CEO.CA Mentors Podcast Episode 1: Norm Francis

Interview of technology entrepreneur, angel investor and philanthropist Norm Francis by Tommy Humphreys of CEO.CA. Recorded Oct 2, 2019. "Norm was a pioneering technology entrepreneur in Canada. He co-founded BSG, which created ACCPAC and Simply Accounting. Two of the world's premier accounting software packages in the early personal computer era. Later he was co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Pivotal Corporation, which became a world leader in customer relationship management software. As president of Boardwalk Ventures Inc, he continues to be an active angel investor and mentor to early stage technology companies. Norm was a co-founder of Social Venture Partners Vancouver, and he and his family are active philanthropists. In 1999, Norm was named the BC Technology Industry Person of the Year, and he was named 2001 Pacific Region Software Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young. He was honored as a fellow of the BC Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2005. In 2016, Norm was inducted into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame. Norm holds a bachelor's of science in computer sciences, and is an FCPA." About CEO.CA Mentors Podcast Canada’s capital markets have been generous to CEO.CA founder and millennial investor Tommy Humphreys. Growing up in Vancouver, Humphreys was supported by many family and mentors working as entrepreneurs and financial professionals. Through the CEO.CA Mentors Podcast Tommy aims to share deeply personal interviews about entrepreneurship and wealth creation in Canada. These stories are for everyone, especially those who did not learn about these topics at the kitchen table.