NOT BYSTANDERS.

WE’RE BUILDERS,

NOT BYSTANDERS.

We don't stand at the edges offering opinions. We step inside the work. We build alongside teams to turn courageous ideas into real, working systems.

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Built With, Not For.

Boardroom Labs is an employee-owned strategy, design, and venture-building studio.

We exist for one reason: to help organizations turn courageous ideas into real-world systems.

We work side-by-side with your team. We don't hand off decks. We build.

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How We Do the Work.

Real innovation starts with people. Tools and tech matter, but trust, participation, and shared ownership matter more.

The future is collaborative. System-shifting work only sticks when those inside the system help shape it.

Experiments beat assumptions. We prototype early, test in real conditions, and use what we learn to guide growth.

Purpose and profit can reinforce each other. The ventures we build prove it.

Meet the Team.

Strategists, designers, researchers, and technologists who build things that actually work.

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Andrew Walls

Andrew Walls

Partner

Andrew has spent a decade leading strategy, user research, and organizational development across complex systems. He guides innovation and digital transformation from the inside, not the sidelines.

Partner
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Andrew has spent a decade leading strategy, user research, and organizational development across complex systems. He guides innovation and digital transformation from the inside, not the sidelines.

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Drew Schellenbach

Partner

Drew has 10+ years building and scaling digital platforms across health, insurance, and energy. He specializes in turning early-stage ideas into real products with measurable outcomes.

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Drew Schellenbach

Partner

Drew has 10+ years building and scaling digital platforms across health, insurance, and energy. He specializes in turning early-stage ideas into real products with measurable outcomes.

Aliya Ghare

PRINCIPAL, Product & Design

Aliya leads product strategy, branding, and design across BL's consulting and venture portfolio. She turns customer research into scalable design systems and high-impact visual experiences.

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Aliya Ghare

Natasha Kressibucher

STUDIO MANAGER

Natasha runs business development, operations, and client success at Boardroom Labs. She builds the partnerships and systems that keep the studio running and growing.

PRINCIPAL, Product & Design
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Aliya leads product strategy, branding, and design across BL's consulting and venture portfolio. She turns customer research into scalable design systems and high-impact visual experiences.

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Claire Chisholm

new ventures developer

Claire applies design thinking to bring ideas to life. With a background in entrepreneurship and hands-on experience building businesses, she supports venture development opportunities across BL.

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Natasha Kressibucher

STUDIO MANAGER

Natasha runs business development, operations, and client success at Boardroom Labs. She builds the partnerships and systems that keep the studio running and growing.

George Wu

ADVISOR, STRATEGY

George has spent a decade across venture capital, corporate innovation, and startup ecosystems. He advises BL on venture creation, growth strategy, and positioning for scale and investment.

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Claire Chisholm

NEW VENTURES developer

Claire applies design thinking to bring ideas to life. With a background in entrepreneurship and hands-on experience building businesses, she supports venture development opportunities across BL.

George Wu

ADVISOR, STRATEGY

George has spent a decade across venture capital, corporate innovation, and startup ecosystems. He advises BL on venture creation, growth strategy, and positioning for scale and investment.

Office Stats

Coffees consumed per year

1,400

Continents worked from. Antarctica is next.

6

Team pets (3 of whom attend meetings without asking)

7

Ninja Creami flavours attempted

22

Ninja Creami flavours worth repeating

7

Decks handed off without a follow-up conversation

0

You know something needs to change. Let's figure out what.

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