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Strategic design. Instant impact. Lasting growth.
Shikatani Lacroix Design (SLD) is a Toronto-based strategic design agency with over 35 years of experience helping retail, CPG, and financial brands earn a place in consumers' hearts. At the core of SLD's work is a simple belief: purchase decisions are emotional. The agency's proprietary Think Blink process uncovers the specific emotional triggers that drive a customer to choose one brand over another, while its Blink Factor framework turns that insight into design that has instant and lasting impact. That thinking runs through everything SLD’s multi-disciplinary team creates at in-house studios in Toronto and Shanghai: strategy, packaging, retail environments, and digital experience. It's an approach global and regional brands have trusted to build real connection with their customers, including PepsiCo, US Bank, Canadian Tire, Tim Hortons, KraftHeinz, Intel, Walmart, WSS, Industrial Bank (China), Progresif (Brunei), and Flow (Caribbean).

Executive Creative Consulting & Design
Robyn & Robyn is a creative consulting studio specializing in executive creative leadership, brand strategy, and visual storytelling. We work with founders, leadership teams, and organizations navigating moments of growth, transition, or complexity — helping them refine direction, align teams, and make creative decisions that last. Through advisory services, consulting engagements, and select design-led work, we bring clarity to strategy and intention to execution. To get started, please visit our website and book a Strategic Consult through the Contact page so we can review your goals, timing, and next best step.

SUPERBASE® is the only strategy-minded creative studio with a proven process for helping organizations of all sizes elevate their brand position and clarify their brand message. With an emphasis on helping clients rise above marketplace clutter and stand out from competitors, SUPERBASE® operates like an extension of their clients’ in-house teams to deliver creative direction, graphic design, product design, brand identity, and brand strategy. Contact SUPERBASE® to learn more about their Fractional Creative Direction and Graphic Design services. Mention 50Pros for a complimentary project consultation.
“Superbase Creative has been an incredible extension of my lean marketing team! They have helped guide me through two brand refresh initiatives across two different firms and always provide a great...”

Unlocking the tremendous potential that lies within your business
I help established Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals identify where revenue is being lost, expose the unseen gaps limiting growth, and show how Strategic Marketing can unlock far greater profit and momentum. Let Me Explain Do you know how Business Owners can keep putting time, money, and effort into Marketing, yet still feel like revenue and opportunity are slipping through the cracks? And how they can believe they need more leads or better sales, when something deeper might actually be keeping the business from growing the way it should? What I do is help uncover those revenue and growth leaks, then strengthen the fundamentals that grow a business so better decisions and improvements can follow. I do not sell gimmicks, random tactics, or agency-style activity dressed up as progress. I help them understand what should be done, why it matters, and how stronger strategy creates better Marketing, better sales, and greater momentum.

Tailored business consulting services for Entrepreneurs & SMEs
Established in Abu Dhabi in 2020, Business Challenges is a boutique consultancy committed to helping entrepreneurs and SMEs bring clarity, structure, and strategic direction to their businesses. The firm’s expertise lies in strategy and operations, partnering with clients across all stages, from launch and growth to restructuring and exit planning. At the core of Business Challenges is a commitment to delivering tailored, results-driven solutions. By transforming strategic vision into actionable frameworks, the consultancy enables business leaders to enhance performance, strengthen resilience, and achieve sustainable profitability. Our services include: • Business Plan, • Pitch Deck, • Strategic Growth Plan • Business Health Check • Cost optimization and company restructuring • Business Process Mapping and Improvement • Expansion Plan • Franchise System Development • Business Valuation, among other tailored business consulting services...

Release the growth your messaging is holding back
Category North is a positioning, copy, and content marketing agency for SaaS, AI, and B2B services companies that have outgrown how they sound. You’ve likely proven the product or the service through funding, revenue, and real growth. Then growth plateaued, because while your business evolved, your messaging fossilized. Now, you attract the wrong buyers — and lose the right ones to better-known or lower-priced alternatives. Three things we fix: → Positioning — the angle that's yours alone, so you stop competing on price, become your best customers’ obvious choice, and break into your next stage of growth → Copy — websites, landing pages, decks, and email sequences that win bigger deals, faster, at higher prices → Content — SEO and GEO-optimized content that makes you the name buyers (and AI) trust most Why us: our founder leads your strategy and writes your most important copy, backed by an all-senior team. We reject borrowed playbooks, frameworks "proven" in a market that no longer exists, and AI strategies that cement you in the competent, forgettable middle. Every engagement runs on our Six Refusals — six things we won't do, no matter who asks. Some of the results that built Category North: ✓ 15+ SaaS & B2B services clients we worked with are now earning 7- and 8-figure revenue ✓ A services client went from $600K to $5.4M in revenue in year two of working with us ✓ Another landed 11,389 customers in 6 months, at 6x the industry conversion benchmark See our work, pricing, and the Six Refusals at categorynorth.com

The thinking power of a consultancy. The getting-it-done power of an agency.
Magnetude is an award-winning, AI-forward, B2B marketing firm that pioneered the fractional marketing approach for small—to medium-sized businesses. The firm offers a wide range of strategic and execution-focused marketing services that seamlessly dovetail into client growth goals. The company specializes in growth strategy consulting and fractional marketing department services, including marketing strategy, messaging, branding, websites, content development, digital marketing, demand generation, sales and channel enablement, and brand visibility. Magnetude services clients across the globe and brings specialized expertise in areas including cybersecurity, big data/AI, SaaS products, B2B professional services, industrial products, and emerging and established technology-related products and services.

Building Businesses Worth Believing In.
Sara Rankin Creative is a strategy-led creative company that helps visionary entrepreneurs transform ambitious ideas into legitimate, market-ready businesses they are proud to own and customers are eager to trust. With deep expertise in brand strategy, visual identity, messaging, web design, customer experience, business systems and intelligent technology, Sara brings together the pieces that are too often treated separately and turns them into one clear, cohesive business. Her greatest strength is her ability to see both the big picture and the smallest detail: she can uncover the heart of an idea, identify what is unclear or disconnected, translate complex thinking into a compelling brand, and build the practical tools and systems needed to bring that vision to life. What makes Sara different is that she does not simply make businesses look more professional; she helps them become more focused, credible, distinctive and ready to grow. Her work combines strategic thinking, imagination, intuition and execution, giving clients more than a logo, website or marketing plan. They leave with clarity, confidence and a tangible business that reflects the quality of their vision. At its core, Sara Rankin Creative exists to build businesses worth believing in.

Where Purpose Meets Performance
Purpose Tracks: Services, Expertise & What Sets Us Apart Our Positioning Purpose Tracks is not a traditional consulting firm. We don't deliver recommendations and leave. We architect strategy directly into your operations—the systems, structures, and daily practices that determine how your organization actually functions. We combine three distinct advantages: 1. Founder expertise grounded in real leadership experience and organizational transformation 2. Vetted expert network — access to specialized advisors, architects, and implementation partners across leadership, culture, technology, and strategy 3. AI-powered platforms that translate strategy into scalable, sustainable operations The result: Strategy that sticks. Culture that scales. Operations that reflect your values. The Founder's Expertise Nicole Smart brings two decades of direct experience at the intersection of organizational leadership, strategic culture transformation, and values-driven operations. Leadership & Strategic Advisory - Extensive experience advising C-suite executives and boards on strategy alignment, culture transformation, and intentional leadership - Deep expertise in navigating organizations through transitions—from growth scaling to strategic repositioning to values realignment - Proven track record helping leaders move from reactive management into intentional, values-driven operations Organizational Transformation & Culture - Architect of purpose-aligned operating systems—designing how organizations actually work at the foundational level - Expert in the evolution of culture work: moving organizations beyond compliance-driven initiatives (DEI programs) into authentic, durable, values-based transformation - Specialist in helping organizations that invested heavily in culture initiatives (2018–2023) recalibrate and deepen their approach to sustainable impact Leadership Development & Executive Coaching - Coach to executives navigating significant transitions: board roles, consulting launches, role changes, and career rediscovery - Developer of frameworks and methodologies for building intentional, values-aligned leadership at scale - Facilitator of strategic thinking for emerging leaders and high-potential executives Innovation in Advisory Delivery - Pioneer of hybrid advisory models: combining human expertise with AI-powered tools to accelerate clarity and operationalization - Designer of purpose-built platforms (The Canvas, The Operator, The Purpose Diagnostic) that embed strategic thinking into client workflows - Thought leader on the future of leadership development, organizational culture, and the role of technology in scaling advisory work Our Vetted Expert Network Purpose Tracks operate as a strategic hub connected to a carefully curated network of vetted experts, specialists, and implementation partners. Who We Partner With - Strategy & Operations Architects - Experts in organizational design, operating systems, and strategic clarity frameworks - Specialists in scaling high-growth organizations while maintaining cultural coherence - Advisors who help organizations operationalize strategy at the structural level Leadership & Executive Coaches - Coaches specialized in executive transitions, board preparation, and emerging leadership development - Specialists in authentic leadership development and values-based decision-making - Experts in navigating career transitions with strategic intention Culture & Organizational Transformation - Specialists in values-based culture work and authentic organizational alignment - Experts in equity, and inclusion who understand the evolution from compliance to transformation - Change architects who help organizations embed new ways of working into daily operations Technology & Platform Specialists - Experts in implementation and optimization of Purpose Tracks AI-powered tools - Specialists in integrating strategic frameworks into existing systems and workflows - Technology advisors who ensure platforms scale with your organization Brand, Positioning & Communications - Strategists who help organizations articulate and amplify their purpose externally - Thought leadership architects for executives building visibility and influence - Storytellers who translate strategy into compelling narratives How We Access Expertise Every engagement begins with the right team assembled for your specific needs: - We assess what expertise is required - We deploy Nicole's direct advisory + the right specialists from our network - You work with vetted, experienced practitioners—not junior consultants or generalists Who We Work With - Growing companies (50–500+ people) navigating culture-strategy alignment - Mission-driven organizations evolving beyond compliance into authentic transformation - Leadership teams committed to operationalizing strategy - Organizations ready to invest in how they actually work - Executives stepping into new chapters We don't force one-size-fits-all advisory models

Helping leaders turn complex growth challenges into clear strategy and focused action.
JAXONLABS is a brand strategy and innovation firm that helps leaders bring clarity to complex growth challenges. We work with founders, leadership teams, and established companies to clarify positioning, define strategic direction, sharpen messaging, and build practical systems for brand, marketing, technology, and business growth. Our work often begins when growth has created complexity. There may be too many priorities, disconnected initiatives, an unclear market position, or a gap between strategy and execution. We help leadership teams determine what matters most, identify what is getting in the way, and create a clearer path forward. Our capabilities include brand strategy, positioning, customer experience, marketing strategy, sales enablement, AI, automation, and strategic advisory. Rather than treating these as separate services, we connect them around a shared strategic direction so each initiative contributes to a stronger brand and more focused growth. JAXONLABS combines senior strategic direction with a flexible network of creative, technical, and implementation partners. We stay close to the strategy, define what needs to happen, and bring in the right capabilities to move the work forward.
Moxie Sozo is an independent branding and design agency focused exclusively on consumer goods and CPG brands. They specialize in brand identity development, packaging design, and brand strategy for food & beverage, supplements, and consumer product companies, helping create differentiated brands that connect with target audiences through strategic positioning and compelling visual storytelling.
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