HPAC – Business Disruptors

Gary McCreadie has been the owner of McCreadie HVAC and Refrigeration Services in Shelburne, Ontario (northwest of Toronto) for only four years, but he’s been involved in the HVAC and refrigeration trades for over 25 years and is best known for his digital platform, HVAC Know It All where he has some 500,000 followers over various online channels. In this episode we learn about Gary’s start in the HVAC trades, the origi...

Dating back to 1922, Levine Brothers Plumbing has deep roots in Montreal has endured as an immigrant success storey. Ben Levine shares lessons he’s learned by looking back and how the combination of business and engineering minds has helped sustain the family business. He also talks about the operational changes he’s making today that instil more personal responsibility among the employees while maintaining the company&...

In this episode we speak with James Blanchett, owner of Canuck Mechanical in Prince George, B.C. Started in 1983 by his dad, today James leads Canuck and takes pride in the company’s meticulous organization, professional branding and focus on quality craftsmanship. Blanchett himself has gained a large social media following featuring his impressive hydronics installations, and he leads his business by example.

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In this episode we speak with Nathan Horton, CEO of 1Click Energy Solutions, a digital-first company that started out as 1Click Heating and Cooling with the goal of simplifying the HVAC purchasing process for homeowners. With a strong focus on heat pumps as the entry point into the residential market, going forward 1Click's broader ambitions are targeting whole home electrification with the company growing as the market across Cana...

In this third episode of the Business Disruptors podcast, once again we speak with Jeff Schwartz, CEO of Go Lime, a Toronto-based company that has built an e-commerce-driven platform designed to disrupt the established water heater rental business in Ontario.

We spoke with Jeff live at the CMPX Show in Toronto on March 27th, 2026, and the conversation went so well we split it into two parts.

In Part 1 we spoke about the origins of Go...

For episode two of the Business Disruptors podcast, we met up with Jeff Schwartz, CEO of Go Lime, at the CMPX Trade show in Toronto in late March, 2026. Our talk went so well, we’ve split the podcast into two parts. Go Lime developed an e-commerce-driven platform designed to disrupt the well-established water heater rental business in Ontario. With a background in the mobile phone industry – Schwartz shares some interes...

Our first guest on the Business Disruptors podcast is Stephen Lake, CEO of Jetson Home, a start-up based in North Vancouver that is designing, engineering, selling and installing ducted cold climate heat pump systems. Officially launching in 2024 with some seed funding, early in 2026 Jetson announced that it raised an additional $50 million to grow and expand its business. Join us to learn more about Jetson and its plans for the fu...