Contact Steve

  • steve.foran@mackayceoforums.com
  • 902-802-8494
Master Certified Forum Chair

Steve Foran

Halifax, NS

About Steve

  • Gratitude
  • Organizational Culture
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Entrepreneurship

Bio

Steve Foran’s mission is to create one billion happier people. A former electrical engineer, his career pivoted during his MBA when he uncovered the powerful connection between gratitude and leadership. Awarded the Gold Medal for academic excellence, Steve laid the groundwork for a career dedicated to helping leaders and organizations thrive through gratitude.

With more than 19 years of research and practice, Steve has become a leading expert in gratitude-driven leadership, combining positive psychology and business strategies to foster happier, more engaged workplaces. In 2006, he founded Gratitude at Work, a global initiative helping leaders embed gratitude into their cultures, resulting in higher employee engagement, morale, and business performance.

Steve is the author of Surviving to Thriving: The 10 Laws of Grateful Leadership, which is recommended by The Greater Good Science Centre at UC Berkeley. Steve has delivered keynotes and workshops internationally, connecting with audiences from Asia to Europe to North and South America. He resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with his wife Lynda, where they bribe their kids Nick and Stef (with promises of sleep) in order to spend time with their grandkids, Max, Liam, Maesey, and Sophie.

Committed to inspiring the next generation of leaders, Steve continues to empower organizations through gratitude, helping them unlock their full potential and achieve lasting happiness and success.

Steve’s Group Overview

Steve is deeply passionate about helping people and organizations move forward.

Meeting Locations

Each of Steve’s Forum Groups meets 7 times per year. Each member hosts the meeting at their preferred location. Steve has forums located in both Halifax and St. John’s.

Group Member Overview

Steve leads and mentors several Forum Groups of executives and CEOs to help them resolve their biggest challenges.

  • Automotive Retail
  • IT & Technology Services
  • Engineering
  • Communications & Marketing
  • Education
  • Construction

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.

Benefits of Peer Learning

Leadership can be isolating. Peer learning creates rare space to be understood, challenged, and supported by others carrying similar responsibility.

What is Peer Learning?

A Trusted Space

A confidential, judgement-free environment where leaders can speak openly, think clearly, and be fully heard.

Shared Experience

Perspective from peers who understand the weight and consequences of leadership decisions.

Diverse Perspectives

Insight from non-competing peers across industries, backgrounds, and leadership styles.

Voices From Our Forums

Hear directly from our community how peer learning at MacKay CEO Forums delivers perspective, accountability, and practical insight, helping leaders think clearly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.

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Who It’s For

MacKay forum groups are designed for CEOs, Executives, and Business Owners who value confidential dialogue, shared experience, and a high -accountability culture. Members are growth-oriented leaders navigating real complexity such as people, strategy, scale, and succession, and are committed to showing up prepared, engaged, and open to perspective.

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