One day. One room. One connection that could change everything.
Business Mastery Summit
March 6, 2026 | Edmonton, AB
Most events leave you with a lanyard, a headache, and a stack of business cards from people you'll never call. This isn't that.
Business Mastery Summit is a full-day, in-person experience built for entrepreneurs who are done grinding in isolation and ready to find their people, get sharp insights, and actually move their business forward.
The kind of people you want to grow with will be in that room. The only thing that's missing is you.
Event Sponsors
We are currently accepting sponsorship application.
Please email [email protected] to discuss options and opportunities.
Welcome to the Business Mastery Summit 2026!
Discover the Event That Will Transform Your Business in 2026!
If you're an entrepreneur or business owner ready to unlock your true potential and dominate in 2026, this is YOUR event.
Picture this: A full day packed with actionable strategies, game-changing insights, and connections with like-minded business leaders who are just as passionate about growth and success as you are.
No hour-long speaker pitches designed to funnel you into a $3,000 program. No one treating the stage like an infomercial. No sitting trapped in a session that has nothing to do with your business while 400 people stare straight ahead.
This is not a conference. It's a curated room.
What You'll Experience:
13-minute presentations. Bite-sized, tactical, no fluff. Speakers get to the good part fast because that's the only part we allow.
No selling from the stage. Speakers are no allowed to "pitch slap" you into next year. Speakers are here to share, not sell.
A separate space to connect. Don't vibe with a session? Step out. Hit the marketplace. Connect with someone. This is your day to work on your business, not sit in it.
Structured connection built in. Networking breaks aren't an afterthought here. They're the point.
Quality over quantity. You don't need to meet 100 people. You need to meet the right one.
What You'll Walk Away With
Sharp, actionable insights across marketing, finance, mindset, people, and leadership, delivered in formats your brain can actually absorb.
New connections with driven, collaborative entrepreneurs who are building something real and actually want to see you win too.
Clarity on what to do next in your business, because sometimes you just need to step back, look at the big picture, and be around people who get it.
The energy reset that comes from being in a room full of people who are playing the same game you are.
WHO THIS IS FOR. You're a fit if you:
Are an entrepreneur or business owner who's tired of doing it alone and knows that getting in the right room changes everything.
Show up ready to give, not just take. You're collaborative by nature and you get more excited about "how can we work together?" than "how can I sell you something?"
Want ideas, perspectives, and connections that actually move the needle, not a notebook full of theory you'll never implement.
Are open to the fact that one conversation, one insight, one introduction could be the thing that shifts your next 12 months.
Are investing in your business even when it feels like a stretch, because you know that "costs money to make money" isn't just a saying.
WHO THIS IS NOT FOR. Skip this one if you:
Show up to networking events with a stack of cards and a closing strategy. This room will frustrate you.
Need deep-dive, lecture-style learning where you take 20 pages of notes. BMS is seed-planting, not a course. You'll leave inspired with sharp takeaways, not a textbook.
Are looking for a safe, generic corporate experience with nothing that challenges your thinking. We're professional AND real, and that combo isn't for everyone.
Think waiting until next year is a reasonable strategy. (Spoiler: the next BMS is 2027. That's a long time to stay stuck.)
THE FOMO IS REAL
People message us after every event saying they wish they'd made the time.
There is no "next month." There is no catching the replay. There is no version of this where you wait it out and still get the result.
The next Business Mastery Summit is in 2027.
The right connection might be in that room on March 6th. The question is whether you'll be there to make it.
When you get a ticket to Business Mastery Summit, You'll get:
The kind of people you want to grow with will be in that room. The only thing that's missing is you.
Join us for an evening of connections.
You'll have a chance to connect to speaker and ask them questions as well as connect with other business owners.
You never know what comes out of just one right connection.
Start time is 4pm.
GENERAL ADMISSION
* SOLD OUT *
$100
Best for learning + being in the room
Access the main event from 9:30am–4:00pm, including the full speaker lineup and daytime networking. This ticket is for learning, listening, and being in the room during the day.
Full-day access to all main stage speakers (9:30am–4:00pm)
General seating (theater style, back half of the room)
Lunch provided during the event
This option is perfect if you want to learn, be inspired, and experience the energy in the room.
FULL EXPERIENCE PASS
* SOLD OUT *
$145
MOST POPULAR
Includes Networking Afterparty
Attend the full day of speakers plus the curated networking afterparty from 4:00pm–7:00pm. This option is for those who want learning and meaningful connections.
Full-day access to all main stage speakers (9:30am–4:00pm)
General seating (theater style)
Lunch provided during the event
Curated Networking Afterparty (4:00pm–7:00pm)
Access to speakers, partners, and attendees during the afterparty
If you’re coming to meet people, not just take notes, this is the ticket to choose.
VIP EXPERIENCE
$200
For business owners who want proximity + presence
Enjoy the full event from 9:30am–7:00pm with VIP front-of-room round-table seating. This experience is designed for proximity, visibility, and elevated conversations.
Full-day access to all main stage speakers (9:30am–4:00pm)
VIP seating at front-of-room round tables. Priority visibility and presence throughout the day
Lunch provided during the event
Curated Networking Afterparty (4:00pm–7:00pm)
Access to speakers, partners, and attendees during the afterparty
Swag bag with some goodies for you to take home
This option is ideal if you want to be closer to the action and maximize the quality of your connections.
VIP Evening
$80
Regular Price $105
Access to evening of round tables with speakers & sponsors
Masterminding and mini-coaching in the area where you need it most
Exclusive networking
Opportunities to promote your business
Dinner included
Refreshments
Event Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for the support and making this event possible
Other Sponsors
Media Sponsors
In-kind Donations
Meet Your Speakers
We are currently taking speaking application.
Meet Your Speakers
More speakers are being added as we are approving applications
About the speaker & topic
Brittainy Penney is Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager at HighLevel, where she leads and mentors a global affiliate community driving serious growth. With deep expertise in digital marketing, funnels, and data-driven strategy, Brittainy has helped shape some of HighLevel’s most successful campaigns. In The AI-Powered Flywheel, she shares trend data from hundreds of thousands of marketers and reveals the five things winning businesses are doing differently in 2026, including practical, easy-button AI use cases that fuel sustainable revenue growth.
The AI-Powered Flywheel: .
5 Things Winning Businesses Do Differently
Brittainy Penney
HighLevel Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager
About the speaker & topic
Lisa Standeven is a published author, entrepreneur, and fourth-degree black belt who has built multiple businesses, two reaching the multi-million-dollar mark, and earned recognition as a Global Woman of Vision. With a Master’s in Educational Leadership and four world titles in para-taekwondo, Lisa embodies resilience in action. In Staying Power, she shares practical, hard-earned tools for navigating the inevitable highs and lows of business, helping leaders make values-based decisions, strengthen key relationships, and stay committed to their “why” when it matters most.
Staying Power: .
Tried and true tools for sustained success
Lisa Standeven
Entrepreneur. 4x World Champion. Leadership Speaker
About the speaker & topic
Ashley McKarney is the founder of Involvi HR and a trusted partner to leaders navigating people, culture, and change. With 20+ years across corporate, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial environments, Ashley brings a grounded, human-first approach to modern leadership challenges. In this session, she breaks down what leaders actually need to know about AI, how to manage the real risks, and how to implement it in small, practical ways that support your people. Expect clear guidance on leading adoption, fostering responsible experimentation, and using AI to enhance human judgment, not replace it.
AI Without the Overwhelm:
People Focused Decisions, Risks, and Incremental Adoption
Ashley McKarney
President of Involvi Consulting
About the speaker & topic
Kat Halushka is a business strategist, speaker coach, and founder of Profitable Impact Academy who has generated over $10 million from stages using one primary tool, her voice. With 500+ talks delivered and hundreds of entrepreneurs coached to turn visibility into revenue, Kat is known for challenging the way most people approach speaking. At Business Mastery Summit, she pulls back the curtain on how to structure your message, sell without awkward pitches, and use the stage as a powerful, repeatable revenue engine.
TDB
Kat Halushka
Founder of Profitable Impact Academy. Speaker. Business Coach.
About the speaker & topic
Kristopher Marks is a globally recognized keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of VĪV Mental Health and MEDIAN Workplace Solutions, known for blending lived experience with humour, humanity, and real-world leadership insight. In What’s Mine Is Yours, Kristopher tackles the messy reality of imposter syndrome and why “earning your right” to be in the room can become a powerful catalyst for growth. This session challenges business owners to stop shrinking, build in a way that actually fits who they are, and lead with authenticity, because when you build for you, the impact ripples far beyond yourself.
What’s Mine Is Yours:
Why Building For You Benefits Them
Kristopher Marks
Founder and CEO of VĪV Mental Health and MEDIAN Workplace Solutions
About the speaker & topic
Lauren A. Morgan, Esq., founder of Activated Law and The Legal Know, is a powerhouse attorney helping six and seven figure entrepreneurs protect and monetize their brands with confidence. In Can AI Do That… Legally? Lauren cuts through the noise around artificial intelligence, breaking down what you can and cannot use AI for, how to stay compliant, and how to build a legally sound framework that supports growth. This session gives business owners practical guidance, real guardrails, and the clarity to leverage AI without putting their brand or peace of mind at risk.
Can AI do that...legally?
Lauren A. Morgan, Esq
Founding attorney behind Activated Law & The Legal Know
About the speaker & topic
Angie Mercier, CPA, CGA is a fractional CFO and seasoned financial leader with 20+ years supporting Canadian businesses through growth and uncertainty, including a decade with a Big Four firm in Edmonton. Known for bringing clarity and calm to complex numbers, Angie helps leaders protect cash flow, reduce hidden risks, and make decisions grounded in reliable data. In Preparing for a Storm in Business, she equips attendees with a simple Financial Storm Scan to assess vulnerabilities, strengthen financial foundations, and take focused, confident next steps toward long-term stability.
Stormproof Your Business
Angie Mercier
CPA Fractional CFO
About the speaker & topic
Patrick Callaghan is a business owner, coach, and speaker who helps leaders win from within by mastering mindset and intentional decision-making. After building a multimillion-dollar company from the ground up, Patrick learned firsthand that outward success means little without internal alignment. In this high-impact keynote, he challenges leaders to confront the hidden cost of indecision, reclaim ownership of their choices, and shift from operating by default to leading by design, because the quality of your thinking shapes your decisions, and your decisions ultimately shape your results.
Power of Decision
Patrick Callaghan
Business owner, coach, and speaker
About the speaker & topic
Tiffany Baker is an MBA Career Coach, Educator at the University of Alberta, and founder of Your Edge Coaching and Consulting who helps high performers stop outsourcing their confidence to outcomes. In her talk on “blueberries,” Tiffany reveals the overlooked internal skillsets that actually drive your results, and why ignoring them makes success harder to repeat. Attendees will learn a simple reflective framework to identify what’s truly working, strengthen their value proposition, and build confidence that isn’t dependent on the next win.
The Missing Ingredient in Your Business: Blueberries
Tiffany Baker
Founder of Your Edge Coaching and Consulting
About the speaker & topic
Stacey Vanthuyne, founder of Raise Your Results, brings conviction, not hype, to modern leadership. Having led teams across three continents and five countries, Stacey teaches leaders that belief, not strategy, is the true starting point of momentum. In Belief Before Evidence, she challenges business owners to stop waiting for clarity and start creating it, showing how belief shapes identity, identity drives action, and decisive action builds culture and results. This session is for leaders ready to replace hesitation with conviction and lead with certainty in uncertain times.
Belief Before Evidence:
The Leadership Order That Changes Everything
Stacey Vanthuyne
Founder of Raise Your Results
About the speaker & topic
Karli Grove is a speaker, facilitator, and founder of Kantency Consulting, helping leaders bridge the gap between efficiency and empathy for real, inside-out change. Creator of the Step 0 Framework, Karli uses powerful metaphor and systems thinking to help teams zoom out before they act, uncover hidden patterns, and break through problem-solving blocks. Her session equips leaders to move beyond tunnel vision, communicate in ways that actually land, and identify the unseen resistance holding progress back, so change becomes intentional, aligned, and sustainable.
The Step 0 Perspective:
A Strategic Tool for Problem Solving
Karli Grove
Founder of Kantency Consulting
About the speaker & topic
Thomas Stenson, founder of Stenson HR Consulting, is a leadership coach known for turning complex team challenges into immersive, hands-on learning that actually sticks. Blending strategy, storytelling, and gamified experiences, Thomas helps leaders move beyond theory and into real-world application. In How Leaders Become Heroes, he challenges the idea that leadership is about title or charisma, showing instead that heroes are built through responsibility, courage, and intentional growth. This session leaves leaders with practical insight on building stronger teams, clearer cultures, and leadership that lasts.
How Leaders Become Heroes
Thomas Stenson
Founder of Stenson HR Consulting
The Human Advantage Panel
In a world obsessed with automation, AI, and optimization… the real edge is still human.
About the speaker
Ian Stephenson is the Director of PowerED by Athabasca University, where he helps organizations rethink how they attract, engage, and retain talent in a rapidly shifting workforce. With 15+ years in business development and an MBA focused on strategic leadership, Ian brings a sharp, practical lens to the evolving talent landscape. His session explores how flexible professional development, changing worker expectations, and collaborative partnerships can unlock stronger talent pipelines, close skills gaps, and position organizations for sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive market.
Navigating the Talent Pivot
Ian Stephenson
Director of PowerED by Athabasca University
About the speaker
Vanessa Iceton is a Registered Psychologist, speaker, author, and founder of Pearl Psychological who turned repeated failure into her life’s greatest teaching. After failing her licensing exam eleven times before passing, Vanessa now helps leaders and professionals rewrite the stories they tell themselves about setbacks. In Rewriting the Failure Script, she blends powerful storytelling with evidence-based strategies to show how fear, shame, and self-doubt can become fuel for resilience, confidence, and growth in both business and life.
Rewriting the Failure Script:
Building Confidence & Courage in the Face of repeated Failure
Vanessa Iceton
Registered Psychologist at Pearl Psychological
About the speaker
Holly Penney is the author of Unlocking Wealth, host of The Holly Penney Show, and founder of Nova Ridge Bookkeeping, where she helps entrepreneurs make money feel clear and manageable. After leaving corporate life to build a business aligned with freedom and sustainability, Holly now empowers leaders to see financial clarity as the foundation for confident growth. In Financial Clarity, The Foundation for Confident Growth, she shows how understanding your numbers reduces stress, sharpens decision-making, and creates a business that supports your life, not the other way around.
Financial Clarity, The Foundation for Confident Growth
Holly Penney
CEO & Founder of Nova Ridge Bookkeeping
About the speaker
Paul Puzanoski is a 25-year entrepreneur, mentor, and founder who has built multimillion-dollar businesses, supported $7B in ad spend, helped raise over $150M for charity, and rebuilt his life after bankruptcy and personal crisis. In Resonance Over Robots, Paul challenges the idea that growth comes from chasing algorithms, showing instead how alignment is the real strategy. He teaches founders how to stop marketing to everyone, reconnect with who they are, and build brands people can actually feel, because resonance, not noise, is what creates real momentum and full-body yes clients.
Resonance Over Robots
Finding Your People in an AI World
Paul Puzanoski
Founder of Creation Republic
Meet Your Hosts
Thomas Stenson
Thomas Stenson will reveal how to build thriving, people-focused workplaces that drive results. With over a decade of HR expertise, Thomas will share strategies to foster leadership, engagement, and inclusion in your organization. Don’t miss his actionable insights!
Kat Halushka
Kat Halushka will show you how to captivate any audience and turn your message into a powerful business tool. As an expert in public speaker training, Kat helps entrepreneurs refine their stories, build confidence on stage, and use speaking to grow their business. Don’t miss this chance to learn how to own the spotlight!
We built the event we wished existed
Kat and Thomas didn't create this because they love event planning. They created it because they've both been in the room that didn't feel right, sat through the hour-long pitch disguised as a keynote, and handed out cards at networking events where everyone was hunting and nobody was connecting.
One event changed Kat's business. One introduction led to millions of dollars in revenue. Not because it was a massive conference. Because it was the right room.
That's what we're building for you.
Two neurodivergent entrepreneurs, one shared vision: a space that's collaborative over competitive, bite-sized over bloated, and built by community, for community.
No hired guns. No hype. No one's climbing on a high horse here. Even the speakers buy their own tickets.
The Space
We are very excited to partner with Bison Lodge to host this event
