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Strategy that starts with the ground, not the plan.

Most companies don't have a strategy problem. They have a decision vacuum — and they've been filling it with plans.

A five-year plan, a reorg, a new set of quarterly goals — it looks better for a season, then the same drift comes back through the walls. I work as a fractional Chief Strategy Officer for Saskatchewan companies that are past ad hoc decision-making but not ready for a full-time executive hire. We fix the foundation first, then build a plan your own people can actually run.

The problem

Busy isn't the same as effective.

Route one

Keep it in-house

Plenty of debate, no senior owner — so direction shifts with whoever spoke last in the room.

Route two

Hire consultants

A strategy firm hands you a deck; it doesn't own what happens after. Without someone accountable from your side of the table, you're paying for analysis, not decisions.

Route three

Hire a CSO

A $250,000+ commitment for a role you may need two days a week — and finding senior talent that fits can be difficult.

How we work together

Three ways in. All of them start with the ground.

Every engagement begins the same way: getting clear on who you're for, what you stand for, and why anyone should care.

The Groundwork

A focused four-to-six-week diagnostic: stakeholder interviews, a hard look at your market and position, a strategic brief, and a twelve-month roadmap. Fixed fee, defined finish line.

Right for you if you've never had real strategy work done, or want to test the fit first.

The Fractional Engagement

One to two days a week, embedded as your strategy lead. I own the strategic plan, keep your teams aligned to it, and sit at the leadership table.

Right for you if you need the thinking of a CSO without the payroll line — someone accountable, not advisory.

The Advisory Retainer

For companies with capable leadership who need a senior thinking partner. A monthly working session, on-call counsel, and a quarterly plan review.

Right for you if you have hands for the work but want experienced eyes on the direction.
Why me

Most consultants leave you with a plan. I embolden your team and help build capacity.

Twenty years in strategy & organizational leadership

Leading strategic planning, growth, and organizational change across the industries that actually run this province — so I see what matters quickly and set a clear direction.

Strategy that transfers

I don't just build the plan — I build your people's ability to run it. Your leaders get sharper at making the calls themselves. When the engagement ends, the thinking stays.

Start here

You've built something real. Is it standing on solid ground?

Most costly strategic mistakes don't come from bad execution — they come from skipping the foundation. Thirty minutes, no pitch deck. Bring your hardest decision on the table right now — I'll tell you what it would take to make it with confidence.