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Jun 13

Three Consumer Research Methods Beyond Surveys That Can Sharpen Your Next Commercial Due Diligence

By SATOV Consultants Insights, Market and consumer insights

David Saffer and Liam JohnsonDavid Saffer, a Partner and the leader of our consumer research practice, demonstrates that primary consumer research serves more than just marketing departments — SATOV’s consumer…

Jun 13

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Den of Thieves: The 10-80-10 rule

By Mark Satov Insights, Mark Satov

Sitting here at thirty thousand feet, my favourite time to reflect and reminisce. I am on the way to Calgary for a Private Equity conference. The last time this event…

May 19

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To sell or not to sell: Founder reflections

By Mark Satov Insights, Mark Satov

In April my little consulting company turned 23. Yes, that is a lot of PowerPoint! 23 is not a particularly momentous number, so I don’t expect any cards or gifts,…

May 19

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Learning by Doing: What to expect from an internship at SATOV and how to prepare

By SATOV Consultants Insights, Careers, People

By Jed CarrAs a student, choosing an internship can feel like you’re deciding on your entire future. But the pressure faded quickly once I started my internship at SATOV. Now…

May 19

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Canadian Credit Unions: Charting a course toward long-term resilience and relevance

By Chris Kirk Insights, Strategy

Credit Unions play an important role in providing value and choice in our financial system, particularly as the banking industry consolidates even further. Arguably, they have created an outsized impact…

Mar 31

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Scaling Smarter: Winning with multi-site service businesses

By SATOV Consultants Insights, The Way Forward

Many of our private equity fund clients own and operate multi-site businesses. Over the years we have worked on chains of everything from orthodontic and dental clinics to hospitality to…

Mar 31

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The end of a Canadian Icon: Mark discusses Hudson’s Bay’s challenges

By SATOV Consultants Insights, Mark Satov, Speaking & Media, The Way Forward

Mark discussed the fall of HBC with Richard Cloutier, emphasizing the importance of providing a strong in-store experience – something that Hudson’s Bay fails to do in their oversized retail…

Mar 31

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Predicting the unpredictable, and planning for it. A perspective on tariff uncertainty

By Mark Satov Insights, Mark Satov, The Way Forward

The Trump presidency is in its infancy and already has rattled most global citizens, regardless of their political persuasion. The threat of tariffs in North America is particularly destabilizing, given…

Nov 14

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Lessons learned from the other side

By Chris Kirk Insights, The Way Forward

Having spent the first half of my career in strategy consulting, I recently returned after taking a thirteen-year “detour” in corporate roles focused largely on business growth and transformation. I…

Aug 27

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We are thrilled to announce that Chris Kirk has joined the firm as a Principal

By SATOV Consultants Insights, People

Chris Kirk begins his new role as a Principal at SATOV this month. Chris brings over 20 years of experience advising and navigating businesses through a range of initiatives including…

“SATOV developed a growth strategy in the retail services industry for one of our portfolio companies. SATOV’s strategic thinking was top notch, and it was coupled with practical and actionable recommendations that enabled us and the company to see a clear path to growth.”
− Joe Shlesinger
Managing Director, Callisto Capital
(Former Managing Director, Bain Canada) −

“We have hired SATOV on more than one occasion to perform due diligence for us. They do a great job at getting up to speed on opportunities and giving us sound and objective viewpoints with which to make investment decisions.”
− Pete Samson, Managing Partner Ironbridge Equity Partners −

“The coming together of the Heart and Stroke foundations across the provinces into a single national entity was an important yet complex turning point for our organization. Mark did masterful job at staging the right discussions and then bringing various groups together to help us move through decisions in a way that was systematic and comfortable for a wide range of decision makers.”
− Irfhan A. Rawji, Former Chairman of the Board Heart and Stroke Foundation −

“I hired SATOV to assist us in quickly addressing some fundamental strategic decisions. We formed a joint team of SATOV and Telus employees and together ran a very efficient process to deliver against tight deadlines. My team and I had a great sense of ownership and confidence in the recommendations we made, which ultimately improved profitability. Thanks for the help!”
− Stephane Dubreuil, SVP, Strategy and Consumer Marketing TELUS Communications Company −

“The SATOV team helped us with some complex operational & organizational issues that required co-ordination and input across a wide variety of groups. In a relatively short period of time, we had developed recommendations that are expected to significantly improve our effectiveness with substantial buy in from the parties involved.”
− Ross Petersmeyer, Vice-President of Strategy Great-West Life Assurance −

“Thank you for SATOV’s strategic help, advice and partnership along the way. We couldn’t have accomplished the turnaround without you.”
− Brett Marchand President and CEO, Cossette Communication CEO, Vision 7 International −

“Even as an intern, I could define my own experience and it carried into my work now as a consultant. I did meaningful work and was meeting with clients from Day 1. To get that level of exposure to executives, to be in the room during the decision-making process and see how they think, to even get to give input, is a unique learning experience.”
− Sam Roston, SATOV alumni −

“I thought SATOV was the best place I could have worked at in my first role after school. It’s hard to match the breadth of experience across industries and business problems, and the range of amazing people I’ve met along the way in all sorts of businesses and in all roles. Just be prepared to work hard before you sign. Call me if you have any doubts.”
− Kuba Soltysiak, SATOV alumni −

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Three Consumer Research Methods Beyond Surveys That Can Sharpen Your Next Commercial Due Diligence

Den of Thieves: The 10-80-10 rule

To sell or not to sell: Founder reflections

Learning by Doing: What to expect from an internship at SATOV and how to prepare

Canadian Credit Unions: Charting a course toward long-term resilience and relevance

Scaling Smarter: Winning with multi-site service businesses

The end of a Canadian Icon: Mark discusses Hudson’s Bay’s challenges

Predicting the unpredictable, and planning for it. A perspective on tariff uncertainty

Lessons learned from the other side

We are thrilled to announce that Chris Kirk has joined the firm as a Principal

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