Joseph Soares served in the Prime Minister’s Office of Canada during the 2008 financial crisis and as Chief of Staff in the Senate of Canada through the pandemic — two of the highest-pressure rooms in the country, in two of its hardest years. He advises a select group of leaders on the decisions that don’t allow a second draft.
You didn’t build what you’ve built by following a playbook. But at the top the air gets thin, and the counsel gets thinner. The loneliness of command becomes a strategic liability — and the highest-stakes decisions are the ones you can least afford to make alone.
Acquisitions, successions, repositioning, and exits that require senior-level evaluation — the calls where being right the first time is the whole game.
Translating fluently between the worlds of government and business, and opening the rooms most operators never reach.
Reputational crises, stalled leadership, and precision transitions — managed by someone who has done it when the stakes were national.
Business owners within one to five years of a transition, with real assets and real revenue.
Founders and executives scaling through high-growth inflection points.
Acquirers and investors needing market access and deal-level advisory.
Leaders navigating succession, stalled projects, or a gap at the top.
From a single conversation to a standing seat at your table — each one a real door, not a form that goes nowhere.
A private, confidential advisory relationship for the decisions already on your desk. Where crisis, succession, and the biggest calls get worked.
A focused, productized engagement that applies the SPARK framework to one decision or transition — fast, structured, and honest about scope.
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