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Coltin Handrahan.

Charlottetown  ·  Halifax

Coltin
Handrahan.

Entrepreneur. Builder. Speaker.

Building companies, backing good ideas, and sharing what he's learned along the way. Rooted in Canada's East Coast.

Coltin Handrahan smiling at a café table with a coffee
Founder, Stay Golden Custom, since 2012
Portrait of Coltin Handrahan outdoorsStay Golden Custom is born, 2012Holland College, 2014Propel ICT, 2016Wallace McCain Institute, 2022Top 30 Under 30Rising EntrepreneurExcellence in Small Business Award, 2023Harvard Business School, 2025Public speaking, 2026

01  About

A business owner from Atlantic Canada who never stopped building.

Who he is today

Coltin is a Canadian entrepreneur with business interests in custom merchandise production, private financing, real estate and whatever good opportunity comes next.

He splits his time between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and travels internationally throughout the year. Wherever he is, home is Atlantic Canada.

How it started

In 2012, in his senior year of high school, Coltin co-founded Stay Golden Custom with two friends. While the company may have started as a fun side project, it has accidentally become his career over the past 15 years.

He spent his time at Holland College pushing the brand beyond the classroom, graduating in 2014 with a diploma in Marketing and Advertising Management as class speaker for the Tourism and Culinary campus. After leaving his corporate job later that year to focus on his side hustle full time, Stay Golden Custom has grown into a company serving businesses, teams and brands across Canada.

Along the way

  1. 2012

    Stay Golden Custom is born

    Co-founded with two friends in his senior year of high school.

  2. 2014

    Holland College

    Diploma in Marketing & Advertising Management. Class speaker for the Tourism and Culinary campus.

  3. 2016

    Propel ICT

    Participated in Atlantic Canada's tech startup accelerator with Stay Golden Custom.

  4. 2022

    Wallace McCain Institute

    Selected for the Entrepreneurial Leaders Program. This was a huge pivot point for Stay Golden Custom's growth and expansion across the region.

  5. Top 30 Under 30

    Named one of Atlantic Canada's Top 30 Under 30 Innovators by Atlantic Business Magazine.

  6. Rising Entrepreneur

    Inaugural winner of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce award.

  7. 2023

    Excellence in Small Business Award

    The whole Stay Golden Custom team accepted this award together from the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce at their President's Excellence Awards.

  8. 2025

    Harvard Business School

    Attended the Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy program at Harvard Business School, through Entrepreneurs' Organization.

  9. 2026

    Public speaking

    What started informally, helping friends with their own businesses, grew into a series of presentations for the PEI IT Alliance and Innovation PEI.

Outside of work

You'll usually find Coltin travelling, running, or enjoying patio season. He loves spending time with his forum groups as a part of Entrepreneurs' Organization and ELP15 in the Wallace McCain Institute.

02  Ventures

What Coltin is working on.

The Stay Golden Custom facility
The Stay Golden Custom team, December 2025

Stay Golden Custom

Custom apparel and merchandise for organizations across Canada: screen printing, embroidery, and promotional products. Stay Golden Custom helps busy leaders easily design & source custom merch that their teams, customers and community will be proud to wear.

staygolden.ca
Claremuir Holdings artwork
Lone Oak Brewing's Oak Downtown location in Charlottetown

Claremuir Holdings

Coltin's holding company for new projects and businesses. Its focus is on investments, microfinancing, and real estate development. Its first project was private financing for Lone Oak Brewing's "Oak Downtown" location in Charlottetown.

claremuir.ca

03  Speaking & Events

Practical stories about building a business in Atlantic Canada.

Coltin likes speaking with groups who are building things: founders, young entrepreneurs, small business owners. These are the areas he speaks to from experience:

  • 01Building a business from a young age
  • 02First Principles for Entrepreneurship
  • 03Growing a small business in Atlantic Canada
  • 04Building teams, systems, and lessons from business ownership
  • 05Practical AI and vibe coding for small businesses
A full room listening to a talk
Coltin speaking at PEI Tech Week
Coltin on a panel at a CIRA event

Recent speaking engagements

  • 2026PEI Small Business WeekOn behalf of Innovation PEIMill River & Brudenell, PEI
  • 2026PEI Tech WeekThe Foundry Startup IncubatorCharlottetown, PEI
  • 2025Canadians Connected panelCIRACharlottetown, PEI
  • 2025Dalhousie Entrepreneurship and Innovation ProgramHalifax, NS
  • 2023UPEI Business Society LuncheonCharlottetown, PEI

Have an event coming up?

Coltin is always interested in opportunities to share ideas, lessons, and stories with people building businesses and communities.

Contact Coltin about speaking

04  Podcasts & Media

Recent conversations.

YouTube · Printavo

How a Shop in Canada's Smallest Province Is Outbuilding Most Shops in the US

Listen on YouTube

05  Contact

Let's connect.

Whether you're organizing an event, exploring a business opportunity, or just want to connect, Coltin would be happy to hear from you.