Changemaker Project Management Inc.

What Changemaker Project Management Inc. does

Changemaker Project Management Inc. is a privately held professional services consultancy incorporated in 2024 and operated as a sole-practitioner firm by founder Samantha McDonald. The company delivers end-to-end project management and executive project leadership to purpose-led organizations and sustainability-minded companies, with stated services covering the full project lifecycle from strategic planning through execution, resource allocation, and delivery within scope, time, and budget. The firm's client base is described as 'industry agnostic' but constrained to organizations pursuing sustainability, ESG, or social/environmental impact agendas, including both for-profit and not-for-profit entities.

The firm commercializes McDonald's 15+ years of ESG and sustainability project leadership through two engagement models: a Fractional CPO/PMO offering that embeds executive-level project leadership into the client organization on a long-term, part-time or interim basis; and a Project-based Engagement offering that delivers freelance PM expertise to lead a specific, scoped project from initiation through close. There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning the service — the value proposition is the practitioner's domain expertise, PMP certification, and prior executive roles at MSCI ESG Research and TD Asset Management.

Commercially, the firm operates through direct, consultative engagement with no disclosed pricing, no external funding, and a stated headcount of one. Distribution is anchored by a company website (changemakerprojects.com) and contact-based lead capture; the firm claims a global service footprint despite a Toronto base. Customer logos cited in the input are testimonials from the founder's prior employers rather than disclosed active revenue accounts, and revenue figures are not publicly available. The business is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no evidence of institutional capital, partnerships, or subsidiary structure.

Name

Changemaker Project Management Inc.

Legal name

Changemaker Project Management Inc.

Website

https://changemakerprojects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Changemaker Project Management Inc. is a sole-practitioner consultancy delivering fractional CPO/PMO leadership and project-based PM engagements to purpose-led and sustainability-focused organizations globally, leveraging the founder's 15+ years of ESG and sustainability domain experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

Keywords

• Project management consulting
• Sustainability project leadership
• ESG advisory services
• Fractional executive services
• Purpose-driven consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fractional CPO/PMO Services: Part-time or interim executive project leadership integrated with the client's business on a longer-term basis. Provides ongoing project oversight for portfolios of strategic projects.
2. Project-based Consulting: Freelance project management expertise to lead and implement specific projects from start-to-finish. Shorter-term arrangements with defined project scope.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Changemaker Project Management Inc. provides end-to-end project management and executive project leadership to purpose-led organizations and sustainability-focused companies. Services are delivered either as a Fractional Chief Project Officer/Project Management Office (CPO/PMO) embedded part-time/interim for longer-term portfolio oversight, or as a Project-Based Engagement that leads a specific project from start to finish on a shorter-term basis. Both offerings cover full project lifecycle oversight including strategic planning, execution, resource allocation, governance, and delivery within scope, time, and budget.

Product overview

Changemaker Project Management Inc. is a professional services firm offering two distinct engagement models: Fractional CPO/PMO and Project-based Engagement. The Fractional CPO/PMO service provides executive-level project leadership integrated into the client's business on a part-time or interim basis for longer-term strategic oversight of one or multiple projects. The Project-based Engagement model offers freelance consultant expertise for leading and implementing a specific project from start-to-finish with a defined scope, typically for shorter-term needs. Both services are focused on purpose-led organizations and sustainability-minded companies, delivering full project life cycle oversight including strategic planning, execution, resource allocation, and successful delivery within scope, time, and budget constraints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fractional CPO/PMO Executive project leadership to oversee one or a portfolio of strategic projects; the Chief Project Officer/Project Management Office is integrated with the client's business and acts as an active team member on a long-term, part-time or interim basis. Ideal for organizations that require executive project leadership but may not have the budget or need to hire a full-time resource. Typically a longer-term relationship.
• Project-Based Engagement Freelance project management expertise and resource to lead and implement a specific project from start-to-finish. More akin to a freelance/consultant hire, this route is ideal for organizations that need project management expertise for a particular project scope. Typically a shorter-term arrangement with a defined project scope.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital platform for sustainability data engaged over 8,500 active users from nearly 5,000 global issuers within first year of launch
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Manifest Climate: Manifest Climate is a boutique consultancy focused on climate and sustainability strategy and execution support for corporates. It serves the same buyer (companies pursuing ESG/sustainability projects) and competes for similar change-management and program delivery mandates.
• BSR: BSR is a long-standing sustainability advisory and consulting network that helps purpose-led organizations set and execute sustainability strategies. It directly overlaps with Changemaker's positioning as a project execution partner for sustainability-minded companies, though it operates at significantly larger scale.
• Greenlight Strategy: Greenlight Strategy is a consulting firm that supports purpose-driven organizations on sustainability and impact initiatives. Its boutique nature and ESG-focused client base are closely comparable to Changemaker's target segment.
• Rho Impact: Rho Impact is a sustainability advisory firm that helps organizations measure, manage, and communicate ESG impact. Its combination of advisory and execution support makes it a direct peer for ESG-focused project leadership engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Sustainability Services: Deloitte's sustainability and climate practices offer end-to-end ESG strategy, transformation, and program management to large enterprises. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise ESG execution work as Changemaker.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering interim executive leadership, talent, and change management services. Its interim leadership practice is a broader incumbent analog to Changemaker's fractional CPO/PMO model.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm that also provides interim and on-demand leadership solutions. Comparable as an incumbent provider of senior leadership capacity to enterprise clients.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global sustainability and environmental consulting firm offering deep advisory and program delivery to corporates. It is a large incumbent competitor for ESG and sustainability project mandates.

Emerging players

• BluWave: BluWave is a marketplace/PE-backed firm that connects companies with fractional executive talent. It overlaps with Changemaker's fractional CPO/PMO concept but operates as a platform rather than a direct delivery consultancy.
• Paro: Paro is a tech-enabled marketplace for fractional finance, accounting, and consulting talent. It is comparable in business model (fractional professional services) but serves different functional domains than Changemaker's sustainability PM focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/changemakerprojects

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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