Who We Are
For the ones too ambitious to play small.
Too smart to wing it.
Too driven to wait.
For the founders that build the ladder as they climb it.
For the municipalities that want to see past the plans and make progress.
For the mission-driven teams that exist to prioritize impact over optics.
They bring their restless and relentless drive.
We bring our grit, creativity, and all-hands-on-deck discipline.
Together, we get the work done.
Our Process
Leadership
Lesley Thompson
Specialties
Lesley is the person organisations call when the plan isn't working and the stakes are too high to guess why. She embeds directly with leadership teams — not to advise from a distance, but to find what's broken, build what's missing, and leave behind systems that outlast her involvement. Across cleantech, medtech, economic development, Indigenous partnerships, and venture finance, she has done this again and again for 15 years.
That range is not accidental. At BDC, she spent five years managing SME portfolios at Canada's national development bank — evaluating business models, structuring financing, and building the pattern recognition that lets her walk into almost any organisation and see the real problem inside the first week. As CEO of ACCFutures, she ran a $10M regional venture and loan fund, assessed hundreds of companies for investment, and built lasting economic development partnerships across Akwesasne, Cornwall, and SDG. As VP at a high-growth cleantech company, she led the cross-functional work that carried it through a successful private equity acquisition. Now, through LPT & Co., she is building a consulting and AI products firm purpose-built for community-scale organisations that are too often left behind by tools and expertise designed for enterprise.
She chairs the Launch Lab Regional Innovation Centre and has served as a director of Community Futures Eastern Ontario and the Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation.
Notable engagements
- Drove go-to-market acceleration for a Canadian femtech startup, shepherding FDA clearance, ISO 13485, and MDSAP certification.
- Led cross-functional strategy at a high-growth cleantech company through a successful private equity acquisition, securing over $3M in grants and expanding operations into Taiwan, Korea, and the US.
- Directed a $10M equity investment and community loan fund, assessing hundreds of ventures and structuring both equity and debt financing across multiple communities.
- Forged partnerships with Indigenous communities, establishing a Truth and Reconciliation consultancy for regional development projects.
Greg Pietersma
Specialties
Greg builds the technical systems and strategic scaffolding that turn decision intelligence from concept into working infrastructure. He designs and operates LPT & Co.'s private AI stack, an on-premise servers running open-source models, vector databases, and automated agent workflows, giving the firm and its clients sovereign, secure access to AI without relying on enterprise SaaS platforms built for someone else's scale.
That technical capability sits on top of 30 years of hands-on operating experience. Greg ran Pietersma Tinworks for three decades, carrying every dimension of small-business ownership. As Chair of the Upper Canada District School Board and Executive Director of two regional economic development organisations, he governed complex, multi-stakeholder institutions and advised more than 150 entrepreneurs on business modelling, pricing strategy, and capital readiness — 95% of whom now operate as sustainable ventures. He brings grounded judgment, direct communication, and an uncommon ability to operate at the intersection of technology, governance, and community economics.
Notable engagements
- Designed and operates a private AI infrastructure serving LPT & Co.'s consulting and product lines, including vector search, automated briefings, and agent-based workflows.
- Advised 150+ entrepreneurs in business modelling, pricing, and capital preparation — 95% now operating as sustainable ventures.
- Led governance modernization and strategic alignment across a multi-billion-dollar public institution.
- Diagnosed workflow and automation challenges for multiple manufacturers, improving throughput and reducing operating strain.
Shannon Tierney
Specialties
Shannon designs and maintains the operational systems that make LPT & Co.'s consulting and AI products run. She works at the junction of process, people, and technology — building the internal structures that allow the firm to embed with clients, coordinate multi-agent AI workflows, and deliver repeatable results across engagements.
Her operational instincts were built through managing programs and stakeholder relationships at ACCFutures, where she supported regional economic development through coordinated programs, events, and internal systems. Earlier work in media and sales operations sharpened her ability to manage fast-moving, multi-team environments under pressure. At LPT & Co., she translates the firm's strategic and technical ambitions into disciplined, day-to-day execution.
Notable engagements
- Strengthened the operational backbone of a leading regional advisory and funding engine through program coordination, systems design, and stakeholder engagement.
- Supported regional business recovery programs and digital service platforms during the COVID-19 period.
- Managed cross-sector projects across Akwesasne, Cornwall, and SDG Counties in partnership with economic development leadership.
- Designed internal processes that improved accountability and reduced operational friction for founder-led companies
Our circle of specialists
We draw from our trusted network of specialists—people we know and have pre-qualified—to meet the needs of our clients. We match every client with the right minds, never just the available ones.
We’re ready
to get to work.
