Founder AMA Session with Steve Ballantyne
About this event
Join YSpace and the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) for an engaging, in-person Ask Me Anything session with Steve Ballantyne, a founder with a wealth of experience in Food CPG and tech. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights and ask questions from Steve about his journey and strategies in the food and beverage world!
About the speaker
Steve Ballantyne is an entrepreneur, coach, mentor and three-time founder. With almost 2 decades of experience, including growing and selling Canada’s first cold brew company, Steve now focuses on helping founders and startups scale their businesses. He is the founder of Founder Power, a platform designed to empower CPG entrepreneurs by leveraging technology and community to scale. Steve is passionate about leveling the playing field for small businesses in the competitive global CPG landscape.
About YSpace
YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like **ELLA powered by Desjardins** for women-led businesses and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. Additionally with our Start-Up Visa program, we are building a robust ecosystem, driving positive change and empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina.
About CFIN
The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) funds transformative foodtech projects, stimulates collaboration, and fosters a growing community of food and beverage professionals. CFIN has built the fastest growing and most engaged food business community in the Canada and has members from across the globe, representing all parts of the food value chain.