Jonathan provides sought-after executive coaching, trusted advice, and training to leaders, teams, and boards across North America. With experience in urban, rural, remote, and First Nations communities, Jonathan’s expertise is in strategic planning, governance, change management, and communications. He was the Founder and CEO of Laridae, a proud B Corp, which he grew into a leading management consulting and training firm. Before founding Laridae, he held C-Suite leadership roles at a large regional hospital, as well as education and social services organizations.
Jonathan is a Special Graduate Faculty member in Trent University’s M.A. Sustainability Studies Graduate Program. An experienced director, he has served terms as Chair of the Board of Directors of Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) and Chair of the Kawartha Haliburton CAS. He was a board member and committee chair of the Writers’ Trust of Canada. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and earned a Chartered Director (C.Dir.) designation through McMaster University. He now serves on two privately-held, social-purpose corporate boards. His undergrad is from Western. He’s the author of seven books. Jonathan lives with his family outside Lakefield, Ontario. He’s passionate about many issues, including corporate social responsibility and governance, neurodiversity acceptance, and Canadian literature.
