Business Growth, IT, and Industrial Ecosystem Consulting
We'll help you get from where you are to where you want to be.
Agile Business Advisory and Strategy Services
The PowerStart Group is a national consortium that provides industrial ecosystem consulting, ESG strategies, cleantech, transitional energy strategies, IT, business analysis, and forward-looking business growth consulting to mature and emerging businesses. Established in 2003, clients have included scores of private and public organizations.
We'll help you get from where you are to where you want to be to achieve your business goals.
Focused, agile, results-based business advisory and strategy services. No abstractions. Just results.
We don't spin wheels, and neither will you.
We have the knowledge and the experience. Connect with us to discuss your challenges.
Strategy | Value | Results
Why PowerStart Group?
Because we don't spin wheels, neither will you. Our "PowerStart" Executive Consulting services have been applied with clients in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, and elsewhere on over 850 initiatives, large and small.
We have the skills and knowledge to help you succeed with the most demanding and challenging projects. We bring those skills to your organization when you want, and where you want.
Your business deserves to succeed in any environment. Results matter.
We know business. We think systems.
Strategy | Value | Results
Who Are We?
Trond Frantzen
Trond Frantzen
Trond Frantzen
Managing Partner
Trond is a recognized business leader, an analyst, and an author. He has led business development consulting with scores of major clients across Canada, the U.S., and elsewhere.
In addition to developing the PowerStart Business Analysis methodology, he has delivered consulting services to scores of clients. He specializes in business development strategy, project rescue, and business system requirements analysis.
He is also the author of several books on business requirements analysis.
Chris Tesarski
Trond Frantzen
Trond Frantzen
Senior Consulting Partner
Chris is a recognized executive consultant specializing in industrial ecosystems, transitional energy strategies, cleantech, and forward-looking business management strategies and development.
Chris was the Founder and CEO of solvAQUA, an international provisioner of a patented clean water technology serving clients around the world.
Chris has proven knowledge of the international energy industry, and the industrial ecosystem, particularly as needed in making sensible transitions to the new economy while respecting corporate values.
Chris has exceptional skills and knowledge in all areas of business development and success strategies.
Gordon Kargus
Trond Frantzen
Gordon Kargus
Senior Management Consultant
Gord has spearheaded over 100 projects. He is a recognized expert in many government service organizations, specializing in project rescue, project management, security, process reengineering and architecture, and organizational transformation.
Gord has led strategic project development assignments with scores of clients, primarily in Ottawa, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Shared Services Canada, Elections Canada, Department of National Defence, and many more.
Linda Ganton
Trond Frantzen
Gordon Kargus
Senior Management Consultant
Linda is a veteran of Operations Management. In addition to retail management and execution, she specializes in developing highly cohesive teams to deliver on corporate objectives.
Her corporate experience comes from several years in a senior role with a major retailer (Blush Lane), as well as with investment banker ScotiaMcLeod in Toronto and Calgary, and in a senior management role with the Calgary accounting division of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Linda has also been the co-owner of two café-style restaurants and a 3-store kitchenware-giftware retail business.
