▁Engineering ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁Imperial ▁O il ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁oil fields ▁of ▁Western ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁with ▁an ▁M BA ▁in ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁invest ment ▁bank er ▁with ▁Mc Le od ▁Young ▁We ir ▁Limited ▁( now ▁Scot ia ▁Capital ). ▁Wilson ▁co - f ounded ▁an ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁advis ory ▁firm , ▁Wilson ▁Mack ie ▁& ▁Co ., ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁co - f ounded ▁First E ner gy ▁Capital ▁Cor p ▁with ▁Rick ▁G raft on , ▁Jim ▁David son ▁and ▁N . ▁Murray ▁Edwards . ▁First E ner gy ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁stock ▁bro ker age ▁firm ▁that ▁provides ▁invest ment - bank ing ▁services ▁to ▁global ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁energy ▁sector . ▁With ▁offices ▁in ▁Cal g ary ▁and ▁London , ▁England , ▁the ▁firm ▁is ▁now ▁ 2 0 % ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁company ▁Soci ete ▁Gener ale . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁retired ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁First E ner gy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁sports ▁interests ▁include ▁ownership ▁in ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁Pred ators ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League . ▁ ▁After ▁announ cing ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Drag ons ' ▁Den ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁entrepr ene ur ship - th emed ▁series , ▁Ris