Christopher Ridge
Christopher is a collaborative, community‑focused leader who brings more than two decades of operational, financial, and project‑management expertise to his role as Partner and VP of Finance & Strategy at Number 17 Solutions. With a background spanning corporate, government, and nonprofit environments, he offers clients a rare blend of strategic insight, financial discipline, and people‑first leadership.
His experience includes building and leading high‑performing teams, managing multimillion‑dollar budgets, guiding organizations through complex integrations, and delivering meaningful cost efficiencies. Christopher’s strengths in continuous improvement, compliance and change management directly enhance the consulting, taxation and financial services Number 17 Solutions provides to small businesses, not-for-profits, seniors, students, and families.
Christopher approaches every client relationship with warmth, clarity, and a commitment to making financial matters feel accessible and manageable.
Outside of work, he’s energized by time with family, travel, 80s music, supporting Liverpool FC, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Steven Jenkins
Steve is excited to be joining the enthusiastic team at Number 17 Solutions Ltd. An outdoor enthusiast with a passion for world travel, Steve has developed an appreciation for history, architecture and culture as part of his life-long learning journey. Growing up playing hockey as well as being a distance runner, Steve’s love of sports extends to supporting the Seattle Seahawks and Edmonton Oilers.
Enjoying their rural North Okanagan acreage, Steve and his wife enjoy gardening, landscaping and special times with family and friends around their fire pit. A self-proclaimed foodie, there is always a good meal to be enjoyed along with a cold beer or a glass of wine when in the kitchen.
Steve is an experienced and fun business leader with over 35 Years in the Telecommunications industry and brings a wealth of experiences to Number 17 Solutions. A coach and mentor to many colleagues, Steve thrives on witnessing the success of those he supports.
Steve has deep community roots and has held numerous Board roles in the Not-for-Profit sector including the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, Okanagan College Foundation, BC Games Society and the Cops for Kids Charitable Foundation. Needless to say, he is committed to making communities and people stronger and is a firm believer that great things can happen over a cup of coffee.
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