Economic Development
Opportunity framing, business cases, partnership logic, and decision support for projects that need executive clarity before they move.
Tomahawk Advisory Group
Professional advisory for work that needs structure and momentum.
TAG helps leadership teams turn opportunity into organized action through Indigenous business management, economic development strategy, procurement readiness, policy-aware planning, and practical execution support.
Led by CEO Marc Smith, with 50 years of advisory experience.
Work
Advisory depth for complex decisions.
TAG is designed for organizations that need more than a good idea. We bring structure to decisions, documents, partners, and next steps.
Procurement Readiness
Capability narratives, bid positioning, document readiness, and practical support for public, industrial, and partnership-driven opportunities.
Project Planning
Scopes, milestones, risk registers, stakeholder maps, and meeting rhythms that help teams move with confidence.
Execution Support
Follow-through, briefing materials, coordination, and operating discipline for leaders who cannot afford drift.
Indigenous Advisory Lens
Rights-aware, distinctions-based, and grounded in relationship.
TAG’s advisory approach is informed by Marc Smith’s 50 years of experience advising governments, Indigenous organizations, corporations, non-profits, economic development entities, and community leadership.
Indigenous Business Management
Economic development corporations, procurement strategies, partnership structures, joint ventures, Indigenous ownership models, capacity building, community benefit agreements, and long-term wealth creation.
Aboriginal Law & Policy Awareness
Clear business interpretation of rights and policy contexts, including Section 35, treaty rights, modern treaties, land claims, consultation, UNDRIP, and free, prior and informed consent.
Cultural Competency & Safety
Trauma-informed engagement, anti-racism, respectful communication, protocol awareness, distinctions-based thinking, and avoidance of pan-Indigenous assumptions.
Governance & Engagement
Practical respect for elected, hereditary, traditional, tribal, Métis, Inuit, regional, and community-specific decision-making structures.
Important advisory standard:
TAG does not speak on behalf of Indigenous Peoples or any specific
community. Decisions that may affect rights, lands, culture, data,
economic interests, or governance should be confirmed through direct,
properly resourced engagement with the relevant Nation, community,
government, or representative body. Legal questions require qualified
legal counsel.
Method
Clear enough for the boardroom. Practical enough for the field.
Listen
We start with the operating reality: goals, constraints, people, timing, risks, and what must be decided next.
Build
We turn raw direction into usable plans, briefs, proposals, governance tools, and decision-ready documents.
Move
We support the next round of action so plans do not sit still: meetings, revisions, coordination, and accountability.
Leadership
Marc Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Smith brings 50 years of experience advising governments, Indigenous organizations, corporations, non-profits, economic development entities, and community leadership on Indigenous business management, Aboriginal law and policy contexts, cultural competency, and practical organizational change.
Finance Leadership
Victoria Wang
Chief Financial Officer
Victoria Wang brings CFO/controller-level financial strategy and operations support to TAG’s finance, accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, controls, compliance, and decision-making needs.
Her finance profile includes 37 years of executive finance experience, master’s-level education, CPA and CFM-level expertise, senior finance credentials, and advanced Sage 300 and QuickBooks proficiency.
Risk Leadership
Tom Grace
Chief Risk Officer
Tom Grace brings executive risk, governance, compliance, controls, cyber/privacy, crisis, contract, project, and reputation-risk advisory support to TAG’s risk-informed decision-making.
His risk profile includes 29 years of enterprise risk experience, master’s-level education, senior professional credential-level expertise, and practical support for identifying, assessing, controlling, escalating, and reporting material risks.
Professional presence with disciplined financial and risk follow-through.
TAG’s advisory work is built around humility, accountability, clear language, financial discipline, risk awareness, and delivery. The firm supports leaders who need strategic advice, board-ready reporting, practical finance workflows, risk controls, and decision support that respects governance, compliance, community-defined outcomes, and long-term trust.
- Distinctions-based First Nations, Métis, and Inuit awareness
- Board-ready financial summaries, analysis, and budget models
- Cash flow, internal controls, compliance, and audit readiness
- Risk registers, escalation frameworks, and crisis readiness
- Sage 300 and QuickBooks workflow guidance for Canadian operations
Contact
Bring shape to the next decision.
Tell TAG what kind of support you are looking for. Public inquiries route through the company inbox so the next step can be reviewed and coordinated properly.