Go ahead. Be more Audacious. And back it up by making it happen.
Your Matchmaker: Rapidly connect to the right consultants for the right duration & budget.
One Stop Talent Source: Flexible, fast, easy & cost-effective to inject expertise.
Industry Agnostic
Address Both Challenges
Superior Results
Growth minded funded startups and businesses with revenue up to $750 million+ inevitably face 2 core challenges: Growth and Performance Improvements. Predictable, regardless of industry. Our consultants experience spans most industries.
Our consultants excel at Growth or Performance Improvement. Many excel at both & have international experience. With 20+ years in business, extensive cross functional & project management experience.
It can be enticing to hire young, inexperienced people for their affordability. We consistently hear that doesn’t get the company far. Alternatively use the same or less budget to inject proven experience, which onboards fast and dynamically de-risks and accelerates growth.
Why Elderberry.work: The Right Experience On-Demand
Where Proven Quality is a Given
About our Unique Talent Pool: Depth & Breadth of Experience
Our pool of independent consultants is unique for its range & the customization options available to you.
Proven businesspeople with extensive industry and functional expertise over 20+ years, who provide fresh perspectives grounded in deep experience and proven results in Growth and Performance Improvements. Many have extensive International experience to help you get launched.
Our talent’s experience is mostly inside companies, not as career consultants. Both strategic and operational. So they create real value not just theoretical.
Their results focus means you can be confident they help you rapidly move from ideas to effective execution, with less risk, and cost efficiently.
5 Ways Deep Experience Creates Value for You
There’s no short cut to deep experience. And it’s probably never been of more valuable, given the unpredictable world we all operate in.
The adoption of AI alone makes the business case for the value of experience.
1. Subject Matter Expertise
OECD: Age Not Related to Performance.
2. Knowledge, Judgment, Wisdom
No shortcuts. Informed by nuanced learning in complex situations.
3. Soft Skills & Collaboration
Improve with age. Communication, accountability, resiliency.
4. Multigenerational Teams
Mixing ages boosts team productivity 20%, from shared insights.
5. Efficiency & Cost Effectiveness
Independent consultants’ fees. Hit the ground running.
Talent's Proven Experience Managing Change & Adopting Technology. No Short Cuts.
Their long experience managing change and adopting new technologies helps you accelerate with agility.
Why & How
You might be wondering why we have some of our key features and benefits. And How It Works. And our Services and Fees.
Why Ultimate Flexibility
Why Faster
Why More Cost-Effective
Our Purpose and Founder
Founded to Help Solve Canada’s Growth Challenge. One Startup & SMB at a Time
Founder’s Bio: David Y Smith, MBA
Deep Roots in Innovation, Entrepreneurship
Over 25 years of leadership in Canada & US – across startups, large companies, and social enterprises.
Driving business innovation and growth – including scaling a $100M startup division.
Executive roles in General Management/Operations with P&L responsibility, strategy, marketing, communications, sustainability
Marketing director for Northern California tech startup, raised US$60m, won CES award.
Extensive cross functional project management to drive new initiatives and results.
Brought 5 new trends from early adopters to mainstream
Hands-on entrepreneurial experience – founding 2 companies and advising industries worldwide.
For more details, see David’s LinkedIn page. For David’s thought leadership, see Blogs.
Email me: David.Smith@Elderberry.work