We help founder-led businesses identify operational vulnerabilities, reduce risk and build practical resilience before disruption becomes expensive.

If Your Operations Stopped Tomorrow

  • Could you still make payroll?
  • Would your customers stay?
  • Could your team respond confidently?
  • Would you know exactly what to do?

Our Founder

I spent nearly three decades leading organizations where failure wasn't an option.

I have worked where preparation matters most, leading organizations through uncertainty, assessing complex risks, and helping people make confident decisions when the stakes are high.

My career has included service as a senior Canadian Army officer, university professor, executive advisor, and operational resilience practitioner. Across those roles, one lesson has remained constant: organizations rarely fail because disruption occurs. They fail because they were unprepared for how quickly small problems become major operational failures.

That experience became the foundation of Preparedness Labs.

Rather than selling fear or promoting expensive enterprise consulting, my mission is to make practical, evidence-based resilience accessible to founder-led businesses. Every framework, template, course, and advisory program has been designed to answer one question:

Could your business continue operating if tomorrow didn't go according to plan?

Our methodology combines military planning principles, internationally recognized risk management practices, business continuity concepts, cybersecurity awareness, and real-world operational experience into practical systems that busy business owners can implement immediately.

Today, I continue to teach graduate students in disaster and emergency management, publish research and educational content, host the Mastering Risk podcast and YouTube channel, and advise organizations seeking to strengthen their operational resilience before disruption occurs.

When you work with Preparedness Labs, you're not buying a binder that sits on a shelf.

You're gaining practical guidance from someone who has spent an entire career helping organizations prepare for uncertainty, and continue operating when it matters most.

Trusted Experience

🛡️ 30+ Years Leadership Experience

🎓 University Professor

🎖️ Former Senior Canadian Army Officer

🎤 Conference Speaker

🎙️ Host of the Mastering Risk Podcast

📚 Evidence-Based Frameworks

🌎 Supporting Organizations Across Canada