Meet Our Team

The faces behind Spring who bring a world of knowledge and experience to the entrepreneurship and impact communities

Keith Ippel

Keith Ippel
CEO & Cofounder

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With over 25 years experience as a leader in technology & impact businesses, Keith has accelerated companies and ecosystems and raised over $30m in angel investment and venture capital. A global keynote speaker, teacher, and advisor, Keith leads Spring and focuses on our strategic growth and global ecosystem advisory work. Keith has been riding his bike to work for over 10 years now- rain or shine!
Sana Kapadia

Sana Kapadia
Chief Impact Officer

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Sana Kapadia is a world changer, champion of diversity and systems change. A Top 40 under 40 winner, she drives strategy and impact at Spring with her rich global background in impact Investing, equity research, and social entrepreneurship. Currently living in Germany, Sana is a mum of two adventurous trailblazers (under 4!), reads voraciously, loves traveling and wants to scuba dive with her beach-loving husband.

Vivian McCormick
Program Director

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Vivian was a practicing lawyer in Vancouver for over 10 years, first with a national law firm and then as in-house counsel with Business Development Bank of Canada. Taking her knowledge and experience further into the business realm as an advisor, she started her own entrepreneurial journey with her first company Flax Sleep. She supports entrepreneurs in optimizing operations and raising capital.
Chin Hing Chang

Chin Hing Chan
Program Manager

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Chin is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for education and helping others discover their purpose. His experience includes retail, mobile development, aerial photography, and import/export. Chin has received multiple awards as a sales manager, is our in-house automation expert, and works closely with our entrepreneurs to help them increase their revenue. Chin loves spicy food, the spicier the better 🙂
Mari Matthews

Mari Mathews
Program Manager

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Mari began her career working internationally for 10+ years in the ski & tourism industry. In Oslo, Norway she co-founded Outtt raising over 4 million NOK and driving the company to over seventy thousand monthly active users and 40+ paying customers. Now back in her hometown of Vancouver, Mari devotes her time to helping entrepreneurs navigate raising capital for early stage growth.

Tiffany Shen
Program Manager

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Tiffany Shen is an entrepreneur, consultant and creative strategist. Tiffany uses creative strategy and solutions to start and grow businesses. At Spring, she helps entrepreneurs start and grow their social impact businesses. She loves roaming in the mountains and diving into projects around wellness, AI and outdoors lifestyle.
Mike Winterfield - Spring EiR

Mike Winterfield
Advisor

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Top 40 under 40. 20 years in the tech industry specializing in services companies and SaaS products. 14 years in various executive roles, most recently President of Traction Rec and COO at Traction on Demand. Mike has spent the last decade scaling companies from start-up to $300M by building high performing teams committed to core values. Avid lover of nature and any form of outdoor activity or experience.
Megan Dado

Megan Dado
Advisor

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Megan has spent her career in digital marketing, with the last 10 years working in London for businesses like Rakuten, AIMIA, Maximiles as well as consulting. At Rakuten, she ead the European Affiliate business unit with 44 team members and 425 clients in the retail space, delivering over 100% to budget with year on year revenue and profit increases of over 30% in a market only growing at 11%. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors, the arts and a busy lifestyle with her husband, two boys and dog.

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