Fresh Thinking Shared 2025
This year’s Fresh Thinking. Shared. will feature four breakout sessions will include several topics that matter most to members. This event is not to be missed! Join us for inspiring presentations by industry leaders and experts, and networking with your Innovators peers as we collectively chart the path ahead. Read on for details on our breakout sessions and presenters.

Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Work-Life Balance for Entrepreneurs

Figuring out how to align your work and life in a way that actually works for you is daunting—especially when you’re not clear on what you’re striving for or how to make it happen. And yet, this alignment has the biggest impact on your capacity, energy, and effectiveness as a business leader.

So, is it really possible to go from surviving to thriving?

In this practical and motivating workshop, Nataliya Becker—executive coach, team facilitator, and Chair of the Halton Innovators Alliance chapter—will guide you through a straightforward, actionable process to get unstuck and start leading with intention.

  • Set Up Your North Star Define what success in work-life alignment looks like for you, based on your values.
  • Get the Data – Take a clear-eyed look at where your time and energy are actually going with a simple strategic time-tracking approach.
  • Make It Happen – Design your ideal week & day and craft a traction plan to get momentum and get out of your own way.

You’ll walk away with clarity, practical tools, and immediate shifts you can make to create the space you need to lead effectively—without feeling like you’re constantly playing catch-up.

About Nataliya Becker

Nataliya Becker brings a unique blend of executive coaching expertise and deep insights into group dynamics to her role as a Chapter Chair at Innovators Alliance. As the founder of her own boutique firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and team facilitation, Nataliya has guided leaders and teams across industries, helping them achieve transformative growth and sustainable performance.

With a particular expertise in designing and facilitating team offsites, Nataliya creates impactful experiences that foster trust, cohesion, and strategic clarity. Known for her intuitive approach and ability to establish psychologically safe environments, she empowers teams to engage in meaningful conversations and tackle complex challenges, ensuring Innovators Alliance members benefit from highly valuable peer interactions.

Porter’s Competitive Strategies

This session will help you analyze your current sales, marketing and product strategy according to Porter’s Competitive Strategies, refine your focus, and help your team achieve more clarity and focus on direction. It is ideal for CEOs, and Porter’s Competitive Strategies can lead to broad organizational impact. This session will focus on the core three competitive strategies and apply them to sales, marketing, and products.

This session will be interactive.

The outcome of the session is going to be:

  • Clarity and focus
  • Direction for internal discussion and team planning
  • Change that could be a total game changer

About Pulsion

Pulsion is a Google Award-winning growth marketing company based in Toronto, Canada. For the past two decades, Pulsion has been helping Canadian organizations scale their digital marketing and sales infrastructure using logic and practicality. Pulsion is 5-star rated on Clutch. It is a Google, Meta, and LinkedIn marketing partner. Pulsion is also a HubSpot Solutions provider and certified in all aspects of HubSpot. Pulsion is a proud Innovators Alliance partner focused on bringing value to members through professional education. Courtney leads the operations team at Pulsion and looks forward to providing insight into how the ops team at Pulsion helps our clients scale their sales teams using technology.

Unlock AI’s Potential for Your Business Without the Overwhelm

AI is changing the way businesses operate, but for many leaders, it’s hard to know where to start. While others quietly integrate AI to streamline operations and make faster, smarter decisions, you might still be wondering how AI fits into your world.

Join this session to discover how AI tools are already helping businesses cut months of work down to days. From instant financial analysis to automated document processing that saves time in administrative processes. Through real life examples and collaborative problem-solving, you’ll uncover immediate opportunities to implement AI in your organization without the need for technical expertise or massive investments.

More importantly, you’ll leave with a solid understanding of where AI can make an impact in your business today, and how to take the first steps whether you’re just exploring or ready to move forward.

No fluff, no theory just a conversation about making AI work for you. Join us and see what’s possible.

About Mark Arteaga

Mark is Founder of RedBit Development where he has spent the last 21 years designing and building software solutions for various organizations ranging from Fortune 100 companies to startups.

Mark has vast experience in helping solve business problems through software and bringing his clients visions to life. Mark’s love and knowledge of game changing technology such as AI is felt in his presentations and mentoring activities.

Mark will speak to the current adoption and impact of AI as well as how the various businesses can benefit.