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Business Transitions That Work
- Proven in BC’s interior, Alberta's northwest, and beyond.
- We support small and mid-sized businesses through periods of growth and change—especially when time, trust, and team capacity are stretched thin.
- Digital Upgrades – Upskilling teams to adopt and manage new systems.
- Succession Planning – Preparing early-stage exit strategies, from co-ownership models to employee ownership trusts (EOTs).
- Strategic Partnerships – Enabling growth through local and international collaboration.
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Skills That Stick
- Delivered with Chambers and local networks.
- We provide hands-on training for frontline managers, so founders can stay focused on the business.
- AI for Everyday Business - practical tools for operations & communications.
- Know Your Numbers - management accounting basics for builders & doers.
- No-Drama Toolkit - handling tough conversations and creating a culture of accountability.
🛠️ Providing practical sessions to build confidence and kickstart momentum.
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Options That Make Sense
- Rooted in real numbers and practical futures.
- We offer 90-minute diagnostic sessions for business owners to sort through what is actually possible — based on where the business stands today, and what it could become over the next five years.
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Help During Leadership Shifts
- Trusted during exits, pivots, and new executive transitions.
- When a manager leaves or a team fractures, the smart move can be not to rush.
- We step in short-term to keep things running, steady the team, and give you time to put a solid plan in place.
- 🤝 Providing steady guidance when change feels uncertain.
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Local Strategies That Connect
- Inspired by successful models in France and Portugal.
- We help regions align business transitions with local goals, working with municipalities, economic development offices, academic partners, and business support groups.
- Together, we create shared narratives that attract investment, keep talent local, and support businesses beyond individual owners.
- 🌐 Building shared strategies that strengthen regional stories.
Succession Ecosystems
Regional Economic Resilience
Reconciliation & Governance
EOTs vs M&As
Our Collaborators
We work closely with specialists and advisors we trust, so founders get the expertise the business needs when it's needed.
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Janis Brooks
Principal Owner
Salishan Solutions
Indigenous Relations and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility advisory
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John Stevens
Co-founder & President
Camillla Advisory Group
Fractional CFO services, M&A and employee ownership advisory
Daphane Nelson
Director & President
CoActive
M&A and employee ownership advisory
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Sharon Rehbinder
Director - North America
Invest in Grenoble Alpes
France Alps region - foreign trade, collaboration & investment advisory
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Jennifer Hufnagel
Principal
Hufnagel Consulting
AI educator and AI readiness specialist
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About Us
We're a husband-wife team, living the dream and raising our kids in Whistler BC. We bring different strengths and we focus on what gets results.
Laura Bock Blumes MBA MA-Ed
Change Management & Leadership Development
Laura has over 20 years leadership experience, including executive roles in founder-led companies— 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Whistler's Gibbons Hospitality Group, and one of Canada’s government-certified business start-up incubators. She knows what it takes to build bench strength— she scaled a new transnational venture to 7-figure annual recurring revenue in under 18 months. She now helps founders protect and grow the value of the businesses they’ve built.Originally a Montrealer, Laura’s always up for a road trip—but she’s happiest in the woods.
Mike Blumes CPA, CGA
Financial & Management Reporting
In the 25+ years that Mike's looked after founder-led businesses, he's learned a thing or two about making sure the books make sense. He's established reliable management reporting systems, streamlined operations, and coached founders through strategic financial decisions.
Mike is always keen to help build bridges between founders going through change and finance people keeping the books in order.
Mike's from Calgary. He headed for the mountains as soon as he could leave home, and never looked back.