Management
It is critical that the interests of your organization are securely entrusted to the expert care of advisors that understand your needs, and will create a strategy for sustainable success. Our consultants go above and beyond these essential requirements. Identifying opportunities requires creativity and a strong understanding of the sophisticated application of business fundamentals. We engage advisors with a proven track record of success in these domains, who are always prepared to respond to a diverse range of business challenges.
Ian Wooden, Founder and President (2004-Present)
As the president of IJW Management Inc., Mr. Wooden has advised over 40 corporations in the matters of corporate strategy, finance, business valuation, strategy valuation, and other business concerns.
Mr. Wooden began his entrepreneurial career as a young boy, starting his first business, a lawn care service, with his brother at the age of 12. At age 14, he founded a Montreal based music school, employing a very innovative business model coined, the "Cliented-Workforce Model"; His school pioneered a decentralized, teacher agency, which dispatched teachers to students rather than having students come to a central location. Along with this music school, he went on to develop multiple music camps, which today, exist underneath the branding of an American operator.
Mr. Wooden holds an Undergraduate degree from the John Molson School of Business with a major in finance, graduating with distinction. In 2002, he was inducted into the Golden Key Society and in 2004, he was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, a business honor society, for academic excellence. Besides his responsibilities as the President of IJW Management Inc., Mr. Wooden sits on the board of directors of two corporations. He currently resides in Westmount, Quebec, Canada.
