Pam Ryan, President/CEO

Assets and Expertise

Pam Ryan is President/CEO of Commercial Ventures and has 28 years experience selling businesses in the US and in Canada . She is also an accomplished public speaker, facilitator and motivator.

Marketing and customer relations play an integral role in Pam's successful career. This expertise was initially fostered through the management of several US companies in Phoenix , Arizona , which provided experience in marketing, strategy and business development. Her expertise expanded to incorporate market research and feasibility studies, which were vital to her success as a partner in a concrete construction company and later as a Business Broker.

Pam has a proven background in corporate planning - in management positions, as an entrepreneur and selling in businesses in the US and Canada . This expertise was showcased when she pioneered the concept of business brokerage in Canada by launching Canadian Business Brokers in 1985. She founded her current company in 1996 where she continues to sell businesses as well as consulting on acquisitions, mergers, evaluations, restructuring, planning exit strategies and maximizing their goodwill.

Pam is a noted public speaker and has drawn attention for her speaking engagements with groups such as Savoir Faire Professional Women's Club, Women in Leadership, Whole Women Ministries, Corporate Conferences, the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and other organizations.

Leadership
Exceptional leadership and motivational ability is the key to current success and is demonstrated in Pam's career accomplishments. She actively promotes the tenets of honesty and integrity in the accredited business brokerage course she has taught for the Calgary Real Estate Board since 1994.

Awards
Pam was recognized as a Woman of Vision in the category of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2002 by the YWCA of Calgary and was nominated for the prestigious Joseph L. Rotman School of Management ( University of Toronto ) Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2003.

Philosophy
Pam always strives to give back and make a difference in the world by changing lives somehow for the better.  She supports many charities and non-profit organizations, plus she is the founder of Savoir Fair Professional Women's Club, Westside Adventure Group and Women Extraordinaire.  When the opportunity arises she takes the time to mentor others, giving sound advice in all areas of their lives based on her own experiences, successes and failures.  Her favourite quote is “Success is failure turned inside out!" Becoming an empowering person involves both who you are and what you do.

 
Contact Pam Ryan at pryan@commercialventures.com or (403) 278-7839 

Gil Miller
Financial Manager/Bookkeeper

Gil's long business career includes current bookkeeper and financial manager for Commercial Ventures since 1996. He has also worked in the capacity of bookkeeper and financial advisor for Hypower Fuels, Artec Manufacturing, Kingsway Transfer and other businesses. Gil prepares personal Tax Returns for a number of clients, offers part-time bookkeeping and sets up corporate books in Quick Books or Simply Accounting programs.

Contact Gil Miller at gmiller@commercialventures.com

Calvin Hughes MBA, CMC
Agent/Business Broker

Calvin’s philosophy is that business success is mostly about people, relationships and integrity. As a skilled group facilitator, management consultant and negotiator, Calvin has become known for his straightforward, honest and insightful approach in pursuit of addressing real world challenges facing businesses today. With a business career spanning 27 years, he has served an extremely diverse range of private to public enterprises spanning industries from oil and gas services, to manufacturing, to communications technology, to distribution logistics, to real estate, to retail and service businesses, to gem diamonds, and much more. Surrounded by many satisfied clients over the years, Calvin has a well-established network of contacts from Canada to the United States and abroad. And with experience as an entrepreneur, shareholder and director of several SME companies, having started, owned and sold his own interests to profitable advantage, he has developed a keen eye for strategic enterprise value. His educational background includes a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary , and numerous professional accreditations and ancillary educational development courses over the years. His prior career experience includes finance, marketing, feasibility and valuation studies, as well as, management consulting and business advisory. Calvin is an accredited member of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants of Canada, and a member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and the Appraisal Institute, USA ..

Contact Calvin Hughes at info@commercialventures.com

Andrew Savage Comm., MBA
Agent/Business Broker

Andrew has over 20 years business experience in management, investment and consulting. He completed a number of branch management assignments with Royal Bank prior to becoming a commercial lender, responsible for underwriting credit proposals and managing a large credit portfolio.

After 11 years with Royal Bank, Andrew resigned his position to pursue opportunities as a management consultant. He has been appointed to four senior executive positions, including CFO of a company trading on the TSX. In addition, he has led a team of investors to purchase companies in the real estate, social services, hospitality and transportation industries.

A partner with Strategic Business Transformation Group [SBTG], a Calgary based management consulting firm, and a registered business broker, Andrew utilizes his entrepreneurial spirit, business savvy and financial expertise to successfully navigate the turbulent business waters for his clients.

Andrew resides in Calgary with his wife Audra and their 4 children.