Successes

Success in the Numbers

Trucking: Instrumental in sourcing and negotiating a strategic acquisition; systematized operations; prepared companies for eventual sale; resulted in a 46% IRR achieved over a six-year investment.

Manufacturing: Led the largest year over year sales growth of 40% for a technical manufacturing company.
Import & Distribution: Successfully changed the company’s future growth trajectory from a loss of $250K to a profit of $500K.
Tourism: Acquired and successfully integrated four competitors, creating a national brand. Acquisitions provided economies of scale and a 20-30% ROI.
Automotive: Managed the acquisition, design and build of two flagship motorhome locations on time and on budget.

To read more about what others have said about working with Geoff, check out his Recommendations on LinkedIn.

Featured Testimonial

“We hired Geoff as an adviser to the Senior Executives of iPlayCo. In less than four months, Geoff performed a deep dive into the Company’s international operations and led various departments in identifying, improving and/or solving numerous complex operational issues by applying his structured, methodical and practical approaches. Geoff’s business acumen and leadership yielded significant results in a very short period of time.”

Max Liszkowski, CFO, iPlayco

Testimonials

“Geoff's entrepreneurial business experience and broad base of transferable skills allowed him to quickly build trust with our owner operators and help execute their business plans. He played a key role in identifying and negotiating a strategic acquisition and implementing the necessary processes and structure for a successful sale.”

Salim Karim, President & CEO Innhouse Group of Companies

"Simply put, Geoff Graves is the most skilled business leader and operator I’ve worked with in my more than 15 years of being in business... More specifically, two key areas in which he drives performance are people and execution.”

Spencer Sheinin, Founder and CEO, Shift Financial Insights

“Geoff is systematic in his approach and not afraid to tackle difficult problems. He is a great mentor with a high degree of commitment and integrity. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and hope to do so again.”

Jamil Murji, President, Inter-Urban Delivery Service and Argus Carriers

"Geoff has the unique ability to engage a team of people to achieve amazing results in even the most challenging environments.”

Karen Jamison, Director of Strategic Growth, The Green Moustache

“Geoff is a mentor for me and to this day, I have yet to work with someone as capable and as adept of a leader as Geoff is. He is skilled at all levels of business operation, from start-ups, to acquiring companies to taking a company public.”

Cathy Holler, Vice President Of Business Development at Tully Luxury Travel