Vice Chairman

Scott Tomlinson

Scott Tomlinson serves as Vice Chairman of Stagevision, where he provides strategic guidance to support the company's continued growth. With over 25 years of industry experience, Scott served as Chief Executive Officer of Stagevision from 2021 to 2025, where he spearheaded significant growth that earned the company recognition on Canada's Top Growing Companies list in 2025. Prior to joining Stagevision, Scott served as Vice President of Strategic Accounts & Venue Partnership Sales North America for Encore Global. His deep industry expertise and proven leadership continue to guide Stagevision's strategic direction.

Chief Executive Officer, AND BOARD MEMBER

Jason Grouette

Jason serves as Chief Executive Officer of Stagevision, where he leads the company's strategic direction and growth initiatives. Jason brings over 23 years of leadership experience from 3M, where he led multiple business units exceeding $100 million in revenue. Most recently, he served as Vice President of the Personal Safety Division for the US and Canada, where he led 3M's N95 response during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2022, Jason has served as an Operating Partner with Banyan Capital Partners, Stagevision's private equity partner, where he focused on investment opportunities in the safety and industrial B2B sectors. Known as a veteran change agent, Jason has a reputation for embracing market shifts and redefining strategy and operations to drive results. His extensive experience scaling businesses and leading through complex operational challenges positions Stagevision for continued growth and market expansion.

Chief Financial Officer

Patrick Purdy

Patrick (Pat) Purdy serves as Stagevision’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing over 15 years of experience in financial leadership, strategic planning, and business transformation. With a proven track record of driving growth and improving operational efficiencies, Pat plays a pivotal role in building the financial foundation to support Stagevision’s growth.

Before joining Stagevision, Pat held senior leadership roles in both private equity-backed and high-growth organizations. His expertise in streamlining operations, managing acquisitions, and optimizing financial performance has made him a key contributor to long-term business success.

Pat earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University.

Chief Commercial Officer

Alissa Hurley

Alissa Hurley brings over 20 years of experience in the corporate events industry to Stagevision, where she serves as Senior Vice President of Commercial Strategy and Marketing. Known for her strategic insight and leadership, Alissa has held executive roles at industry leaders like FMAV and Encore.

In her role, Alissa is tasked with leading the development and execution of growth strategies for market expansion, advancing Stagevision’s digital presence, and enhancing brand positioning across Canada.
Alissa’s expertise in innovative marketing and business development, coupled with her ability to integrate new market opportunities, position her to support the company’s mission to set new standards in audiovisual and event production.

President Staging & Events

Bryce Engelman

Bryce oversees the Staging and Events business at Stagevision, which focuses on large corporate events, including live, virtual and hybrid. He was the third employee at Stagevision and has been a driver of innovation for clients and for the industry.

Clients rely on Bryce’s leadership and creativity in developing impactful and engaging events that work. He is a client partner who most enjoys working collaboratively to develop new ways to create better events. In a time of hyper-specialization, Bryce is a generalist. He’s a problem-solver with rare knowledge of all the requirements for large live events and the curiosity and understanding of digital technologies.

Bryce represents Stagevision with the AV Alliance and works with many of their premium staging and event company members worldwide.

Vice President, Operations

Rob Doherty

Rob Doherty has been with Stagevision for over 32 years, leading his team with focus, accuracy, and strategy that have exceeded Stagevision’s clients’ expectations. Prior to joining Stagevision, Rob served as Technical Director of one of the largest production companies at the time. Rob has always held expectations as the forefront of his business model.

Rob serves as Vice President of Operations at Stagevision Inc. Rob’s responsibilities include liaising between the “front-shop” and the “back-shop” of Stagevision, ensuring that each and every audiovisual, staging, and production contract Stagevision takes on is met with precision, accountability, and perfection by its technicians, the equipment, and the overall operation of the project from start to finish. Rob demonstrates tremendous leadership finesse with Stagevision’s technicians through his ability to coordinate schedules, equipment, facilities, transportation, and client needs with high standards and consistency.

Board member

Jeff Wigle

Jeff is Managing Director at Banyan where he is responsible for management oversight of the firm, preparation and execution of the annual business plan as well as management of new and existing investment opportunities. Prior to joining the firm in 2008, Jeff was a Vice President with Richardson Capital Limited where he was responsible for analyzing, structuring and executing investments as well as providing support and guidance to portfolio companies.

Prior to that, Jeff worked in mid-market advisory services with Orenda Corporate Finance Ltd.Jeff has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Accountant as well as a CFA Charterholder. Jeff was formerly a director of GWA and Party Packagers Inc. and is currently a director of Purity Life, MIP, Oakcreek Golf & Turf, Rack Attack, Newcrete, Innovative Surface Solutions, and Stagevision.

Board chair

Matthew Segal

Matthew is Managing Director at Banyan where he is responsible for originating, evaluating and executing transactions as well as managing multiple portfolio companies. Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Matthew was a Partner at Hawthorn Equity Partners (formerly Genuity Capital Partners) where he sourced and led transactions, provided support and guidance to portfolio companies and was involved in all aspects of fund management. Prior to that, Matthew was with Teachers’ Private Capital and, earlier in his career, Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman).

Matthew has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours, Economics) from Queen’s University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Matthew is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for MIP, Innovative Surface Solutions, and Stagevision.

Board member

Marat Altinbaev

Marat is a Vice President at Banyan where he is responsible for the evaluation and execution of new investment opportunities as well as supporting companies in the portfolio. Prior to joining the firm in 2022, Marat was an Associate Director with OMERS Private Equity where he was responsible for analyzing, structuring and executing buyout investments as well as providing support and guidance to portfolio companies across the healthcare, technology, business services and industrial verticals. Prior to that, Marat worked at OMERS Infrastructure and, earlier in his career, in investment banking in the M&A group at TD Securities.

Marat has a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a CFA Charterholder. Marat is currently a director of Purity Life and Stagevision.

Board member

Michael Leone

Michael is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in scaling private equity-backed companies in the audiovisual and events industry. He previously served as both Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Encore, where he played a key role in the company's growth and operational excellence initiatives. Throughout his career, Michael has demonstrated success in driving strategic growth, operational improvements, and acquisition strategy implementation.

Michael brings valuable expertise in scaling operations across North America and has a proven track record in successful integration of acquired businesses. His deep industry knowledge and strategic insights are instrumental in guiding Stagevision's continued expansion in the audiovisual and event production market. In addition to Stagevision, Michael currently serves on several boards, including Beacon Fisheries, Free Market Music, and The Suter Company.

our story

Who We Are

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Our Story

Stagevision began in 1984 as a local AV company with a big vision: to transform the way people experience events. Over four decades later, we’ve become the largest Canadian-owned and operated audiovisual company for live, virtual, and hybrid production—working with world-leading brands and organizations to deliver powerful, memorable moments.

What sets us apart isn’t just our cutting-edge tech or creative design—it’s our people. Our team brings deep industry knowledge, technical precision, and bold ideas together to turn complex productions into seamless experiences.

Driven by a passion for innovation and impact, our goal is simple: to shape the future of events through creativity, clarity, and connection.