Founder. Operator. Coach.
I work directly with leaders navigating scale, capital and consequential decisions.
Built companies. Advised hundreds. Now investing in the next generation.
At a glance
- 4x founder across technology, consulting and professional services
- Managing Partner, Future Ventures
- Deal Partner, Boardy Ventures
- Former senior leadership roles at Pembina, Cenovus, Parkland
- 13+ years of Big 4 consulting experience with Deloitte and EY
- Advisor to hundreds of founders and growth-stage companies
- Mentor with Thrive by SVG Ventures and OneEleven
- Speaker for Forbes, CPA Canada, Techstars, universities and industry conferences
My Story
I’ve spent my career at the intersection of building and advising.
Operating inside large public companies taught me discipline and rigour.
Starting companies taught me speed and consequence.
Consulting showed me how often strategy collapses when it meets reality.
In 2018, I founded Future Ventures to bring that lived experience to founders and leadership teams who weren’t looking for cheerleaders — they wanted someone who had sat on both sides of the table.
Since then, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies across Canada and beyond — helping leaders raise capital, structure deals, build teams, navigate exits, and make the decisions that actually determine outcomes.
Today, alongside advisory work, I invest directly as a Deal Partner at Boardy Ventures, backing the next generation of AI-native companies.
How I Think
Most business advice is too abstract to be useful.
Frameworks are fine.
But decisions get made in specifics: this hire, this term sheet, this quarter.
My role isn’t to provide playbooks.
It’s to help leaders see second-order consequences, surface blind spots, and make fewer, better decisions.
Velocity matters.
Clarity compounds.
That’s where I work best.
Where I Spend My Time
Partner, Future Ventures
Advising scaling companies on strategy, growth, capital and AI enablement.
Deal Partner, Boardy Ventures
Sourcing and evaluating investments in AI-native companies.
Advisor & Board Member
Selective board and advisory roles with growth-stage companies.
Speaking
I regularly speak to founders, executives, and investors on:
- Scaling companies without breaking them
- Strategic decision-making under uncertainty
- AI as an operational advantage
- Building companies that endure
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If you’re navigating a meaningful inflection point — growth, fundraising, transition, or strategy — I’m open to a conversation.