I've Worked Inside Dozens of Canadian Businesses Facing Exactly the Situation Yours Is In Right Now
Cash flow under pressure. Capital structured wrong. Growth creating chaos. An integration that isn't working. An exit with no clear path. These aren't abstract problems to me—they're situations I've navigated from the inside, with real businesses, real stakes, and real outcomes.
Tell Me About Your Situation
A Capability That's Hard to Find in One Person
After 35 years and dozens of business engagements—across manufacturing, construction, logistics, agriculture, industrial services, retail, and wholesale—I've developed a specific capability that's hard to find in one person.
I can walk into a complex, messy business situation and map what's actually happening: the real cause of the problem, how everything connects, what options exist given what the business actually has to work with, and which path forward has the highest probability of working without creating new problems.
Most advisors are strong in one lane—finance, or operations, or strategy. I've led all of them at senior levels. That matters when the problem crosses all of them at once, which most serious business problems do.
I also bring direct access to capital across Canada. When the solution requires financing—debt restructuring, equipment financing, working capital, bridge financing—I don't refer you to someone else. I source it and place it myself, or work directly with your existing funding sources.
The businesses I can help most are the ones where there's still something to work with
Leverage points, assets, capable people, or a real market position. If that describes your situation—and you've tried to solve it but haven't been able to—I'd like to hear about it.
Situations I Work In
These are the complex, high-stakes moments when businesses need someone who's been there before.
Cash Flow Crisis
When cash is tight, payments are being juggled, and you're running out of runway.
Capital Structured Wrong
When your debt structure doesn't match how your business actually operates.
Growth Creating Chaos
When you're busier than ever but have problems everywhere—people, systems, cash.
Failed Integration
When an acquisition made sense on paper but isn't working in reality.
Capital for Opportunity
When you have real work in front of you but lack the equipment or working capital to execute.
Exit Planning Paralysis
When you know you need to start thinking about getting out but don't know where to begin.
Why Most Businesses Can't Fix These Situations Themselves
The reason most businesses in this situation can't fix it themselves is they don't know enough about all the interrelated parts that impact the issue they're facing.
Unless you understand cause and effect of any action you take, it's likely not going to work very well—and you could just create more problems because you don't know what you don't know.
What I can do that most advisors can't is accurately map out the problem and how it connects to everything else, then identify options that are the most likely to solve the problem without creating new ones. You need to be able to see things deeply, thoroughly, and anticipate cause and effect of actions—and plan 3 steps ahead.
Let's Talk About Your Situation
Call me directly or send me a brief description of your situation. I'll tell you honestly whether I think I can help.