Everything in General Admission, plus a private dinner at Urban Distilleries following the event. Small-group hot seat time with the speakers — a closer, more intimate conversation with the people on stage. Doors open at 4pm. VIP dinner begins at 8pm.
Only 30 tickets available. This tier will sell first.
A confirmation email with all event details will be sent to you immediately after purchase.
Sunday, August 2 @ 4pm | Perch Sky Lounge, Kelowna
Real conversations on building a business from scratch, raising capital, and the mindset behind it all. Three speakers who've actually done it, a panel format so you can ask the real questions, professional headshots on-site, and a VIP dinner at Urban Distilleries for those who want more conversations in a more intimate setting!
No sales pitch, just genuine conversation and connection.
Okanagan Founder & Investor Social 2026
Panel + Q&A, structured networking, and professional headshots on-site. Doors open at 4pm at Perch Sky Lounge, Kelowna. Snacks & drink tickets available on site. Limited to 100 tickets total. Free parking available on Sunday.
A confirmation email with all event details will be sent to you immediately after purchase.
Alex McFadyen
"The Mortgage Pug," Flow Mortgage Co.
Money mindset, real estate, wealth building.
Aubtin Sharifpour
Growth at Martell Ventures (Dan Martell's Kelowna venture studio)
Growth systems, founder leverage, operating playbooks. Returning 2025 speaker.
Johannes Van Leenen
Founder/President, Fifth Ave Properties
(Kelowna developer)
Reception talk + VIP dinner session.
Surprise Speaker
Presented by CC Connect, in partnership with Kelowna Founders Club
Karsen Koltun
Creating a space for founders, students, creators, business owners, and anyone hungry to build something. Karsen is building a community around success. He also hustles A LOT and just bought his first house at age 20!
Kelowna Founders ClubChad Harker
Expert in creative short term rentals, excels in networking. If you don’t know him yet… you will. This is the stud that created all of this for the first time last year, and connected all of us together. He did it all while not even living in Kelowna!
Eco EscapesLau Method MarketingCrystal Lau
Focuses on storytelling marketing. While working in supporting a lot of local businesses, she’s also the content queen herself and built a following about tourism, food scene, marketing tips & silly lifestyle videos!
We all met through this exact event last year. Look at how far we have cultivated these connections!
This, is our WHY.
Presented by CC Connect, in partnership with Kelowna Founders Club
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