Who We Are

An innovation consultancy working across industries to help some of the world's largest companies win through innovation. And we’re a disruptive bunch.

Trusted by world-class
global organizations

We are proud to work with some of the worlds largest companies providing innovation-as-a-service, and advising executives on organizational innovation architecture.

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Our Team

Tyler Anderson
Tyler Anderson
CEO

Having worked with some of the largest companies in North America as an innovation consultant, Tyler drives our global strategy and leads the way for the team, always making sure to keep things exciting, special and interesting, while staying ahead of the curve on tech and disruption models.

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Tyler Anderson
CEO

Having worked with some of the largest companies in North America as an innovation consultant, Tyler drives our global strategy and leads the way for the team, always making sure to keep things exciting, special and interesting, while staying ahead of the curve on tech and disruption models.

Vincent Atallah
Vincent Atallah
Growth Executive

Vincent has a broad background across disciplines. Vincent co-founded Don’t Freak Out!, a financial literacy education organization that was acquired in 2017 by a digital advertising conglomerate. He joined their team to build digital audiences and later led their advertising sales, selling to Fortune 200 brands and agencies and built revenue operations best practices. Vincent joined SSENSE, a Sequoia-backed global luxury retailer, and managed teams and products across loyalty, data segmentation, high-value customers, and high-hype launches. He now advises businesses and executives on product design and development, revenue and sales operations, and disruptive innovation, and works with internal and external executives at Disruptive Edge to help them stay ahead for the long term.

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Vincent Atallah
Growth Executive

Vincent has a broad background across disciplines. Vincent co-founded Don’t Freak Out!, a financial literacy education organization that was acquired in 2017 by a digital advertising conglomerate. He joined their team to build digital audiences and later led their advertising sales, selling to Fortune 200 brands and agencies and built revenue operations best practices. Vincent joined SSENSE, a Sequoia-backed global luxury retailer, and managed teams and products across loyalty, data segmentation, high-value customers, and high-hype launches. He now advises businesses and executives on product design and development, revenue and sales operations, and disruptive innovation, and works with internal and external executives at Disruptive Edge to help them stay ahead for the long term.

Andrea Dominguez
Andrea Dominguez
Innovation Analyst

Andrea is a highly motivated, service-oriented, and data-driven young professional that loves to put her knowledge and expertise at the service of others. Her background in project and performance management, along with a degree in Finance and Economics, allows Andrea to proficiently turn complex problems that may seem intimidating or confusing to some into something that can be useful and actionable. She thrives in challenging environments and is passionate about becoming a valuable resource in helping organizations achieve their biggest goals.

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Andrea Dominguez
Innovation Analyst

Andrea is a highly motivated, service-oriented, and data-driven young professional that loves to put her knowledge and expertise at the service of others. Her background in project and performance management, along with a degree in Finance and Economics, allows Andrea to proficiently turn complex problems that may seem intimidating or confusing to some into something that can be useful and actionable. She thrives in challenging environments and is passionate about becoming a valuable resource in helping organizations achieve their biggest goals.

Martina Facchin
Martina Facchin
Innovation Consultant

An experienced researcher and creative problem solver, Martina brings her absolutely delightful demeanour and positive energy to the team and injects it throughout the company culture. Her diverse background in social sciences means she knows how to ask the right questions, break down complex concepts and use her analytical skills to effectively drive innovation solutions.

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Martina Facchin
Innovation Consultant

An experienced researcher and creative problem solver, Martina brings her absolutely delightful demeanour and positive energy to the team and injects it throughout the company culture. Her diverse background in social sciences means she knows how to ask the right questions, break down complex concepts and use her analytical skills to effectively drive innovation solutions.

Spencer Giles
Spencer Giles
Engagement Manager

Spencer has led projects for some of North America’s largest national companies across 7+ industries, driving many of our largest projects and maintaining close engagement with our clients. He has extensive experience advising clients on architecting innovation functions and executing Disruptive Edge’s proprietary innovation process. He is constantly exploring new thought leadership and working to refine our approach to innovation.

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Spencer Giles
Engagement Manager

Spencer has led projects for some of North America’s largest national companies across 7+ industries, driving many of our largest projects and maintaining close engagement with our clients. He has extensive experience advising clients on architecting innovation functions and executing Disruptive Edge’s proprietary innovation process. He is constantly exploring new thought leadership and working to refine our approach to innovation.

Matthew Gledhill
Matthew Gledhill
Innovation Consultant

Sporting a poli sci masters degree and experience in the financial, real estate and retail industries, Matthew confidently leads projects and engages closely with clients. Always 110% committed, he takes initiative and goes the extra mile on every task, deliverable and project.

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Matthew Gledhill
Innovation Consultant

Sporting a poli sci masters degree and experience in the financial, real estate and retail industries, Matthew confidently leads projects and engages closely with clients. Always 110% committed, he takes initiative and goes the extra mile on every task, deliverable and project.

Matthew Guida
Matthew Guida
Innovation Analyst

With a background in Industrial Design and experience launching ventures in the luxury and fintech industries, Matthew brings a unique balance of design thinking and business strategy. As a conceptual thinker he’s passionate about identifying opportunities at the intersection of human behaviour and emerging technologies to develop innovative business and revenue models. Matthew helps clients leverage design strategy and technology to create a profitable and equitable future for the next 100+ years.

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Matthew Guida
Innovation Analyst

With a background in Industrial Design and experience launching ventures in the luxury and fintech industries, Matthew brings a unique balance of design thinking and business strategy. As a conceptual thinker he’s passionate about identifying opportunities at the intersection of human behaviour and emerging technologies to develop innovative business and revenue models. Matthew helps clients leverage design strategy and technology to create a profitable and equitable future for the next 100+ years.

David Lederhendler
David Lederhendler
Executive Advisor

David brings innovation advisory chops to the team, along with technology and management consulting expertise. He's led engagements with a wide array of global businesses in Europe, Asia, Middle East and North America, straddling the full spectrum of innovation consulting activities from strategy definition and new business model development all the way to solutions deployment. His love for solving complex problems feeds his focus on making maximum positive impact on each project and task. He holds a masters degree in Strategy and Management from the prestigious ESSEC business school in Paris, and an industrial engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.

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David Lederhendler
Executive Advisor

David brings innovation advisory chops to the team, along with technology and management consulting expertise. He's led engagements with a wide array of global businesses in Europe, Asia, Middle East and North America, straddling the full spectrum of innovation consulting activities from strategy definition and new business model development all the way to solutions deployment. His love for solving complex problems feeds his focus on making maximum positive impact on each project and task. He holds a masters degree in Strategy and Management from the prestigious ESSEC business school in Paris, and an industrial engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal.

Tracy Plourde
Tracy Plourde
Finance Manager

Tracy’s accounting and finance background has evolved over a span of 20 years. Obtaining her BA from Wilfrid Laurier University, she leverages her CPA designation along with experience in both private practice and corporate controller roles to keep the financial and internal gears of the Disruptive Edge machine well-oiled and running smoothly.

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Tracy Plourde
Finance Manager

Tracy’s accounting and finance background has evolved over a span of 20 years. Obtaining her BA from Wilfrid Laurier University, she leverages her CPA designation along with experience in both private practice and corporate controller roles to keep the financial and internal gears of the Disruptive Edge machine well-oiled and running smoothly.

Krishan Puvitharan
Krishan Puvitharan
Design and Test Lead

His rich academic background as a system design engineer with additional certifications in AI, machine learning and data science, make Krishan a true expert in validating features and solutions through primary testing. He’s a UX design specialist with a deep focus on product solutions, and always impresses the team with his ability to manage complex, multifaceted challenges.

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Krishan Puvitharan
Design and Test Lead

His rich academic background as a system design engineer with additional certifications in AI, machine learning and data science, make Krishan a true expert in validating features and solutions through primary testing. He’s a UX design specialist with a deep focus on product solutions, and always impresses the team with his ability to manage complex, multifaceted challenges.

Juan Carlos Sandoval
Juan Carlos Sandoval
Innovation Analyst

A wealth of both public and private sector experience, coupled with a master’s degree in strategic foresight and innovation, firmly position JC - as we endearingly refer to him - as an effective primary and secondary researcher, with a side order of product designer. His experience as co-founder of a construction tech company speaks to his customer-centric approach, and informs his ability to effectively bring research and design expertise together.

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Juan Carlos Sandoval
Innovation Analyst

A wealth of both public and private sector experience, coupled with a master’s degree in strategic foresight and innovation, firmly position JC - as we endearingly refer to him - as an effective primary and secondary researcher, with a side order of product designer. His experience as co-founder of a construction tech company speaks to his customer-centric approach, and informs his ability to effectively bring research and design expertise together.

 Elias Trouyet
Elias Trouyet
Innovation Analyst

Elias went to the University of Waterloo for his undergraduate degree where he studied Nanotechnology engineering. His degree allowed him to explore innovative technologies in fields such as tissue engineering and biomedical engineering. At the outset his degree, he developed a new material and founded a startup around it. AlgoBio was a career shaping experience where he learned about entrepreneurship and realised how enriching developing new solutions to tackle current issues is. Elias joined Disruptive Edge after ending his startup as he was looking to start his career in consulting where he could apply his newly learned skill to help companies innovate and grow.

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Elias Trouyet
Innovation Analyst

Elias went to the University of Waterloo for his undergraduate degree where he studied Nanotechnology engineering. His degree allowed him to explore innovative technologies in fields such as tissue engineering and biomedical engineering. At the outset his degree, he developed a new material and founded a startup around it. AlgoBio was a career shaping experience where he learned about entrepreneurship and realised how enriching developing new solutions to tackle current issues is. Elias joined Disruptive Edge after ending his startup as he was looking to start his career in consulting where he could apply his newly learned skill to help companies innovate and grow.

Maria Daniela Yepes
Maria Daniela Yepes
Creative Director

A decade of field experience and a masters degree in design strategy give Dani her magic touch in directing our global design efforts. While she’s responsible for making sure that everything we do always looks beautiful, it’s her ability to leverage design as a problem-solving tool that acts as a bridge between our strategy work and visual communications.

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Maria Daniela Yepes
Creative Director

A decade of field experience and a masters degree in design strategy give Dani her magic touch in directing our global design efforts. While she’s responsible for making sure that everything we do always looks beautiful, it’s her ability to leverage design as a problem-solving tool that acts as a bridge between our strategy work and visual communications.

Interested in joining our team?
Interested in joining our team?

We can’t wait to have you! You'll be in good company among our talented team of disruptors who have experience advising some of the world's most innovative organizations.

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Interested in joining our team?

We can’t wait to have you! You'll be in good company among our talented team of disruptors who have experience advising some of the world's most innovative organizations.