Scaling Without Chaos: How Founders Build Alignment That Speeds Up Growth

Schedule

Fri Apr 17 2026 at 09:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC-06:00

Location

Intrinsic Innovations | Calgary, AB

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Scaling your business but feeling things are getting slower, not faster?
About this Event

Learn how to build alignment that reduces bottlenecks, improves decision-making, and accelerates growth.

As startups grow, what once worked—fast decisions, founder-led execution, and informal communication—can begin to slow the business down. Teams expand, priorities compete, and misalignment starts to show up in hiring, execution, and decision-making. Many founders find themselves becoming the bottleneck without fully understanding why.

Join executive leadership coach and organizational strategist Wilma Li for an insightful session on the hidden challenges that emerge as companies scale—even when revenue is strong.

Drawing from her experience advising founders and senior leaders in high-growth environments, Wilma introduces a practical lens on how alignment—not just effort—is what enables sustainable, scalable growth.

This session is especially relevant for founders navigating early growth to scale, where clarity and alignment become critical to sustaining momentum.

In this session, you’ll explore how your company’s vision, mission, and values act as an operating system—guiding decisions, shaping culture, and enabling teams to move faster with clarity. Rather than treating these as static statements, you’ll learn how to use them as active tools to reduce friction, improve communication, and strengthen hiring and leadership decisions

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why growth often creates hidden misalignment—and how to spot it early
  • How to use vision, mission, and values as real-time decision-making tools
  • How to reduce founder bottlenecks and improve team clarity
  • What it takes to transition from founder-led execution to scalable leadership
  • A simple framework to strengthen alignment as your company grows

Who Should Attend:

  • Startup founders and co-founders
  • Early- to growth-stage entrepreneurs
  • Leaders scaling teams in fast-growing companies
  • Anyone experiencing growing complexity as their business expands

Why Attend:
If you’re scaling your business and starting to feel the strain of misalignment, this session will give you practical tools to move faster with less friction—without losing the agility that got you here.
Reserve your spot today and learn how to build alignment that accelerates—not slows—your growth.

Following the event, we are thrilled to offer Free Work Fridays - work from one of our hot desks for the day at no charge!

MLT Aikins, our valued partner, will be hosting office hours from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM following the event. This is a great opportunity to connect one-on-one, ask questions, and get expert guidance tailored to your business needs.

Agenda

9:00-9:30 - Registration and Networking

9:30-10:30 - Presentation by Wilma Li

10:30-11:00 - Networking

Feel free to park in either Intrinsic Innovations reserved spots or Visitor parking on the North side of the building.

Featured Speaker - Wilma Li

Intercultural Business Coach | CEO – BKI Inc.
Wilma Li guides founders and business leaders to navigate Canadian business culture, strengthen strategic alignment, and build high-performing teams that scale with clarity and confidence.With over 30 years of experience in senior leadership and coaching across 47 industries, she advises entrepreneurs and leadership teams through growth, cultural complexity, and organizational change, helping them move from founder-led execution to more scalable leadership approaches.Wilma is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), CPHR, SHRM-SCP, and is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She holds advanced training in intercultural studies (UBC) and equity & inclusion (Cornell, UBC).

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Intrinsic Innovations, 37 Richard Way Southwest, Calgary, Canada

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