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Congratulations to the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Prairies Award winners!
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Prairies Overall Award winner
Mark McNeill | The Stream‑Flo Group of Companies
Entrepreneurial thinker. Purposeful builder. Mark McNeill’s ability to see potential everywhere has transformed The Stream‑Flo Group of Companies into a leader in energy solutions.
Mark kick-started his journey as a teenaged machinist at his family’s energy business. Now, as the President & CEO of Stream‑Flo, he has advanced and expanded manufacturing wellhead technology (used to manage oil or gas flow at well surfaces) into alternative energy spaces in North America. He’s also pioneered the idea of providing wellhead and choke valve technology to support energy production in developing nations.
Combining his lifelong knowledge and passion for entrepreneurial thinking, Mark has sparked massive international expansion by daring to ask: what if we worked differently, and partnered with customers in developing countries to define a more reliable, efficient and safer approach to energy together?
The result? Mark’s pioneering efforts have made Stream‑Flo a global force in 34 countries. With 40 patents and counting, they’re reimagining solutions for the energy industry. All while investing in scholarships, academic institutions and communities where Stream‑Flo’s 1,000+ employees live and work.
2023 Prairies Award winners
Michael Doerksen
All Choice Rentals Ltd.
Blake Menning
All Choice Rentals Ltd.
Mogens Smed
Falkbuilt
Sam Pillar
Jobber
Sunil Vedula
Nanoprecise Sci Corp
Husein Moloo
PurposeMed
Kiely Maclean
RJ Maclean Inc.
Amanda Hall
Summit Nanotech
Mark McNeill
The Stream‑Flo Group of Companies
Bobbie Racette
Virtual Gurus
Gursh Bal
Zeno Renewables
Kai Fahrion
Zeno Renewables
Special citations*
Special Citation:
Inspiring Leadership
Sky McLean
Basecamp Resorts
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2023 Prairies finalists
Cameron Linke
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Michael Doerksen
All Choice Rentals Ltd.
Blake Menning
All Choice Rentals Ltd.
Maxim Olshevsky
Astra Group
Mike Mendelman
Banff Hospitality Collective
Sky McLean
Basecamp Resorts
Arjen Kaput
Canadian Fiber Optics Corp.
Jodi Bloomer-Kaput
Canadian Fiber Optics Corp.
Kade Demuth
Cross Country Canada
Supplies & Rentals Inc.
Tim Martin
Cross Country Canada
Supplies & Rentals Inc.
Dean Sunderji
Dynamic Furniture Corp.
Pankaj Chopra
Elite Real Estate Group
Sahaj Chopra
Elite Real Estate Group
Mogens Smed
Falkbuilt
Sam Pillar
Jobber
Jake Kubiski
Kuby Renewable Energy Ltd.
Tammy Phan
Luxe Du Jour
Wendy Coombs
Momentum Health
Rob Newman
Moore's Industrial Service Ltd.
Sunil Vedula
Nanoprecise Sci Corp
Jason Probe
Navigate Benefit Solutions Inc.
Jenna Kaye
Odyssey Trust Company
Dave Orsten
OEB Breakfast Co.
Chau Lui
Paris Jewellers
Husein Moloo
PurposeMed
Kiely Maclean
RJ Maclean Inc.
Aaron Bunting
SAF Group
Ryan Dunfield
SAF Group
Layne Gardner
StoreWest Group of Companies
Michael Morrison
StoreWest Group of Companies
Roland Schatz
StoreWest Group of Companies
Steve Elliott
StoreWest Group of Companies
Amanda Hall
Summit Nanotech
Mark McNeill
The Stream-Flo Group of Companies
Alex Varricchio
UpHouse
Kiirsten May
UpHouse
Bobbie Racette
Virtual Gurus
Shazma Charania
Zainul & Shazma Holdings (1997) LTD
Gursh Bal
Zeno Renewables
Kai Fahrion
Zeno Renewables
Meet the judges
James Boettcher*
Chief Idea Officer, Custodian of Culture & CEO
Righteous Gelato
Desirée Bombenon*
CEO & Chief Disruption Officer
SureCall
JoeAnne Hardy
President
WBM Technologies Inc.
Tiffany Kaminsky*
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
Symend Inc.
Ashif Mawji*
Managing Partner
ScaleGood Fund
*Entrepreneur Of The Year Alumni
National sponsors
