Now is the Best Time to be an Entrepreneur

It is never too late to start a new venture. All it takes is the courage to take those first steps towards launch. Right now is the perfect time to dream big, follow your passion and create your own path to success. Join tomorrow’s leaders today to hear from one of Canada’s top mentors and learn why there has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. This keynote will share best practices that decrease the risk of startup failure, so if you have started a venture or are considering doing so soon, this is a must attend event.

 

Dr. Sean Wise is an expert on startups & venture capital. He uses this expertise in his various roles as: university professor, bestselling author, international business speaker, and partner at Ryerson Futures, a seed stage venture capital fund and technology accelerator. For the past 15 years, Wise has been active in the seed venture capital industry. He has lectured on the topics of Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and keynoted over 250 bootcamps, financing forums and industry conferences. Professor Wise has trained more than 10,000 entrepreneurs who have collectively raised more than $2.1 billion from different investment sources. He has published five books and more than two dozen peer-reviewed research papers and case studies of high-growth start ups. Dr. Wise spent five seasons as a consultant for CBC on the mega hit venture reality show Dragons’ Den before moving in front of the camera as the host of the Naked Entrepreneur, which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Dr. Wise has been called the Dr. Phil of Entrepreneurship and in 2014, he was named Entrepreneurial Mentor of the Year by Startup Canada.