Michael Smith – 2026

Michael Smith is a passionate business coach and strategic growth advisor with more than three decades of experience helping brands and businesses achieve bold, sustainable growth. As the founder of Integram, a marketing and training company celebrating 34 years of success, Michael has shaped the way businesses approach strategy, sales, branding, digital marketing and AI transformation.

Reza Ghazi – 2026

With over 25 years of daily operational and management experience within the Mortgage & Finance industry, Reza has developed many solid business affiliations and entrepreneurial skills throughout this journey. Reza holds a BA from York University, a Master in Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Queen’s University, and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Financial Underwriting from Seneca College. In addition to his role as the CEO, Reza currently serves on the Advisory Board of The Coalition of Independent Mortgage Brokers of Canada (CIMBC). He is also an advisor to Forbes Finance Council an invitation-only organization for senior-level finance executives worldwide. The CMP Young Guns recognized him in 2016 as one of the Canadian Mortgage Industry’s 50 brightest young stars. In 2018 and 2020, he was nominated as a Finalist for CMA Awards and in 2018 as a Finalist for the Canadian Mortgage Awards of Excellence. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Community Trust Award for Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year – Business for Self (Nationwide). Reza was also recognized by the Canadian Mortgage Professional (CMP) Magazine, on its CMP Hotlist 2021, as one of the 53 professionals who survived the twists and turns of 2020 turning difficult situations into extraordinary opportunities. In 2025, Reza was the recipient of the CMI Broker of the Year Award – Private Lending (Nationwide). GreenFlow Financial has reached many milestones under Reza’s leadership. The CMP recognized the firm Magazine’s 2018 Top Brokerages, as one of the 51 brokerages raising the bar in Canada’s Mortgage Industry. In 2019 and 2020, the firm was chosen as one of the CMP Top Independent Brokerages. Reza is passionate about community work, philanthropy, and contributing to initiatives that help our society’s overall success at large. Reza served in different not-for-profit organizations in the areas of Business & Mentoring/ Innovation, Civil Rights & Social Actions, and Youth for several years in different capacities. In March 2014, he was granted the Ontario Volunteer Service Award from the Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration, Province of Ontario – in recognition of a 5-year Award for continued services.

Bassem M. Halassa – 2026

Bassem is a Growth & Performance Leader with over 20 years of international experience across financial services, insurance, and entrepreneurial ventures. He has a strong track record in driving operational transformation, supporting investment initiatives, and executing growth strategies across the Middle East, Asia, and North America. Bassem has worked closely with executives, investors, and founders to unlock value, expand into new markets, and enhance financial and operational performance, with experience spanning capital formation, market entry, customer-centric transformation, and cross-functional leadership.

He operates as a hands-on partner to leadership teams, bridging strategic insight with execution to deliver measurable outcomes. His experience includes working across government, regulatory bodies, and private sector organizations, with exposure to senior policymakers, global executives, and institutional investors. Known for his practical, results-driven approach, Bassem focuses on translating strategy into performance, helping organizations stabilize, scale, and achieve sustainable growth.

Mark Smithyes – 2020

Mark is well recognized as a transformational leader with over 20 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industries.  His extensive career includes numerous leadership positions related to building and managing businesses, developing strong cultures, strategic planning, communications, change management and delivering results.

Most recently, Mark was a founder and President of Labtician Théa, a joint venture that has become Canada’s leader in the preservative-free management of glaucoma, dry eye disease and lid hygiene. Through innovative products, a different approach to business and a focus on building a strong team and an exceptional culture, Labtician Théa quickly established a solid reputation in the Optometric and Ophthalmologic communities and with it, profitability within 24 months.

Mark is a regular contributor and speaker at industry conferences and has served on a number of industry and community boards. Currently, Mark serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Life Sciences Ontario.

Mark holds a BA from Western University and an MBA from the Kellogg and Schulich Schools of Business. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Cathy Douglas and his four children.

Matt Conway – October 2018

Matt has an immediate and positive impact on the companies that engage him and the individuals who meet him – on professional and personal levels. Matt’s background in new business sales, sales leadership, executive leadership, go-to-market strategy, coupled with his ability to ‘lead from the front’—driving dramatic tactical results—makes him both a valued advisor to executives and a respected coach and mentor to sales people. Clients who work with Matt say they dramatically accelerate their time-to-market, revenue and sales cycles; and improve their win rates.

Prior to founding his go-to-market strategy, C level prospecting & sales acceleration advisory, consulting, executive coaching, speaking, copywriting, coaching and mentoring business, Matt spearheaded the growth of tech start-ups, professional services, consulting and multinational firms including Franklin Covey Sales Performance Practice, a Microsoft participated company, Nokia, a Chasm Group affiliate and Michael Page amongst others. Executive responsibilities included launching new concepts, sales and marketing, alliances, industry initiatives, regional roll outs, business planning and restructuring.

Matt has had a wealth of international experience having lived and worked in the Gambia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Sweden, UK, Canada, and the USA. Matt lives in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada with his young family. Matthew has a B.A. Hons in International Development Studies from the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.

Michael Wegner – October 2018

Michael is a Controller, Chief Financial Officer and President/General Manager and has been with diverse range of organizations in Manufacturing, Food Processing, Food Service, Hospitality, Resource Extraction, Construction and Real Estate/Land Development.

Michael is skilled at developing financial models for product pricing, projects costs, operating and capital budgets and cash forecasts. He has a first-rate appreciation of ethics and up to date corporate governance and financial control issues and is capable of building and maintaining good working relationships with all corporate stakeholders.

Michael has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from McMaster University, a Master’s of Science in Management (MBA) from Hult International Business School, Boston, Massachusetts and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Prior to his career in business he is proud to have served as a ranking officer with the regular Canadian Army (Artillery) throughout Canada, NATO Forces in Europe and UN Peacekeeping Forces.

Biff Norris – October 2018

Biff has a long career in the financial services area. He began his career as a bond trader at McLeod Young Weir, where he later transitioned to a position as Director Fixed Income sales. He was then recruited by Salomon Brother’s when they set up an office to trade bonds in Canada. He then moved to BMO Nesbitt Burns as a Managing Director of Fixed Income sales where he was responsible for some of the largest accounts in the country. His bond market specialty was portfolio structure and yield curve arbitrage as well as risk adjusted portfolio optimization.

Biff then joined Cornerstone Capital as a partner and later helped transition their assets under management to Portfolio Strategies Securities Inc which is now Gravitas Securities. At Gravitas he gained experience with equity portfolio attribution analysis and factor-based portfolio structure and worked as a member of the Investment Strategy committee where he was responsible for the trading of the portfolio and for their fixed income allocations. Biff has strong Capital markets knowledge across many product lines including derivative markets and strategies. He is focused on client relationship, business development and consultative sales.