That project that keeps getting pushed back. Let's get it done.

Canvus is a hands-on strategic consultancy. That means Josie doesn't just advise — she embeds with your team and does the work. Typical engagements involve designing and delivering programmes, building partnership strategies, supporting market entry, or developing the narrative and content that helps your organisation show up credibly in a new context.

Primarily three kinds of organisations: startups that need to build partnerships or enter new markets but don't have a dedicated person to do it; accelerators, VCs, and ecosystem builders that need experienced hands to design and run founder programmes; and corporates or government-backed organisations that are running innovation initiatives and need an operator who understands the startup world.

Josie leads every engagement personally. For projects that need it, she brings in trusted specialists in facilitation, content, PR, and design, but she's always your main point of contact.

It varies. Some clients bring Josie in for a focused 4–6 week sprint to design a programme or launch a partnership strategy. Others work with her on a retained basis over 3–6 months for ongoing delivery. The right structure depends on what you're trying to achieve — it's always the first thing we work out together.

Concrete deliverables, not slide decks. Depending on the engagement: a fully designed and delivered programme, a working partnership or distribution channel, a market entry strategy with warm introductions built in, or a content and positioning framework your team can actually use. Josie's background is in execution — she measures success by what gets done, not what gets recommended.

Most consultants diagnose and recommend. Josie builds and ships. She's been an early-team operator, a programme lead, and a partnerships manager — she knows what it takes to actually move things forward in a resource-constrained environment. If you need someone to tell you what to do, this probably isn't the right fit. If you need someone to come in and do it with you, that's exactly what Canvus is for.

Yes. Josie is based in Singapore but has worked across Europe and Asia throughout her career — with UK-based organisations like Founders Forum and Tech Nation, as well as global teams at Google. She's comfortable working across time zones and regularly supports organisations bridging the UK, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

You get senior-level experience exactly when you need it, without the cost and commitment of a permanent hire. For most clients that's a better fit than building a team before they're ready to.

Just get in touch. Drop Josie a note at josie@canvus.co or via LinkedIn with a brief summary of what you're working on and what kind of support you're looking for. She'll come back within a couple of days and suggest a short call to see if it's a good fit.