Experts are ready. Founders wanted.
The SR Ecosystem Team and Rootquotient are bringing together startup founders for a curated morning of conversations with experienced fractional leaders who’ve built, scaled, fixed, and navigated the exact challenges you’re facing.
We’re moving past slides, panels, and surface-level networking to match founders with the focused conversations with the experts who have the answers you’re looking for.
How It Works
In your registration, you’ll tell us what problem(s) you’re solving, whether it’s growth, hiring, product direction, tech scale, fundraising, operational chaos, something else entirely.
We’ll match you with experts aligned to your challenges.
You’ll rotate through a series of conversations with seasoned operators who’ve been there before.
You walk in with questions but leave with perspective, and possibly your next strategic partner.
What You’ll Walk Away With
- Direct access to experienced operators without cold outreach
- Honest feedback on your current bottlenecks
- Warm follow-up opportunities with experts you connect with
This is compressed access. Instead of months of intro calls, you get meaningful conversations in one morning.
Who You’ll Meet
Chris Dittrich
Partner, Fasken. Guides tech startups through corporate structuring, venture capital financings, acquisitions, and exit strategies.
Jared Puterman
Director, Business Development & Partnerships, Paisley Partners Insurance (Navacord). Helps founders navigate commercial insurance programs, regulatory requirements, and risk strategy from both legal and brokerage perspectives.
Josef Stetter
Corporate Culturist & Resume Whisperer, Cultural Transformation Systems / The CelebrateGroup. Helps founders build hiring systems, reduce turnover, and shape intentional company culture — and helps individuals land the right role using proven, results-driven job search strategies.
Laura Barker
Director, Coaching & Leadership Development, TalentRise Inc. Helps founders and senior leaders strengthen self-awareness, decision-making, and leadership effectiveness using evidence-based coaching frameworks.
Marina Cortes
Manager, SR&ED, EY. Helps startups identify and maximize Canadian SR&ED tax credits and government grants to fund R&D and reduce cash burn.
Mitch Solway
Fractional CMO for Startups & VP Marketing Coach, Think Mitch Think. Helps early-stage founders build and execute a clear marketing strategy, structure their marketing function, and hire the right team to drive scalable growth.
Mohamed Jama
Partner, Vice President, Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management (Navacord). Structures complex insurance programs for tech companies covering cyber, D&O, and professional liability, and ensures coverage aligns with contractual obligations in enterprise agreements.
Moshe Mikanovsky
Product Director and Instructor, RootQuotient & Schulich School of Business. Helps startup founders avoid costly product mistakes by applying disciplined product management practices to build digital products that scale.
Talli Koren
Storytelling Coach for Founders, Executives & Teams, Talli Koren Coaching. Coaches founders to transform their pitch into a compelling narrative that moves investors from interest to yes.
Tovit Neizer
Business Storyteller & Brand Strategist, Yellow Bricks Consulting Ltd. Helps founders and companies craft their core business story and messaging to communicate their value clearly to customers, investors, and teams.
Each expert represents a different business function, so you’re not hearing the same advice from different angles. You’re getting targeted insight from people who specialize.
Register
If you’re building, scaling, pivoting, or preparing to raise, and know you need senior-level guidance without committing to a full-time hire, this room is built for you.
Spots are limited to maintain quality conversations.
Register to secure your place.
