Why Rise Up

Welcome to Rise Up Strategies, where our name represents our mission and passion. We chose “Rise Up” because it captures the essence of what we aim to achieve for our clients – helping organizations reach their full potential and soar to new heights.

“During my time as President of the Liberal Party of Canada, Adam had a very difficult job but he handled it with charm and professionalism. Despite the challenges faced by the Party, he built strong and lasting relationships with many senior officials across the country and ensured the Party had the necessary funds to fight elections.”

Doug Ferguson

Lawyer and Professor

“In the 25 years I’ve known and worked with Adam, I’ve seen him successfully build high-performing teams in the technology, political, non-profit, and financial services sectors. He’s a true high-performing professional.”

Jay Litkey

SVP Cloud Management, Flexera

“I asked Adam to be a keynote speaker at the Performance and Planning Exchange Symposium where he delivered an exceptionally well-received presentation on his work with the Shepherds of Good Hope. It couldn’t have gone better.”

Katie Brown

Managing Director at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

“I worked with Adam on the renewal of a complex $30M account. The client wasn’t happy with the way things were going and it was clear that they were exploring alternatives. Adam was able to step in and reset the discussion, eventually resulting in the renewal of the account with several new concessions made by the client.”

Rob McCulloch

Associate Vice-President, University of Ottawa (retired)

Adam is one of the sharpest strategic thinkers I’ve worked with. His ability to understand complex issues and translate them into clear, compelling communications is exceptional. Whether it’s navigating high-stakes stakeholder environments or building long-term public engagement strategies, Adam brings discipline, creativity, and integrity to everything he does. His work ethic is unmatched, and his counsel has been invaluable to me.

Frank Baylis

Executive Chairman, Baylis Medical Technologies

“I’ve seen Adam diplomatically express a contrary opinion to the consensus in a room of professionals and eloquently convince people that his perspective is the right one. It takes courage to be different than the crowd, but the value it brings is immeasurable.”

John Peters

Partner in the Advocacy Department, Gowlings WLG

“Adam is a true professional with an exceptional work ethic combined with intelligence, creativity and desire to make a real difference. A significant asset always to our team, it was a pleasure to work with him.”

Rocco Rossi

Former President and CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce

Rise Up Strategies exists to help organizations make clear, defensible decisions when complexity is high and the cost of getting it wrong is real. We work at the intersection of technology, data, governance, and execution, where vague strategy and fragile systems fail under real-world pressure.

Our focus is on substance. We are brought in when leaders need to move beyond ideas and intentions and into decisions that can be implemented, measured, and sustained. That includes AI-enabled products, data and technology governance, operating models, and critical initiatives that demand disciplined thinking and follow-through.

What differentiates Rise Up Strategies is how we engage. Clients work directly with senior leadership, not layers of delegation. We apply systems thinking, technical fluency, and execution discipline to impose structure on complexity and create momentum where it matters.

We build teams intentionally. Specialized expertise is added only when required and always in service of a clearly defined outcome. This keeps work focused, reduces noise, and ensures that recommendations hold up under scrutiny.

Rise Up Strategies is designed for organizations that value clarity over comfort, rigor over rhetoric, and results that endure.