Grant Thornton LLP expands Management Consulting portfolio by joining with GrowthPoint Advisory Services Inc.

Toronto, ON (December 17, 2018)

Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) proudly welcomes GrowthPoint Advisory Services Inc. (GrowthPoint), a management consulting firm that focuses on establishing harmonious sales and marketing functions for companies to improve business performance and accelerate growth. Founded in 2014, the firm’s areas of specialization include; digital transformation, innovation, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience.

“Our clients look to Grant Thornton as business advisors to navigate them through their business opportunities and growth strategies. The addition of GrowthPoint to our portfolio of advisory capabilities enables us to work with our clients specifically on reaching their market growth potential and execution,” said Geoff Cronin, National Advisory Services Leader, at Grant Thornton. “We are excited to work with the professionals at GrowthPoint, to help our clients realize their ambitions.”

GrowthPoint’s culture is framed around the concept that collaboration and teamwork deliver positive outcomes and effective, December 17, partners Todd Blair and Sanjay Desai along with their team of associates will join Grant Thornton’s National Advisory Services team.

“In joining the Grant Thornton team, we look forward to bringing a portfolio of strategic business-oriented capabilities to clients,” says Todd Blair, Partner at GrowthPoint. “We are committed to working with our clients as partners toward their business goals.”

About Grant Thornton LLP in Canada

Grant Thornton LLP is a leading Canadian accounting and advisory firm providing accounting, audit, tax and advisory services to private and public organizations. We help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth by providing meaningful, actionable advice through a broad range of services. Grant Thornton LLP is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, whose member and correspondent firms operate in over 130 countries worldwide. A listing of Grant Thornton offices and contact information can be found at: www.GrantThornton.ca.

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Experts / Authors

Todd Blair As the leader of the Grant Thornton Canada National Consulting business, I specialize in change management—specifically, re-engineering organizational business processes to improve business insights and performance. In the past, I’ve held many functional roles in both industry and consulting environments, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Owner/Operator. I’ve worked for large and small public organizations, family-owned operations, partnerships and private equity-led environments across many sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, consulting and technology. I have also personally led acquisitions, divestitures, sales and integrations, as well as raised debt and equity. This broad-ranged experience has made me attuned to the real-life impact of existing processes and frameworks. As a result, I have the expertise to help companies define their desired end-state, reverse-engineer their work streams and processes, and identify the best resources and technologies to accelerate their desired transformations. View Profile
Sanjay Desai As a Partner with Grant Thornton’s Advisory Services Group, I help our clients accelerate their business growth by designing and implementing effective business solutions. Specifically, I work to identify and tackle a vast array of business barriers in the go-to-market, sales and marketing, human capital management, performance improvement and digital transformation spaces. I—like all members of the Advisory team—have a passion for taking things apart, understanding how they work and putting them back together (in a better state than they were before). Over the years I’ve developed this talent—first, in the technology sector, where, as a key leader, I helped a prominent company go public and achieve its aggressive growth ambitions. Next, as the founder and owner/operator of a high-growth boutique consulting firm—which was strategically acquired by Grant Thornton. My entrepreneurial journey affords me a unique connection with my clients. Having travelled this road before—and acquire a broad range of industry expertise along the way—I’m able to identify their unique path to operational excellence, help them mitigate the associated risks and seize the opportunities required to execute it. View Profile

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GrowthPoint Advisory Services Inc. joins Grant Thornton LLP

17 Dec 2018

Toronto, ON (December 17, 2018)

About Grant Thornton LLP in Canada

Experts / Authors

Todd Blair

As the leader of the Grant Thornton Canada National Consulting business, I specialize in change management—specifically, re-engineering organizational business processes to improve business insights and performance. In the past, I’ve held many functional roles in both industry and consulting environments, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Owner/Operator. I’ve worked for large and small public organizations, family-owned operations, partnerships and private equity-led environments across many sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, consulting and technology. I have also personally led acquisitions, divestitures, sales and integrations, as well as raised debt and equity. This broad-ranged experience has made me attuned to the real-life impact of existing processes and frameworks. As a result, I have the expertise to help companies define their desired end-state, reverse-engineer their work streams and processes, and identify the best resources and technologies to accelerate their desired transformations.

View Profile

Sanjay Desai

As a Partner with Grant Thornton’s Advisory Services Group, I help our clients accelerate their business growth by designing and implementing effective business solutions. Specifically, I work to identify and tackle a vast array of business barriers in the go-to-market, sales and marketing, human capital management, performance improvement and digital transformation spaces. I—like all members of the Advisory team—have a passion for taking things apart, understanding how they work and putting them back together (in a better state than they were before). Over the years I’ve developed this talent—first, in the technology sector, where, as a key leader, I helped a prominent company go public and achieve its aggressive growth ambitions. Next, as the founder and owner/operator of a high-growth boutique consulting firm—which was strategically acquired by Grant Thornton. My entrepreneurial journey affords me a unique connection with my clients. Having travelled this road before—and acquire a broad range of industry expertise along the way—I’m able to identify their unique path to operational excellence, help them mitigate the associated risks and seize the opportunities required to execute it.

View Profile