Stuart Street Strategy works alongside your team to diagnose real challenges, design solutions that actually fit, and deliver outcomes that last. SSS approaches strategy — with pragmatism, innovation, and a relentless focus on execution.
SSS's goal is to build capability, not dependency.
Leadership
Jonathan Parkes, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal Strategist
Stuart Street Strategy is built on evidence-based thinking and real-world delivery — always centred on people-focused solutions — driving the quality, depth, and outcomes organizations can expect from SSS.
We're here to help you achieve your desired outcomes. À la carte.
What We Offer
Our Services
01
AI Adoption Advisory
AI is moving fast — and most SMEs are being left behind or led astray by vendors with products to sell. SSS offers independent, evidence-based AI adoption guidance with no software to sell and no agenda beyond your success. We help you cut through the noise, understand where you actually stand, and build a practical adoption roadmap your team understands and owns.
02
Market Research
Strategy built on evidence, not opinion. SSS brings PhD-level research rigour to the questions that matter most — market opportunity, customer insight, competitive landscape, and sector dynamics. Our research is built to inform real decisions and move organizations forward.
03
Capability Building
The best strategy in the world fails if your team doesn't understand it, believe in it, or know how to execute it. SSS designs and delivers learning experiences that build genuine strategic capability inside your organization. When we leave, your team is stronger than when we arrived.
04
Strategic Initiatives
Identifying the right strategic priorities is only half the challenge. SSS works alongside your team to scope, design, and execute the initiatives that move your organization forward. We bring evidence-based rigour to execution with a practitioner's understanding of what it actually takes to get things done.
Experience
Selected Engagements
John F. Wood Centre
Delivered a workshop on go-to-market strategy for entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures. The session focused on helping participants move from idea to market with clarity — covering customer discovery, value proposition design, market entry sequencing, and the practical steps needed to turn strategy into traction.
Net Zero Food Systems Challenge (NZFSC)
Workshop facilitation for this experiential learning program that brings together graduate students across disciplines to develop solutions for a net-zero food system. The NZFSC is run by the Arrell Food Institute (AFI) and the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph, and is supported financially by Loblaw Companies Limited.
Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph
Delivered Hackathons for Sustainable Food Systems for Canada, a national innovation and entrepreneurship training program. These Hackathons have brought together industry, academia, and community partners to solve meaningful real-world problems. The most recent Hackathon was held in Winnipeg, sponsored by RBC.