Shizuka has nearly 10 years of experience providing advisory services in both public and private sectors including real estate development, transportation, retail and hospitality. Shizuka is passionate about building meaningful relationships with her clients and understanding their business needs which enables her to provide unique and personalized solutions that will benefit their business.

Before beginning her accounting career, Shizuka owned an import/export business where she quickly learned the importance of cashflow management and financing. With her extensive knowledge in accounting and audit, Shizuka is able to quickly understand and analyze operational processes that are unique to each business and identify their strengths and opportunities for improvement so that she can recommend the most appropriate financing solutions for her clients.

Originally from Japan, Shizuka calls Victoria home with her husband Warren and their two young children. Shizuka moved from Yokohama to Campbell River, BC when she was 11 years old. Uprooting and moving across the world made Shizuka fall in love with travelling to experience and appreciate different cultures, food and architecture. Shizuka spends her free time with family, travelling, exploring the outdoors and hosting dinner parties.

Shizuka is a member of Chartered Professional Accountants (“CPA, CA”).

Michael has maintained award-winning success over the past decade providing financial solutions to mid-market businesses, corporations, and private equity firms with a focus on senior and subordinated debt. He has split his finance career between a Canadian Chartered Bank with a focus on equipment finance and a leading Canadian Merchant Bank with a focus on cash flow lending, hotels, high-leverage real estate, M & A, and share transition financing.

Michael grew up with an entrepreneur father, fostering an understanding of the unique needs of business owners and the importance of tailored financing solutions. His most recent tenure as Director of a Canadian Merchant Bank saw him with clients across a broad range of industries from real estate and tech to manufacturing and food production.

He currently resides in Victoria with his wife Kailey, his dog Harvey, and in his downtime, you will find him surfing, fishing, and exploring Vancouver Island’s stunning coastline.

Michael is licensed under the Mortgage Brokers Act of BC operating as Ashdown Capital (Tyee).

Andrew began his financial career with a chartered Canadian bank right out of University. He quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the youngest commercial relationship managers within the bank. During this time, he managed a variety of portfolios with clients from a wide range of industries, from operating entities to real estate developments.

Andrew found it increasingly challenging to balance the corporate pressure to maximize profits and his desire to provide the best deal for his clients. He joins Ashdown Capital in order to be able to focus exclusively on the client, placing them quickly with the right bank with the right offer.

Andrew calls Victoria home, a place where he attended university, and where he met his partner Sioned. He is a community mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria, and is an active participant in the business community. Andrew spends his free time playing sports and getting outdoors, with a particular passion towards hockey, surfing, snowboarding and fishing. When he is not working, there is a good chance you will find Andrew fly fishing up a local stream or chasing waves on the BC coast.

Andrew is licensed under the Mortgage Brokers Act of BC operating as Ashdown Capital (Tyee).

Steve has over a decade of experience in private equity acquiring and operating privately held companies in North America in a wide variety of industries. He has raised debt and equity capital, acquired companies & real estate, hired and mentored executive teams, chaired and sat on boards, driven strategic planning, and also been an operator.

Steve’s perspective on financing has come from years of working with banks as a business owner. He joins Ashdown Capital to be an advocate for other owners and executive teams to help get them the best possible financing solution for their circumstance. Steve has specialized in a variety of industries over the years including but not exclusive to; logistics, building products, agricultural equipment, distribution, niche manufacturing, insurance, real estate, healthcare & technology.

Originally from Australia, Steve splits his time between Victoria and Vancouver with his wife Jill. He currently volunteers his time mentoring and advising leaders at a number of nonprofit organizations and early-stage startups. The ocean and the backcountry are Steve’s happy places. It’s not uncommon to see him studying marine charts and topographical maps to plan his next adventure.