Our Team

Upon earning an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the UWO in 2002, Nick moved to Calgary to become a Business Analyst with Basek Holdings Inc., a private investment company. With Basek, he worked with start-up entities to analyze and refine business plans, help raise capital, and also screen investment opportunities.

In 2004, Nick worked at Overlord Financial Inc. (which became Aston Hill Financial), a firm founded by income trust inventor Marcel Tremblay. There, he assisted the firm and its subsidiaries with financial modeling, equity analysis and investor relations. From 2006-2007, Nick founded his own consultancy, Meadowbank Strategic Partners Inc., which served the clients named herein, among others.

In 2008, Nick earned his MBA (Ivey) and graduated on the Dean’s List. During the program, he co-organized a class trip to spend a day with Warren Buffett in Omaha, NB. Afterwards, Nick accepted the role of Sr. Business Development Associate with Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals. At KMCT, he expanded his expertise in financial modeling with a focus on midstream asset acquisitions, due diligence and business development.

In 2012, Nick accepted the role of Senior Financial Lead in the Competitive Process group of the Alberta Electric System Operator, where he helped structure its first public-private-partnership for critical transmission infrastructure. Then after joining Keyera (TSX:KEY) in 2013 and working in Corporate Development on acquisitions and divestitures until late 2014, he worked as the company’s Manager of Investor Relations until 2018.

From 2018 to 2020, Nick was the Chief Strategy Officer & SVP Capital Markets at High Tide Inc. (CSE:HITI), a leading cannabis retailer that he helped take public and grow through a series of financings and acquisitions. In mid-2020, Nick re-opened his consultancy (Meadowbank) to provide corporate clients with scalable investor relations services and offer assistance in other practice areas including but not limited to business development, capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and strategy.

In his personal time, Nick enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf. His travels currently span 47 countries. In the community, he has been serving on the board of directors of the Oneball Charitable Cancer Organization since 2011 and has been a board member of the Alberta chapter of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute since 2017.

Gabriella (Gaby) joined Meadowbank as its Communications Specialist in early 2022 to write news releases and draft other content, perform business development outreach activities, conduct research, assist with client relations and service provider management as well as perform other administrative duties. Also based in Calgary, Gaby has a Bachelor of Arts (History) from Mount Royal University, is an avid reader and loves her Labrador Retriever named Millie.

Katie Shushkovsky is an AI Associate at Answir, supporting the development and optimization of the platform’s user experience and interface design. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Communications in Information Design with a minor in Marketing at Mount Royal University. Katie brings a strong foundation in user-centered design, with experience in Adobe Creative Suite and a passion for creating intuitive, effective digital experiences.

Andrew Moncur is Head of Sales for Answir.ai, where he leads revenue growth as part of Meadowbank Strategic Partners Inc. He brings over two decades of experience across leadership roles including VP of Sales, VP of Business Development, and Head of Sales & Business Development, working with emerging markets, corporate strategy, and relationship management. Also, Andrew is the founder of Capital Markets Dad, a website and newsletter that advises readers about investor engagement and market positioning.

Joshua is a back-end software engineer, with a passion for leveraging technology to solve real world problems. Previously, he collaborated to build facial recognition technology and is passionate about community building in the tech space. Joshua also founded a rapidly growing JavaScript community (peer.js) that focused on peer in-depth studies of JavaScript, from Data Structures and Algorithms to Design Patterns in JavaScript.

 

His technical skills include but are not limited to:

• Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go
• Frameworks: Node js (Runtime), Express, React js, Nest, Next js, Django, Flask, Gin
• Databases & Stores: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebase
• Dev Tools: Webpack, Rollup, Yarn, Parcel
• Testing: Jest, Cypress, Vitest
• Additional Skills: AWS, GraphQL, Linux, Bash, Docker, GitHub Actions, API development, CLI, Serverless, RabbitMQ, Lerna, Systems Design and Architecture, CI/CD

Chidinma Oti is an aspiring software developer and university student with a strong focus on web development and user centered design. She has experience building dynamic applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Java, with projects ranging from single page web apps to database driven systems. Her work reflects an interest in clean design, functionality and problem solving, alongside a growing understanding of software architecture and development practices.