Is TEC for you? For the past 30 years, we have welcomed a broad range of diverse business leaders in countless industries to the TEC community. Members, chairs, business experts and speakers - all bring their unique perspective to the community to help each other surpass their individual expectations.

1. Leadership development for the
thinking CEO
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2. Who is TEC Canada?
• Executive forum for CEOs, senior
executives, business owners and
emerging leaders
• Continuous learning and
development through
– Peer mentoring
– Expert resources
– Global community

3. TEC Canada Snapshot
• World’s leading CEO membership organization
• Five Forums – CEO, KEY, Roundtable, Aspire and
Sage
• Nearly 1000 members across Canada
• Track record of success – nearly 30 years
experience in Canada and 50 years worldwide
• Vistage International, our affiliate, has a vibrant
network of 17,000 members

4. TEC’s Vision and Mission
• Vision: Create outstanding 21st century leaders
who champion innovation and collaboration and
strive to accelerate the growth of Canadian
business
• Mission: to enhance the lives of business
executives as we foster leadership excellence

5. TEC’s Process
• Four pillars of the TEC learning model:
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Confidential peer group
One-to-one mentorship
Business thought leadership
Global membership
• Focus on challenges and opportunities facing
business owners
• Emphasis on developing lifelong learners into
forward-looking, accomplished leaders

6. Confidential Peer Group
• 12-16 successful peers from non-competing
businesses
• Unbiased, agenda free, and confidential
• One full day per month
– 5% of your working hours per month
• Tackle tough business and personal issues:
– Growth/profitability
– People/performance
– Personal/family
• Groups chaired by an accomplished business leader
and experienced mentor

7. One-to-One Mentorship
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Confidential session with group chair
Two hours per month
Discuss business and personal issues
Anticipate upcoming developments
Review action items from group meetings
Identify opportunities for group discussion

8. Business Thought Leadership
• Stimulating roundtable discussions with
provocative business experts
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Finance
Sales & Marketing
Technology
Leadership & Strategy
Human Resources
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Manufacturing & Distribution
Personal & Professional Dev.
Beyond Business
Wealth Management
• Eight times per year as part of regular group
meetings (3.5 hours each)

9. Business Thought Leadership
• Past speakers include:
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Anne Graham
Jack Daly
Gair Maxwell
Michael Canic

10. Global Membership
• Connect with 17,000 members in 16 countries
• Interactive Library features:
– Best practices – Search engine
– White papers – Webinars, podcasts and presentations
– 16,000 articles, papers and books
• Achieve clarity of vision acquiring new
knowledge and best practices
• International conferences and opportunities

11. Benefits
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Improve decision making abilities
Inspire and lead others
Increase employee performance
Accelerate business growth
Increase profits
Build personal relationships
Achieve healthy work-life balance

12. Results
From 2005 to 2009, Vistage CEO member companies significantly
outperformed the compounded annual growth rate of the average
American Dun & Bradstreet company.

13. Member Testimonials
“Since becoming a member in 2007, my business revenues
have doubled and we are approaching 10 million dollars in
overall sales.”
Robert Hatheway, President & CEO , The Hatheway Group
“TEC has made me better realize my role in the company is
to work on the business, more so than in the business.
Today I am able to delegate, I’m able to take more time off,
I’m able to look at the big picture and move the business in
the right direction, rather than always be in the trenches.”
Giovanni Marcelli, CEO/Founder, Accubid Systems

14. Member Testimonials
“If anything, TEC is an invaluable insurance policy that can
help you through your toughest decisions with the members
who have no personal motives or gains other than to support
each other for continued success.”
Bruce Buchan, CEO, CleanRiver Recycling Solutions
“My TEC Chair has guided me towards best practices and
business decisions which help to increase my leadership as
an entrepreneur.”
Chantal Arguin, President, Groupe Trifide

15. Next Steps
To learn more about how
TEC can help you make
better decisions and have
better results, sign up for a
one-to-one member
selection discussion:
info@tec-canada.com
800.661.9209