Joe Oswald
A bit about Joe
- Strategic Leader
- Experienced & Adaptable
- Visionary Coach
Meet Joe Oswald
Joe Oswald is an Executive Coach who believes in the importance of creating one’s own future. In his view, success requires a combination of strategic thinking and intentional action. He has firsthand experience leading a team of over 250 professionals through the global pandemic and making a mid-career pivot to pursue a new path.
As an experienced global President, Joe understands the value of strong leadership. He specializes in helping individuals develop energized, highly engaged teams that are focused on achieving organizational goals.
What sets Joe apart is his extensive lived experience. Over the past decade, he has gained perspective from both sides of the table—serving as a President striving to build high-performing teams and as an executive in transition who leveraged coaching to redefine his career. Now, as a certified coach, he helps leaders set ambitious goals and provides the support they need to navigate challenges effectively.
Joe is the Founder and Principal of Beyond SQ, a firm dedicated to challenging leaders to move beyond the status quo and achieve more than they thought possible. He builds trust with his clients and helps them navigate the complexities of leadership. With an engineering background and experience across multiple industries—including IT, telecom, professional services, AI, manufacturing, and hospitality—he brings a diverse and informed perspective to his coaching practice.
His leadership style is both authentic and visionary, resulting in significant profitability, strong client satisfaction, and high employee engagement. Passionate about helping individuals expand and grow, he employs proven tools and techniques to unlock their full potential.
Joe 's Group Overview
Joe is deeply passionate about helping people and organizations move forward. Joe chairs a forum group consisting of CEOs.
Group Member Overview
Joe leads and mentors a Forum Group consisting of CEOs to help them resolve their biggest challenges.
Meeting Locations
Joe’s forum group meet 7 times per year. Each member hosts the meeting at their preferred location which are hosted within Greater Toronto Area.
Special Advisors
MacKay Chairs engage a committee of Special Advisors in their professional and group development, expanding the network and support available to our members and Chairs. These seasoned experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, elevating the quality of our Forums. By collaborating closely with Forum Chairs, they enhance the peer support system, tapping into a deeper pool of connections and expertise to foster even greater leadership development and business success.
John Guarasci
Schooley Mitchell
John brings over 17 years of experience helping Canadian businesses improve financial and operational performance. He holds an Executive MBA in Innovation Leadership, where he initially identified a critical gap: organizations often miss cost-saving opportunities that preserve quality. This insight drives his mission—to help businesses uncover savings, grow profits, and reinvest into their people. With a dual focus on cost optimization and executive well-being, John supports leaders and organizations on both strategic and personal fronts. At Schooley Mitchell, he helps uncover hidden costs that can be redirected into strategic initiatives. As founder of Vigevity and a certified health coach, he equips executives with evidence-based wellness protocols that enhance resilience, performance, and overall well-being.
Andrew Halford
Managing Partner & Interim CIO, Fractional CIO, Executive Advisor, Fortium Partners
Advocate for business transformation achieved through people, processes, and technology. Enjoys tackling challenging projects, identifying solutions and driving turnarounds. Delights consumers with distinctive digital experiences. Champion of change management and profitable growth. Skilled business partner to operating executives and C-suite leaders. Confident and caring team leader, coach, and mentor. Proven ability to parachute-in to a technology program crisis and drive forward progress. Leverages business intelligence to gain customer insights. Experienced serving in interim, fractional, and virtual CIO roles in B2C and B2B organizations. Industry expert in retail and telecommunications with deep interest in cleantech.
Ashley Alfred
Founder & Technical Recruitment Leader, Sage Recruiting
Ashley is the Founder of Sage Recruiting, a boutique recruitment firm specializing in helping startups scale their remote software engineering teams across North America. With a deep understanding of the tech landscape, Ashley and her team excel at connecting high-growth companies with top Software Engineers, Product Managers, Leaders, and Executives who thrive in remote and hybrid environments. At the heart of Sage Recruiting is a commitment to ethical and diverse hiring—guided by honesty, transparency, and mutual respect. Ashley’s approach is both people-first and results-driven, ensuring every client and candidate relationship is built on trust and long-term success.
Bhavin Parmar
Founding Partner, Legacy Partners
Over the past decade, Bhavin Parmar has helped more than 25 Canadian business owners unlock over $600 million in value through successful business transitions. His mission is simple yet transformative — to make proactive exit planning the norm, not an afterthought, for what is often the most significant transaction of a business owner’s life. Bhavin specializes in guiding entrepreneurs to accelerate growth, optimize operations, and enhance enterprise value in preparation for an exit. His hands-on approach ensures that every aspect of building, buying, or selling a business is strategically managed to achieve the most favorable outcomes. With deep expertise in value creation and transition planning, Bhavin is a trusted partner to founders looking to secure both their legacy and financial future.
Gordon Forsythe
Partner, CEO Coaching International
Gordon Forsythe is an accomplished senior executive who has a substantial record of leading organizations to extraordinary growth, dramatically improving profits and operations, and creating significant shareholder value. He possesses a passion for driving results, mentoring entrepreneurs and coaching high-potential employees to achieve their goals.
WHAT CAN PEER LEARNING DO FOR YOU?
Vision
The collective group will be able to provide valuable insights as to future outcomes.
SHARED EXPERIENCE
A valuable platform for creating a collective narrative that strengthens connections and promotes a sense of community.
SUPPORT
Members find a supportive community that offers insights, understanding and creates a valuable network for navigating challenges and fostering personal growth.
