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Financial Planning & analysis
Drawing on a solid foundation as a CPA, Gavin has repeatedly delivered insight and intelligence in financial planning and analysis across various industries. By instituting performance metrics, activity-based costing models, and complex forecasting tools, he has helped organizations detect cost-saving opportunities, optimize revenue streams, and establish clear benchmarks for growth. His ability to translate financial data into actionable strategies has propelled ventures—like one of Ontario’s largest multi-site oral surgery practices—toward substantial revenue gains and stronger market positioning.
Performance improvement
Consistently delivering measurable improvements, Gavin has proven expertise in identifying key performance drivers, implementing data-based strategies, and galvanizing teams to excel. His record includes propelling a multi-site oral surgery practice to over a 30% revenue increase despite regulatory hurdles, labor disruptions, and economic uncertainty. By leveraging financial and operational insights, he improves bottom-line outcomes—such as the 480% jump in profit at a previous organization—while cultivating an environment of accountability, innovation, and continual optimization.
Sales
An Accountant will tell that sales revenue is down. A Financial Leader will be able to tell you why sales revenues are down and recommend strategies to increase them based on first-hand knowledge. Gavin has sat in the sales seat; made the cold-calls; prepared and presented the sales pitch; and knows that sales don't increase because some bean-counter in Finance demands it. Growing sales results from better connecting with the human beings who make up a company's market...and Gavin has spent 7 years becoming an expert in building and maintaining exceptional professional relationships.
Financial Management
Gavin’s track record in overseeing corporate finance, HR, and IT operations underscores his proficiency in end-to-end financial management. As both CFO and Managing Director, he has guided companies from loss positions to consecutive years of profitability through strategic expense management, pricing adjustments, and stakeholder engagement. His leadership at multi-site operations, start-ups, and professional services firms demonstrates a consistent ability to incorporate financial processes and controls that sustain organizational stability and drive long-term growth.
Strategy Development
Gavin’s track record in defining and executing high-impact strategies spans multiple industries, from healthcare to professional services. He has demonstrated a keen ability to assess market opportunities, anticipate regulatory challenges, and craft clear roadmaps that align teams toward common goals. By involving all levels of stakeholders, leveraging data-driven insights, and fostering cross-functional collaboration, Gavin has proactively addressed organizational “weakness” and “threats” to drive revenue increases and reshape the company’s culture—even amid a global pandemic and workforce disruptions.
Workplace Culture & Employee Relations
Finance Leaders are just that...leaders. This means that their actions, behaviours, and tone in the workplace will set the culture and define their relationship with their employees. This is why so many senior managers (many who are highly skilled technical experts in their fields) experience problems with dysfunction, morale, and productivity within their teams. Since 2012, Gavin has been equipping companies, international organizations, and municipal governments to neutralize the root sources of their dysfunction and improve their workplace culture. It was this that led Gavin to being engaged by the United Nations' World Food Program, Oxford University Hospital, and the City of Brampton, to name a few.
leadership & communication
Gavin’s strong leadership and communication skills emerged from guiding diverse groups through challenging times and experiences. He excels at unifying workplaces made up of complex employee dynamics—e.g. clinicians, administrators, and stakeholders—through clear direction, empathy, and open dialogue, achieving zero union grievances since 2019. His crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic and a major ransomware attack further highlight his ability to remain transparent, decisive, and reassuring under pressure, aligning people and processes to protect operations and maintain trust.
Entrepreneurialism
Gavin’s entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his leadership of a successful IP-based start-up, where he orchestrated market entry, guided product development, and analyzed performance to identify new areas of opportunity. Additionally, his role as a Certified Business Coach underscores his talent for spotting growth paths, refining business models, and nurturing innovative ideas. Across each venture, he fuses agility with strategic thinking, ensuring that every initiative is fueled by continuous learning, creative problem-solving, and calculated risk-taking.
Coaching & Mentoring
True leaders get the best performance from their people through a combination of guidance, positive reinforcement, reflective questions, and superior communication. Finding the correct balance between these elements is at the very heart of "coaching". As an experienced Business Coach, Gavin excels at recognizing when to push harder and challenge and when to pull along and guide in order to prepare to people to excel in their chosen industries and professions. This is evidenced by the many testimonials offered by his previous clients.