#219: Herb Pinder Jr. (Goal Group of Companies) - Olympic Medals, Private Equity, Western Alienation & 50 Years of Saskatoon Business

Greetings & welcome back to the podcast.  This episode we are joined by Mr. Herb Pinder Jr. – owner of the Goal Group of companies which includes G Energy - a private equity firm investing in oil and gas companies & Goal Sports Corp - which managed the contractual and financial affairs of professional hockey players for 35 years. Mr. Pinder has served on the boards of more than 50 public and private businesses, crown corporations and non-profit organizations (ARC Resources, Canadian Airlines, Wascana Energy, Sunshine Ski Resort and Viterra). Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Pinder won a bronze medal playing hockey for Team Canada in the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France. Mr. Pinder served a term as an Honorary Colonel of the 38th Service Battalion; received an Honorary Doctor of Laws at the U of Saskatchewan; is an Honored Member of the Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Sports Halls of Fame; and in 2022 became a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Pinder has served many non-profits organizations including Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, CD Howe, Manning Awards, Banff Center for Management, YPO International, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and The Fraser Institute. Mr. Pinder graduated from the U of Saskatchewan in 1967 with a B.A. in Economics, attended the U of Manitoba Faculty of Law, MBA from Harvard Business School, and also is an editorial contributor to the the Western Standard. Among other things we discussed the Olympic Medals, Private Equity, Western Alienation & 50 Years of Saskatoon Business. Enjoy. Thank you to our sponsors. Without their support this episode would not be possible: Connate Water Solutions ATB Capital Markets 360 Engineering & Environmental Consulting EVA Software Broadbill Energy Support the show