Short bio (50 words)
Ali Sedighi is an MBA-qualified CTO and technology strategist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the founder of Vancouver Business Services and seven specialist agencies, including Conv.ca, HVAC.Agency, and Trades.Agency. He has spent 17+ years advising operators in Canada, the USA, and Dubai.
Medium bio (150 words)
Ali Sedighi is the founder of Vancouver Business Services and a group of seven specialist agencies — including Conv.ca, Trades.Agency, and HVAC.Agency — built around the thesis that vertical operators are best served by specialist agencies on performance-based terms. He is an MBA-qualified CTO and technology strategist with 17+ years of experience helping organizations across Canada, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates embrace innovation, drive digital transformation, and lead with technology. He is the creator of the Growth Partner Program, a performance-based engagement model where his team invests time and capital upfront and is compensated only when measurable results are delivered.
Long bio (350 words)
Ali Sedighi is a Vancouver-based technology strategist, MBA, and CTO whose work sits at the intersection of growth, technology, and vertical operator economics. Over the last 17 years he has advised more than 500 organizations across Canada, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates on growth acceleration, digital transformation, web development, and AI solutions.
He is the founder of Vancouver Business Services, the holding brand for a group of seven specialist agencies: the CRO-specialist firm Conv.ca; Trades.Agency for contractors and home services; the real estate marketing firms Realty.Agency and Vancouver.Estate; HVAC.Digital and HVAC.Agency for heating and cooling contractors; and Roofing.Marketing for roofing companies. The group shares a single operating system — proprietary playbooks, internal tools, and a common data and CRO foundation.
Ali is also the architect of the Growth Partner Program, a performance-based engagement model where the firm invests expertise, capital, and time upfront and is compensated only against measurable business outcomes. The program has supported more than 100 BC and North American operators through 2024.
He speaks selectively on performance-based agency models, AI in service businesses, vertical agency strategy, and operating a distributed consulting practice. He lives in Vancouver and works with clients across Canada, the United States, and Dubai.
At-a-glance facts
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- 17+ years of operator and consulting experience
- Active in Canada, USA, and UAE
- 500+ clients served across the agency group
- Founder of seven specialist agencies + the Growth Partner Program
- Featured in Vancouver Business Journal, BC Tech News, Daily Hive, Techcouver
Pronunciation & styling
Name: Ali Sedighi (pronounced AH-lee seh-DEE-ghee). Title preferences in editorial copy: "Ali Sedighi, founder of Vancouver Business Services" on first reference; "Sedighi" thereafter.