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      Turning ideas into competitive advantage

      The Entrepreneurs is a documentary-style video series produced by Oh Boy Productions spotlighting the ambition, resilience, and reinvention powering Canada’s private businesses. Through authentic storytelling, it follows founders and leaders who are building, scaling, and transforming companies across the country, often while navigating economic uncertainty and real barriers to growth.

      Episodes and insights

      Episode 1: How Danny Sitnam built Helijet

      Danny Sitnam, CEO, Helijet

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      Entrepreneur Danny Sitnam shares how a single, unexpected decision sparked a decades‑long journey of innovation, resilience, and growth.

      His story underscores a critical insight: scaling a founder‑led business isn’t about avoiding risk, it’s about making disciplined, values‑driven decisions that build credibility, sustain confidence, and unlock long‑term growth.

      Considerations for your team:

      • Are you building for your current market, or the largest market available to you?
      • Are you leveraging strategic partnerships to support scaling and growth?
      • When was the last time you reviewed your pricing model?

      Episode 2: How Amanda Hall built Summit Nanotech 

      Amanda Hall, CEO, Summit Nanotech

      Amanda Hall, CEO, Summit Nanotech 

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      Amanda Hall reflects on building Summit Nanotech. From starting with no formal business training to earning investor trust and navigating near failure while scaling breakthrough lithium technology.

      The episode highlights that innovation alone is not enough to sustain long-term success; Entrepreneurs must embrace resilience, confidence in your subject matter expertise, and commercial discipline are just as crucial.

      Considerations for your team:

      • What evidence proves your product, service, or technology works in real operating conditions, and not just a controlled demo?
      • Are you building a business that is commercially viable at scale?
      • Which do your investors and stakeholders believe in more: you or your idea?
      • What are the first three milestones that prove your idea is working?

      Episode 3: How Ron Foxcroft built Fox 40 Internaltion

      Ron Foxcroft, CEO, Fox 40 International

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      Ron Foxcroft shares how a high-stakes moment as a referee exposed a simple but dangerous product failure – and how that real-world problem sparked the invention of the Fox 40 whistle. His journey highlights persistence through repeated design setbacks, disciplined product development, and the choices that helped scale a Canadian-made innovation into a globally trusted safety brand.

      Considerations for your team:

      • Have you adequately tested whether your product or service can “fail”? Do you have budget, resources and controls to prevent or mitigate this outcome?
      • How are you leveraging customer feedback and insights to continually refine your products and services / develop new ones?
      • What actions or behaviors inside your organization most directly shape your external reputation?

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      As Canada’s #1 private company advisor, KPMG Private Enterprise works with entrepreneurs through every stage of their business journey. With integrated capabilities across audit, tax, and advisory services, we help private companies, including family offices and portfolio companies, make confident decisions, manage complexity, and build long‑term value as they grow, scale, and transition their businesses.1

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      1. Source: Financial Post 800 Report for 2025 (August 2025) and LSEG Deals Intelligence Global Financial Advisory Review 2025, Number of Completed Deals (January 2026)