MPOWRUTM

… because it is all within your control.

Our mission is to empower you to find your unique strengths and use them to design your path to success.

About

MPOWRUTM and its parent company, Great Governance Matters, are boutique firms that provide coaching and advisory services to individuals and organizations. We help you understand your strengths and empower you to create a path of success based upon your strengths and passions. Ultimately, we provide focus on the transformational journey to reach your goals.

Based upon many decades of experience and education, Rose Marie Gage (Rose) and her team of advisors facilitate the journey of your envisioned future with ease and preparedness.

We empower you to shine and guide you along your unique journey of prosperity.

Learn more about Rose Marie Gage

Rose Marie Gage, C. Dir. (aka Rose)

Rose established Great Governance Matters and MPOWRUTM as a means of empowering small to medium sized organizations to be able to gain access to brilliant minds and assistance that is often times reserved only for the large scale organizations. She found that there are many people willing to contribute to small and medium sized organizations that can add serious value without being a full-time employee or a premium-priced consultant.

Rose has depth of leadership, governance and advisory experience, managing strategy across diverse industries and functions. Her experience spans enterprises, industries and functions, including M&A and integration. She provides unique value in risk oversight balancing enterprise risk against strategic direction to maximize value and deliver results.  Whether it is an upstart, growth stage company or a multi-billion organization seeking transformation, she has the leadership and governance experience that is applicable and works to make a difference alongside her clients, peers, and stakeholders. Her various governance roles combined with experience in customer centric strategy, risk, governance, compensation, audit and nomination committees adds a valued voice at the Board table.

Professional Contribution:

Rose is a professional Board Director, Consultant and Advisor. She contributes positively through her engagement, connections and passion. In 2019, she joined the Board of CO2-GRO (TSX-V) and Link Energy as Independent Director. She is Chair of Ontario Agri-Food Tech; Vice-Chair of  Ag Research Institute of Ontario; Independent Director of Hadrian Inc., Link Energy Inc. and CO2-GRO (TSX-V); and former Gov. Chair – Univ. of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation, former Chair Agri-Tech Comm Centre; and former Vice-Chair of Women in Leadership Foundation.

Rose is the retired Ag Energy Co-operative Ltd. CEO, a successful energy co-operative that serves Ontario agriculture, agri-tech and agri-food with natural gas and electricity solutions. She has also held C-suite roles with Schneider Electric Canada (CMO) and GE Capital Canada – Commercial Distribution Finance (CMO), focused on culture, growth and results.

Rose is passionate about supporting a sustainable world. She coaches, mentors and empowers people, ideas and organizations in a manner that will benefit all. She does so via positive change with a focus on sustainable innovation or commercialization.

Honours & Awards:

2020 featured in Amazing Women of Influence, 2018 Director’s College Outstanding Achievement in Governance, 2016 Canadian Board Diversity Council’s Diversity 50 recognition, one of Guelph’s 2018 Inspiring Women and a 2018 Inspiring 50 Canada recipient for serving as inspiration to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (aka STEM).

 Education:

Rose is a Chartered Director and has completed the Carnegie Mellon CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight. She is an alumna of the Directors’ College, Harvard, Rotman School of Business and McMaster University. She is a member in good standing of WXN, ICD and NACD.

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MPOWRUTM is a branch of Great Governance Matters.

Our work includes coaching and consulting for both individuals and organizations. Here are some of the main features and benefits of the services that we provide:

Coaching

  • MPOWRUTM takes a personalized approach focusing on strengths, proactive change and development.
  • We engage on the full spectrum of change: from personal to organizations, from small to large.
  • Our people have extensive knowledge and experience and our networks will enhance your options and opportunities.
  • Our efforts focus on strengths, boundaryless possibilities and their value in personal and organizational development.
  • The experience is confidential, customized and supported with experts who care.

Advisory

  • Whether it is with MPOWRUTM or our parent organization, Great Governance Matters, we become your trusted advisors, helping you to navigate the ever-changing landscape of success.
  • We provide the knowledge and experience needed to transform with ease.
  • We support your goals for growth and success in:
    • Strengths based leadership and development
    • Communications and personal/organizational brand management
    • Risk-mitigated strategy development and management (personal & professional)
    • Thought Leadership
    • Change Management
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Strategic Networking
    • 2 AM ClubTM and Mastermind Development
    • We can provide one-one advisory or a team for added focus and sustainable long-term growth.

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