The Business of Wealth Creation

Mike Jaczko, a retired community pharmacist and portfolio manager with KJ Harrison based in Toronto, will lead the day. Joining him will be a team of experienced pharmacy business advisors coordinated under IntroPharm & Associates, Canada’s premier independent pharmacy advisory service.

Peter Spence, Partner, Harrison Pensa LLP
Peter Spence is a Partner of Harrison Pensa LLP. Peter’s practice involves all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate restructuring to facilitate estate or tax planning, corporate finance, transactional work and contract work, with representative clients ranging from startup ventures to publicly listed corporations. Peter has a particular expertise in the retail pharmacy market, with over 30 years of providing legal services to various entities involved in that market, including independent pharmacy owners, banner operators and corporate chains.

Jason Heath, Objective Financial Planners Inc.
Jason Heath is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Managing Director of Objective Financial Partners in Markham, Ontario. He is an advice-only financial planner who specializes in building Strategic Wealth Plans for clients of KJ Harrison & Partners Inc. He is a personal finance columnist for the Financial Post and MoneySense Magazine and appears frequently in print and television media. Jason has worked extensively with retail pharmacy families and their financial planning needs.

Jason Perepelkin, BA, BComm, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy & Nutrition
Associate Member, Department of Management & Marketing, Edwards School of Business – University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Jason Perepelkin’s research interests and expertise centre on marketing, branding, service quality, burnout and work engagement, market orientation, leadership, and pharmacy management. He teaches in the areas of pharmacy management, leadership, pharmaceutical policy, and marketing. His current research program centres on patient experiences with IV ketamine, the use of pride symbols in community pharmacies, patient-reported experience measures, succession planning for independent pharmacy owners, pharmacist knowledge of psychedelic medications, and pharmacist burnout, work engagement and occupational recovery.

He is a previous recipient of the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Innovation in Pharmacy Education Award and the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Innovation in Learning at the University of Saskatchewan.
He currently sits on the Editorial Board for the journals Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy and the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.

Caitlin McGrath, BSP, RPh, MBA, MScHQ
Caitlin McGrath is a dedicated community pharmacist with an MBA and MSc in Healthcare Quality from Queen’s University. Growing up in rural Alberta, Caitlin is committed to advancing the pharmacy profession through business sustainability and operational excellence to enhance patient care. In collaboration with Jason Perepelkin, Caitlin’s MBA capstone project, “Understanding the Succession Planning Mindset of Independent Community Pharmacy Owners in Canada,” reflects their passion for empowering pharmacists as exceptional care providers and business leaders. Caitlin strives to help pharmacists optimize business practices to maximize performance and strengthen their role as pillars within their communities. With a deep commitment to the future of the profession, Caitlin is dedicated to supporting and empowering the next generation of pharmacists to not only succeed in patient care but also thrive as pharmacy business leaders.

Darren Miles, CBV, President and Founder of Fair Market Value Inc.
Darren Miles is a Chartered Business Valuator, President and Founder of Fair Market Value Inc., a business valuation firm that has developed a valuation and transitions model for the Canadian retail pharmacy industry. For over 15 years, Fair Market Value Inc. has aided Canadian pharmacists in areas of valuation, shareholder reorganizations, purchase and sale, litigation support, taxation, and negotiations.