About us
Experts in Strategy and Executive Consulting combined with an Ethical approach
Working with your leaders, board of directors, and management, we are the peace of mind that organizations are looking for.
Every Business & Leader Has Unique Needs
Executive Consulting: in which one of our team members works with one or more of your executives to take on challenges, spot opportunities, create new value, add value to shareholders, communicate success, plan for mergers
and acquisitions, and more!
Coaching & Advising: in which we take the time to develop a meaningful relationship with you. We work with you to understand your industry, market(s), internal feasibility, opportunities to grow, and where you as a leader
can help your business succeed.
Investor Readiness: in which our experts in Strategy and Entrepreneurship work with Venture Capital, Angel Groups or Angel Investors, business owners, and key stakeholders, to ensure that there is meaningful, validated value,
and has a plan for success.
Frequently Asked Questions
We help businesses in over 45 countries around the world! Our headquarters is in Canada, but encourage remote work to reduce our environmental footprint whenever possible.
Retainer for Access – Retain one or more of our Team for a given period of time. For example, you can retain our dashboard developer for a period of 6 months, utilizing her services only when you need them, up to 900 hours, for one discounted fee; no more wondering where to get the right person to help you face your challenges.
Retainer for Work – Retain one or more of our Team for an ongoing contract, but at a pace that matches your needs. For example you can retain our investment support team for 10-20 hours each month during a fund-raising stage.
Results as a Service (RaaS) – Pay for Results, and not a penny more. This retainer is designed for businesses that want us to help them reach a particular goal, craft something tangible, or provide a service that has a definite beginning and end. In the RaaS agreement, you never pay more than what we quoted you.
Hourly
– We can provide available Team Members to help you and your business on an hourly basis if that best suits your needs.
Yes we have one of the most stringent codes of professional conduct and ethics that each member must abide by.
To find out more about our Code of Conduct, Click Here.
We are industry-agnostic, so long as they do not conflict with our code of conduct and ethics.
Some industries we have served in the past include: Education, Technology, Not-For-Profits, Service, Tourism/Travel, Hospitality, Healthcare/Medicine, Consulting, Real Estate, Consumer Packaged Goods, Restaurants/Fast Food, Fashion, Farming, Bottling/Beverages, and Staffing.
The Big Leaf is built on a foundation of Value:
- Creating New Value
- Increasing Value (marketing, operations, finance, positioning)
- Spotting Opportunities (including validation)
- Awakening Dormant Demand
- Diagnosing Areas of Concern (where is value not optimized?)
Additionally, we are a Diverse team that bring diverse solutions, international experience, accredited expertise, and robust tools. We are Experts in our fields, industries, and roles, and follow a strict
Code of Conduct and Ethics as our guiding light.
Yes
Our team size will vary by each client’s needs, project needs, and budget. Starting a conversation is always free!
Proud Partners With…
KnowQuest is the next evolution in Feedback Platforms
Built on the strengths of, and addressing the weaknesses of existing feedback platforms, the KnowQuest C.A.S.H. platform offers more credible, more honest, more secure, and more informative feedback, while avoiding the need for collecting, storing, or selling users’ personal information!
No more ‘5-star’ overall ratings; the KnowQuest platform offers more accurate, comparable, and actionable feedback, without requiring confusing comments or wasting consumers’ time.
KnowQuest is launching its Beta this Autumn, and will offer Academic Feedback (the only Academic Feedback platform in the world!), Movie/TV Show Feedback, and Video Game Feedback (also one of a kind!). More categories like Beverages
(Coffee, Wine, Beer, etc.) are coming soon!
Niagara Falls Innovation Hub
Join us at the number one business incubator in the Niagara Region, where we teach Investor Readiness, and give members Coaching, Advising, and Mentorship to help them reach new levels of success!
Learn from the best Entrepreneurship and Business Planning Experts!
We have developed the Investor Readiness Program to prepare entrepreneurs for their fundraising journey.
The program offers Founders 6 modules and 6 mastermind coaching sessions, covering the most important factors in fundraising, making it easier and more likely that you will raise the funds you need on the terms that benefit you most.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and their SME Institute
We’ve partnered with the SME Institute by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as a training program partner! What does that mean? We’ve curated courses for small and medium-sized businesses that are offered exclusively through the SME Institute, a service that provides the training, support and advice your business needs to adapt, grow and thrive. Check out our partnered courses starting this Fall:
✔️ Investor Readiness: Preparation and Planning for Funding Opportunities
✔️ The Sustainability of Digital Transformation
✔️ Business Planning Methodology: Utilizing a Powerful, Comprehensive Tool to Diagnose Your Business and Better Identify Strengths and Weaknesses in Your Efforts to Grow, Raise Capital and Scale
Learn more about the courses and enroll now at
The Concise Encyclopedia of Ethics
The Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics (ISBN 978-0-9940760-1-4) aims to provide readers with a useful, concise overview of the central concepts and debates in business ethics. Our goal is not to be exhaustive, but to provide key definitions, main areas of controversy, and pointers for further reading.
DesignRush MARKETPLACE connects qualified brands with verified agencies for different projects such as digital marketing, graphic design, e‑commerce website design, software development, to name a few.
Experiential Learning
The Big Leaf and its partner KnowQuest Inc. work hand in hand with Universities and Colleges from Across North America and Europe to provide students with real-world experiential learning opportunities.
To date, we have worked with
98 Institutions and
2,300+ students on
200+ projects !
Our Experiential Learning Projects include Human Resources, IT, Web/App Development, Consulting, Operations Management, Event Planning/Management, Finance & Crypto, Marketing, Business Development, Valuation, Start-Up/Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Opportunity Spotting, and More!
We have worked with the following Colleges, Universities, and Institutions since 2020
