing Director - Canada

Board Member - Canada

MailChannels

MailChannels is a Vancouver-based SaaS company that protects companies against malicious email threats.

- Model budget and cashflow to determine free cashflow and financing needs
- Monthly review of cashflow and month-end discussions held with the CEO
- Budget to actual variance analysis provided to the CEO and Board
- Track key metrics (MRR, MRR Expansion, MRR Retraction, EBITDA, ARPU, ARPA)

Rise Branding

Rise Branding is a Toronto-based branding and communications agency that partners with leading multinationals in the B2B space.

- Financial modeling to determine free cashflow, breakeven analysis, financing needs, and key revenue/direct cost/opex drivers.
- Quarterly review of cashflow needs with CEO
- Budget to actual variance analysis provided to executive management.

Cloud Accounting Firm that is 100% digital. Acquired by the Equiom Group on Nov. 1, 2018.

- Startup ecosystem in tech, fintech, and venture capital 
- Advisory & consulting services (financial modelling, SRED, fractional CFO)
- Reporting (financial statements, quarterly reports to limited partners, board packages)
- Tax (indirect, direct, payroll)

Senior Manager

Aon Risk Solutions

NYSE: AON
- Full cycle accounting under IFRS
- Budgets, fixed assets, month-end
- Federal excise tax

Senior Accountant

BMO Wealth Management - Canada

TSX: BMO
- Analyze equities
- Operated in the money market funds, equities, and derivatives.
- Licensed investment representative with IIROC

Equity Specialist

Startup advisor

I help modern businesses scale by optimizing their cash flow, finops technology, and tax compliance.

Hasan Shahariar, CPA

Product Marketing Strategist at PurelyHR | Web Designer | Content Creator

I’m a VC marketer and web designer with a decade of experience helping businesses grow through organic, creative strategies.

My career has spanned B2B tech, nonprofits, and some of Canada’s leading institutions, giving me a versatile perspective on marketing.

Today, I split my time between leading marketing for Panache Ventures (one of Canada’s most active early-stage VC funds) and running Dreamstate Agency.

I bring an end-to-end approach to marketing — from strategy and creative to full execution — ensuring ideas don’t just stay on paper but become websites, campaigns, and results.

At the heart of it, I’m driven by helping ambitious businesses find clarity, creativity, and momentum online.

Recognitions:
- Wix Studio League (2025)
- Entrepreneur of the Month, YES Montreal (2020)
- Top 10 Young Alumni To Watch, Concordia University (2017)

Alessia Priolo

This year, something quietly profound is happening.

Christian Lent and Muslim Ramadan begin today, on the same day. 

An extremely rare alignment of two sacred seasons.

Two traditions, inviting millions of people into a period of reflection, restraint, prayer, and generosity — at the same time.

Both ask us to slow down and look inward.
To fast not only from food, but from ego, excess, and distraction.
To realign with what actually matters.

In a loud and reactive world, there’s something very powerful about collective discipline.

Different traditions, yet strikingly similar moral journeys.

Wishing a meaningful Lent, and Ramadan Mubarak to all who are observing and fasting. ✨

VC Fractional Marketer | End-to-End: Strategy, Creative & Systems

The era of “quiet money” is over.

For decades, venture capital operated behind closed doors. Networks, access, and track record were often enough. Capital did most of the talking.

That model doesn’t hold in 2026.

Over the past year working inside the VC ecosystem, I’ve seen how firms build visibility, source deals, and engage LPs. One thing is clear: capital alone no longer differentiates a firm.

Today, visibility shapes access. Reputation shapes opportunity. And venture capital marketing plays a defining role in how firms build trust and attract talent.

The firms that stand out aren’t just strong investors. They:

– Articulate a clear, defensible thesis
– Build visibility around sector expertise
– Systematize marketing and engagement
– Earn trust before the term sheet

In venture, marketing has become part of the operating model. Visibility, relationships, and trust compound over time — just like capital does.

I wrote a piece on what this shift means for Canadian VC firms in 2026 — and the practical strategies behind it.

If you’re operating in venture, I’d be curious to hear your perspective. ↓

Many founders are confusing audience with authority.

They’re related, but they’re not the same thing.

You can spend years building a following on LinkedIn.
Post consistently.
Have millions of impressions.

And still wonder why you don't show up in AI search.

That's because AI doesn’t evaluate popularity the way social platforms do.
It infers authority from signals it can actually read on the open web.

That usually means:
– your website and how clearly you’re positioned
– public, indexable content (articles, interviews, podcasts, PR)
– third-party mentions and citations
– structured signals that connect your name to a topic or expertise

LinkedIn is excellent for distribution and audience-building.
But it’s largely gated.

So if your brand lives only inside social platforms, AI has very little to work with.

LinkedIn isn't the problem.
It’s your missing layer — a presence on the open, indexable web.

Audience and authority both matter.
They’re just built in very different places.

As AI takes on more execution, the real question for marketers is which skills set them apart — and which are worth developing next.

These three stand out to me:

1. Systems thinking
Designing structure, workflows, and operating models that scale.
AI can execute inside a system — but it still needs a human to design one.

2. Creativity
Original thinking. New angles. Making something feel human, not generated.
As content volume explodes, creativity is what cuts through.

3. Judgment
Context, taste, and prioritization.
Knowing what’s worth doing, what’s worth saying, and what not to scale.

Execution is becoming commoditized.

AI scales output.
But systems thinking, creativity, and judgment are what hold the value now.

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