What Elevate Consulting does

Elevate Consulting is a Canadian private management consulting firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, with a secondary office in Victoria, British Columbia. The firm operates with 11-50 employees and is led by CEO Jae Cooper and COO Lisa Makar, supported by an Executive Leadership Team of four additional members. It has served over 200 clients and completed more than 1,000 projects over a 20-year operating history, primarily serving public sector organizations, non-profit organizations, and regulated industries including healthcare, transportation, and technology.

The company's offering is structured as an integrated portfolio of six core solutions — Strategy Development, Strategic Transformation, Public Engagement, Public Sector Procurement, Financial Consulting, and Learning Services & Knowledge Transfer — supported by eight foundational services including Project Management, Change Management, Facilitation, Business Data & Analysis, Business Advisory, Strategic Communication & Graphic Design, Governance, and Applied Leadership. The technology stack is not a proprietary platform; the firm delivers human-centered consulting services using standard methodologies, with a Business Data & Analysis offering that references advanced analytics, data visualization, and machine learning as client-facing capabilities. In May 2026, Elevate extended its research consultancy footprint internationally through a partnership with Bauer Media Audio for the Sound Check Europe 2026 study.

Elevate's business model is project-based professional services delivery, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements tailored to client scope. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting enterprise and institutional buyers through direct client engagement, thought leadership content, and a LinkedIn presence. Revenue is generated entirely through customized consulting engagements, with no subscription, product, or licensing revenue streams disclosed. The ownership structure is founder-led and private, with no institutional investors, parent company, or public listing disclosed.

Name

Elevate Consulting

Legal name

Elevate Consulting

Website

https://elevateconsulting.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elevate Consulting is a Canadian private management consulting firm founded in 2005, headquartered in Edmonton, serving public sector, non-profit, and regulated-industry clients with strategy, transformation, procurement, financial, and learning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Talent Management & Leadership Advisory (Succession, Performance, Culture) (BPACAJAH)

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Strategy advisory
• Organizational transformation
• Public sector consulting
• Change management

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Revenue generated through customized consulting engagements across strategy development, strategic transformation, public engagement, public sector procurement, financial consulting, and learning services. Engagements are tailored to client needs and delivered by cross-functional teams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Elevate Consulting is a Western Canada-based management consulting firm that provides tailored advisory engagements spanning strategy development, strategic transformation, public engagement, public sector procurement, financial consulting, and learning services. These core solutions are supported by modular foundational services such as project management, change management, facilitation, business data and analysis, business advisory, strategic communication, governance, and applied leadership, delivered to public sector, non-profit, and regulated-industry clients.

Product overview

Elevate Consulting is a Canadian-based management consulting firm that offers a portfolio of interconnected solutions and foundational services. The company operates a solutions layer comprising Strategy Development, Strategic Transformation, Public Engagement, Public Sector Procurement, Financial Consulting, and Learning Services & Knowledge Transfer. These core solutions are supported by foundational services including Project Management, Change Management, Facilitation, Business Data & Analysis, Business Advisory, Strategic Communication & Graphic Design, Governance, and Applied Leadership. The integrated approach allows foundational services to be deployed as needed across all solutions, ensuring seamless integration and cross-functional alignment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Development Consulting solution helping organizations assess performance, track progress, and ensure investments deliver results, building organizational agility to respond effectively to changing environments. Targeted at public sector, non-profit, and regulated-industry clients.
• Strategic Transformation Consulting solution helping organizations make informed decisions about business strategy and direction, ensuring seamless shifts in culture, processes, people, and technology.
• Public Engagement Consulting solution helping organizations engage, listen, and empower the public in shaping decisions about programs, policies, and services, with Elevate acting as an objective third party.
• Public Sector Procurement Consulting solution providing procurement professionals for strategic sourcing overhaul and support acquiring critical goods and services for public-sector organizations.
• Financial Consulting Tailored financial consulting solution helping organizations build confidence in decision-making, improve resource allocation, and achieve measurable outcomes.
• Learning Services & Knowledge Transfer Consulting solution supporting every stage of the employee lifecycle from onboarding and upskilling to succession planning, ensuring the workforce stays skilled, agile, and ready for the future.
• Project Management Flexible, objective project planning approach that adapts to change, optimizes resources, and ensures successful execution, deployed as a foundational service across Elevate's solutions.
• Change Management Human-centered, outcome-driven change management helping organizations drive adoption, engage collaborators, and build change resilience.
• Facilitation Professional facilitation services bringing diverse perspectives together to tackle complex topics, driving clarity, collaboration, and actionable outcomes.
• Business Data & Analysis Services helping organizations overcome data-related challenges and unlock the full potential of data assets through advanced analytics, data visualization, and machine learning.
• Business Advisory Advisory services helping organizations make informed, strategic choices with a clear understanding of market conditions, operational realities, and long-term sustainability.
• Strategic Communication & Graphic Design Services combining audience-centered messaging, visual storytelling, and data visualization to ensure messages break through barriers.
• Governance Services building governance models that promote accountability, strategic alignment, and high-performance leadership, including board governance assessments and risk compliance integration.
• Applied Leadership Tailored applied leadership programs helping current and aspiring leaders build real-world leadership skills through evidence-based practices and hands-on learning.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bauer Media AudiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2026Elevate Consultancy partnered with Bauer Media Audio to conduct the Sound Check Europe 2026 study, covering more than 1,000 senior advertising decision-makers across nine European markets. The research examined audio advertising investment patterns, effectiveness measurement, and the gap between audio consumption share and advertising allocation. Elevate provided research consultancy and analytical expertise for this major industry study.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• StrategyCorp: Toronto-based Canadian consulting firm specializing in public affairs, public sector strategy, and engagement; directly comparable niche focus area for Elevate's Public Engagement and Public Sector Procurement solutions.
• Optimus SBR: Canadian management consulting firm of similar mid-market size serving public, private, and non-profit clients with strategy, transformation, and organizational effectiveness work; comparable in scale and delivery model to Elevate.
• MNP LLP: Major Canadian professional services firm offering management consulting, advisory, and public-sector services across Canada; competes with Elevate in serving Canadian public sector and non-profit clients.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Canada: Big 4 firm with a substantial Canadian public-sector and management consulting practice; offers overlapping strategy, transformation, and procurement advisory services to enterprise and government clients.
• EY (Ernst & Young) Canada: Big 4 firm with consulting capabilities in transformation, public-sector advisory, and governance; broad incumbent competing for similar Canadian client mandates.
• Accenture Canada: Global consulting and technology services firm with a Canadian practice covering strategy, transformation, and public-sector work; competes with Elevate particularly on digital transformation mandates.
• Deloitte Canada: Big 4 firm operating a broad management consulting practice in Canada with deep public-sector and transformation offerings; competes with Elevate for larger mandate-level engagements.
• McKinsey & Company Canada: Global strategy consulting firm with Canadian public-sector and organizational transformation engagements; competes with Elevate on high-end strategy mandates.
• PwC Canada: Big 4 firm with a Canadian consulting practice spanning strategy, operations, and public-sector transformation; overlapping with Elevate's full-service delivery model.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Canada: Global strategy consultancy with Canadian presence serving public-sector, healthcare, and non-profit clients; comparable to Elevate on transformation and strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elevate-consulting-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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