Canada’s growth mandate and diversification from dependence on the USA, plus a fast changing operating environment, mean that international business experience is a critical component to success, especially for medium-sized / mid-cap companies.
Inject Temporary Proven International Experience
Quickly and cost-effectively enter and expand your presence in international markets by injecting proven experience in your target countries, temporarily as interim consultants or fractional executives.
Market entries, launches, turnarounds, restructuring, expansions, acquisitions, optimizations, transformations. For business owners, family-run businesses, and private equity companies for their portfolios.
Our 2-Pronged Support for Canadian Businesses to Thrive Internationally
For an accelerated & de-risked pathway into international markets, we recommend a 2 pronged approach, sequentially or in parallel, which we can support you all the way through.
Why: Ensures a smoother transition, providing customized guidance, assess risks, draft a market entry plan, provide an initial overview for cultural adaptation, and help assess potential partners in that country.
How: Fast time to shortlist using our AI-bot, to inject proven experience from our unique age 45+ pipeline . Or ask us to manage the candidate shortlist process for you.
Added Option: Maintain the Canadian-based consultant for ongoing input and guidance throughout the launch and early sustaining phases, in parallel with…
Why: Provides ” boots on the ground” to assess competitors, choose appropriate channels and partners, and ensure cultural adaptation.
How: Leverage our global network of partners to identify and hire an interim /fractional local experienced businessperson/consultant. The above map shows some of our network’s placements.
Contact us: We will work with you to define your requirements and through our network quickly identify a shortlist of candidates.
About Our International Partnership with the WIL Group
We are pleased to be the Canadian partner in the WIL Group, an international partnership of leading executive recruiters in their respective countries. Together we offer interim and fractional executive placements in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East/Africa. Collectively spanning about 40 countries, and a database of more than 40,000 executives. The map above shows examples of interim & fractional placements made by our network.
About Our International & Executive Placement Services
We look forward to providing a full service experience for you, with our comprehensive combined experience.
Please email us at david.smith@elderberry.work to discuss your requirements.
David Y Smith is founder & CEO of Elderberry.work. His 25+ years of experience includes executive leadership in large companies, as a consultant and fractional executive to all sizes of organizations, tech startup employee and advisor. As a VP/General Manager he led a startup division to $100 million in sales.
His international experience includes 6 years in the USA, 2 years in Egypt / Middle East, extensive supplier engagement in Asia, and the start of his career in international marine transportation operations and freight forwarding. He has a MBA from McGill University, completed as exchange student at Manchester University Business School (UK).
Irene Jackman is a Certified Executive Coach and former HR leader with more than 20 years of experience in talent management, HR systems, and workforce planning. After a successful corporate career spanning finance, legal, pharmaceuticals, and the not-for-profit sector, she now focuses on supporting leaders and professionals during periods of career transition and organizational change. With expertise in talent acquisition strategy, Irene brings a rare blend of technical insight and human-centered approaches.
Irene teaches future HR professionals for career success through applied, real-world learning. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, focusing on Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management, along with the Certified Executive Coach (CEC) and Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designations.
