Michael is in the business of planning, designing, and building great communities that inspire and add value in every dimension of community life. He brings over 35 years of experience from across North America and around the World in areas of public and private sector design, development and finance. He is President of MVH Urban Planning & Design Inc. and Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University and Vancouver Island University. MVH continues to win numerous provincial and national awards for innovative cutting-edge development planning and design. Michael was made a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners in 2016 for his distinguished career and contributions to the professional.

Blaire manages many of the firm's most complex projects, specializing in sustainability and project management. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, her experience included working with environmental non-governmental organizations, research and policy consultancies, and architectural and planning firms across Canada. Blaire holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from McGill University and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation and Resource Management from the University of Alberta. She is a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Cam Good is a Canadian real estate entrepreneur, angel investor in real estate technology, and Past President of the Entrepreneurs Organization. He is Founder and President of KEY Marketing and has marketed and/or pre-sold $10 Billion in 150+ condo and townhome projects. He is widely regarded as a leading expert in the country when it comes to identifying, designing, marketing and pre-selling residential developments for maximum value and well known for developing innovative marketing and sales strategies that led the industry out of the Great Recession of 2008 and the pandemic in 2020. Cam was the keynote speaker at dozens of events for the real estate, hotel and construction industries as well as for UVic and UBC. He is frequently published in prestigious publications including the Wall Street Journal, and the National Post. He was one of Business in Vancouver’s Top 40 Under 40 and nominated for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Geoff Matthews is responsible for sourcing and underwriting Strands new development and investment opportunities. Geoff holds an RICS accredited MSc in Real Estate Development from the University of Westminster in London, UK and a BA from McGill University in Montreal, QC with a focus in Urban Systems and Economics. Geoff joined Strand in 2021 with 10 years of acquisition experience at Pacific Capital Real Estate and with Townline Homes.

Matthew works with cross-function team members to support Anthem’s diverse real estate projects’ capital financing requirements. His area of expertise include debt, equity, and project finance. Prior to joining Anthem in 2022, Matthew worked for over 15 years “on the other side of the table” as a lender in the Commercial Real Estate Group at two multinational financial services companies (Wells Fargo Bank and GE Capital), where he was responsible for growing their Western Canadian presence. Key responsibilities included sourcing, loan structuring and negotiation, as well as internal deal ownership through underwriting, closing and, if required, loan syndication. Matthew’s work experience is diversified geographically across Canada / US Gateway Markets and by product type including term, value-add and construction loans across all real estate asset classes.

Matthew grew up in Toronto, the city of birth for both of his daughters, completing an undergraduate Business degree at the University of Wilfrid Laurier. He later received an MBA from the Sauder School of Business at UBC, and has happily called Vancouver his home since 2012.