For clients who need to expand into new markets with confidence and in market leadership.
Global expansion is where ambition meets complexity. Elderberry.work deploys proven international operators who know how to build, launch, and scale operations abroad.
Many SMBs don’t need a full time VP in all functions, or need a fresh external perspective. They need the right leader at the right level for the right duration and budget, exactly when momentum matters most. See some example Use Cases below.
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.
“How to tap into the best resource for export success – experience”
See our TradeReady article published by the Forum for International Trade Training.
Your momentum starts here. Let’s explore what you need.
Meet Consultants with Strong International Experience
From a Singular Solution to Creating & Sustaining Momentum Enabled by Our Frictionless Acquisition of Proven Talent
How you use independent consultants is up to you. Of course we’d love to help with your “today challenges” right now. Whether that means we engage with your owner, CEO, relevant department head, services procurement director, or HR lead.
But if it’s momentum you’re after, it doesn’t come from one-off consultant engagements. And when you face talent constraints it dies in the gaps.
So we’ll share some leading practices we enable through on-demand access to our unique talent pipeline and the ability to use it flexibly.
Because it’s not only about Who you use but How you use them. The right leader(s) accelerate the next stage. And the momentum compounds.
We call it Plug & Play.
Plug & Play Turns SMBs Into High Velocity Global Competitors
Plug & Play Key Use Case Examples
Here are some quick examples of what we mean. Fractional, Interim, and Project. Various seniorities and roles. Individuals and as teams.
For International/Global Acceleration, see below. See other examples in each of the other 5 Solutions.
Your momentum starts here. Let’s explore what you need.
About Plug & Play
Our advantage for you: the only partner that provides
- access to an untapped talent pool
- vetted leaders with 20+ years experience
- all functions
- all levels/seniorities
- all engagement types
- senior diagnostic + curated candidate recommendations
- a customized Plug & Play momentum engine that compounds over time
Ready for International / Global Acceleration?
Discuss your situation and wish list with one of our deeply experienced partners. We’ll talk about how we can help – whether just for “today’s needs” or thinking about a sequential Plug & Play approach. If you’ve never used fractional or interim leaders before, we can cover that as well.