Insight-driven and impactful solutions for our clients
Adventus Research + Consulting Inc. is a full-service market research/strategy and management consulting firm, insight-driven to get the authentic voice of your industry or marketplace. We employ a variety of techniques to uncover key insights and industry-specific knowledge to develop go-to-market strategies that will help your business grow and prosper.
The Adventus Research + Consulting Team
Led by Gary Svoboda, Chief Executive Officer and Michael Van Belle, President, Adventus offers a range of services designed to meet your market intelligence, due diligence and marketing needs.
Gary Svoboda
B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, 1979), M.B.A. (University of Western Ontario – 1983) is the Founder and CEO of Adventus Research + Consulting Inc. With over 30 years of experience in industrial and consumer market research and technology alignment beginning at the Canadian Innovation Centre in Waterloo, Gary has worked with hundreds of innovative companies and entrepreneurs launching new technologies, products and services – providing valuable market information and insights. The firm Gary leads maintains memberships with the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and TechAlliance (London). Gary is also a past member of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM).
Michael Van Belle
B.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier University, 1992) is President of Adventus Research + Consulting Inc. Michael has over 20 years of experience in marketing, including over a decade of corporate marketing and brand management, marketing communications and strategic planning with TD Bank. Prior to TD, Michael was part of the Strategic Initiatives Team of Canadian Tire where he evaluated new business models for delivery of financial services within the Canadian retail sector. Michael was also a senior market research analyst and manager at the Canadian Innovation Centre in Waterloo. Michael is a member of the American Society for Quality and a past member of the Licensing Executives Society (LES).
Louis Blais
B.B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier University, 1998), MBA (Heriot-Watt University, 2014) PMP, is Regional Director at Adventus Research + Consulting. Louis’ 15 years of experience includes working as a market research analyst as well as several other positions, primarily in marketing and sales. Louis is also fully bilingual, with both written and spoken French capability. Louis specializes in conducting market stakeholder interviews for Adventus, most often by telephone. Louis is also responsible for Adventus business development and outreach activities in Western Canada.
In addition, the Adventus team includes several experienced and highly-qualified interviewers and analysts, all focused on finding and unlocking key market insights.
Vision:
We help our clients be better innovators.
Mission:
We leverage market knowledge, insights and processes to enable our clients to make optimal strategic decisions.