Our story, your future

Shekhar is a lifelong entrepreneur, a former lawyer, and the visionary force behind Lexter. With a passion for solving inefficiencies in the legal industry, Shekhar has dedicated his career to creating smarter solutions for businesses and professionals. As the founder of HighBar Enterprises, a privately funded incubator, he oversees the launch and growth of startups across the legal, tech, and consumer goods sectors.

Shekhar’s career is marked by multiple successful business exits and impactful C-suite roles, demonstrating his ability to transform innovative ideas into thriving enterprises. His deep understanding of the legal landscape, paired with his big-picture thinking, has made him a respected figure in the industry. Now, through Lexter, Shekhar is bringing his expertise to modernize legal recruiting, crafting a system that’s efficient, transparent, and impactful.

When he’s not fine-tuning the user experience or dreaming up the next big thing, you’ll find him telling himself (and his team) that adding "just one more screen" to his work station will make all the difference.

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Bryce has been a driving force behind Lexter’s product development for over three years. With a background steeped in marketing, business development, and an unrelenting obsession with the question, “Does it add value?”, Bryce brings a unique perspective to Lexter’s evolution. From his time at national brands to eBay to freelancing to agency roles, Bryce has honed his expertise in scaling businesses and identifying growth opportunities.

As Lexter transitions from alpha into its ambitious, disruptive goals, Bryce’s leadership ensures that the platform remains user-centric, innovative, and invaluable to clients. As someone with Cree lineage, he has a natural interest in balancing business outcomes with inclusion and the addition of needed, but sometimes overlooked, voices.

In his free time, Bryce is known for his quirky habit of writing bios in the third person—and, of course, finding ways to keep working on Lexter. Ask him about his thoughts on process efficiency, but be prepared for an enthusiastic deep dive.

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Emma is an experienced marketing and operations strategist with a proven track record of helping startups scale to multimillion-dollar valuations. Her career spans multiple stages of growth—from early, scrappy beginnings to refined, late-stage scaling—making her an expert in adapting strategies to meet each unique challenge. At Lexter, Emma drives marketing efforts, builds operational frameworks, and ensures the company’s engine runs smoothly, no matter the size or complexity.

Having overseen the hiring and scaling of teams from their nascent stages to specialized, high-performing groups, Emma’s ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution is unmatched. Whether she’s designing growth engines or implementing systems to simplify operations, she is always two steps ahead.

With her knack for turning chaos into opportunity, Emma is the go-to person for tackling big challenges and making them manageable. When not perfecting Lexter’s operations, Emma is likely to be found cracking jokes about how startups are 90% controlled chaos—and ensuring they stay controlled.

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Elijah is a seasoned software developer and technical leader who excels in building scalable solutions for complex problems. At Lexter, he leads the charge in crafting a platform that is intuitive, efficient, and impactful for users. Known for his ability to simplify complicated systems into actionable results, Elijah’s focus is on creating technology that drives meaningful outcomes for both lawyers and employers.

With a background in full-stack development, technical architecture, and innovation, Elijah is constantly exploring the latest technologies to keep Lexter ahead of the curve. His passion for problem-solving extends beyond code, as he works to ensure Lexter’s platform is not only technically robust but also aligned with the needs of its users.

Elijah’s dedication to continuous learning is matched only by his drive to create tools that make a real difference. When he’s not immersed in lines of code, he’s likely troubleshooting something unrelated to software—because, as he says, problem-solving never takes a day off.

Patrizia has 17 years of combined in-house and external general counsel experience as a Commercial, Corporate, and Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer. Patrizia is a corporate governance expert and trusted advisor to senior management and boards of directors.  In 2017, Patrizia founded General Counsel Consulting, filling a void in the legal services industry, and providing flexibility for clients and general counsel alike. In 2020, L'Expert recognized Patrizia as a Finalist in the Rising Stars 40 Leading Lawyers under 40 Canada awards, in part for her contributions to the external general counsel consulting model.

Patrizia has had the privilege of working on a number of important milestone projects and deals during her career, in particular in the energy sector. Due to Patrizia's extensive background as an external general counsel for start-ups, established corporations, and government entities, Patrizia excels at managing and mitigating complex legal and risk management challenges, thereby supporting strategic performance.

Patrizia was honoured to be appointed by the Premier and Cabinet to the Alberta Human Rights Commission Tribunal in 2019 for a 3-year term. Patrizia was also appointed by Order in Council to the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta Council for two consecutive 3-year terms ending in 2027. Patrizia volunteers her time with several non-profits.

Patrizia leads the In-House Counsel Network society which organizes monthly legal education luncheon seminars and networking events for its members. She also serves on the organizing committee for the Future of Energy Global Summit held annually by Jim Kinnear. Patrizia volunteer runs the Foothills Concussion & Rehabilitation Centre non-profit that assists low-income kids, teens and adults and acts as its President & Board Chair.

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Bonita is a distinguished board chair and board member, as well as a seasoned legal executive with a wealth of experience in large publicly traded corporations. With over 30 years in the domestic and international energy sector, she excels in providing strategic insights on complex business challenges and legal risk management. Bonita has been recognized for her leadership in governance and business ethics, serving as a trusted advisor to corporate executives and boards of directors.

Her extensive background in the energy industry spans a wide range of areas, including commercial transactions, corporate governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, finance, international trade and sanctions, business ethics and anti-corruption, intellectual property, privacy, employment, environmental health and safety (EH&S), and litigation. Bonita has held pivotal roles, including Vice President of Corporate Legal, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Privacy Officer at Suncor Energy Inc. She also served as Vice President Legal, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Trican Well Service Ltd. and at Tesco Corporation.

Bonita earned her B.A. (Hons) in Economics from Mount Allison University and her LL.B from Dalhousie University. She is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors' Director Education Program and was appointed Queen’s Counsel for Alberta in 2014.

Beyond her professional achievements, Bonita is deeply committed to her community. She has served on the board of directors for the Calgary Police Youth Foundation since 2019, currently as chair since May 2022. Her previous roles include Chair of the Calgary Police Commission from 2019 to 2021 and board member from 2018 to 2019. An advocate for inclusion and diversity, Bonita actively mentors young professionals from diverse backgrounds and champions initiatives that foster corporate inclusion and diversity.

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Mr. Davison serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Centre, an Alberta based health charity dedicated to providing wrap around clinical support, education and resources to help men navigate the complex world of prostate cancer, and to empower them to make informed decisions about their health and wellness with pre and post-surgery care options.

Mr. Davison has spent over twenty years with publicly traded companies in the energy, technology and creative services sectors and was elected to Calgary City Council from 2017 - 2021.

Mr. Davison is currently on the University of Calgary Board of Governors and Senate.  

Mr. Davison previously served on the Board of Directors for Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, Calgary Economic Development, and the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund.  Mr. Davison received a bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies from the University of Calgary in 2003. Mr. Davison also attended Cornell in 2017 for its Strategy Program in Marketing.