Our Team
Meet the Team Behind Mikel Consulting
Mikel Consulting is founder-led and supported by specialists in business planning, financial modeling, market research, writing, and presentation. Together, our team helps entrepreneurs, companies, and professional advisors prepare clear, defensible documents for funding, immigration, and growth decisions.
Specialist Team Structure
Built to support high-stakes business documents.
Each project brings together the right mix of strategy, finance, research, writing, design, and senior review so the final document is practical, polished, and built around the client’s objective.
Founders & Leadership
Senior Leadership Behind Every Serious Engagement
Kelin Ainsworth, MBA
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Kelin leads strategic planning across Mikel Consulting, overseeing investor-grade business plans, growth frameworks, and client positioning. His background as a founder gives him a practical understanding of what entrepreneurs need when presenting a business case to investors, lenders, partners, and decision-makers.
Experience Includes
- Entrepreneurial background with experience building, operating, and exiting a business before age 25.
- Investor and growth strategy for startups, acquisitions, expansion projects, and funding presentations.
- Business model development across commercial, immigration, and investor-focused planning engagements.
Mitch Fillman
Co-Founder & Financial Modeling Lead
Mitch oversees financial modeling, capital structuring, and funding logic at Mikel Consulting. His work focuses on turning assumptions, revenue models, loan requests, and investor scenarios into clear financial narratives that can be understood by funders, reviewers, and business owners.
Experience Includes
- Accounting and financial analysis background, including experience with BDO and financial consulting work.
- Financial model development for bank loans, investor raises, immigration plans, feasibility studies, and internal strategy.
- Capital structuring and repayment logic focused on clear assumptions, cash flow, DSCR, use of funds, and sensitivity analysis.
Dominika Fillman, MBA
Director of Growth & Partnerships
Dominika supports growth strategy, partnership development, and international client relationships. Her work helps Mikel Consulting support entrepreneurs, advisors, and companies navigating cross-border planning needs, immigration-driven business models, and market expansion.
Experience Includes
- MBA-level business training with a focus on growth, management, and strategic business development.
- International partnership support across Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and international client markets.
- Client growth and advisor relationships supporting entrepreneurs, consultants, and professional referral partners.
How Our Team Works
Senior Oversight, Specialist Support, & Final Quality Control
Senior Direction
We confirm the project scope, audience, timeline, and level of detail required before work begins. This helps keep the final document aligned with the client’s objective.
Specialist Development
The right team members support the research, writing, financial modeling, strategy, and presentation work depending on the type of project.
Final Review
Before delivery, the materials are reviewed for structure, clarity, consistency, financial logic, and professional presentation.
Specialist support where it matters.
The result is a cleaner process for clients and a stronger final document: clear, defensible, and ready to share with funders, advisors, reviewers, or stakeholders.
Who We Work With
Business Planning Support for Many Types of Clients and Review Audiences
Not every client comes to us for the same reason.
Some clients need funding. Others need immigration support, investor materials, acquisition planning, grant documentation, internal strategy, or partner-ready financials. Our role is to understand the goal, the audience, and the level of detail required.
Business Owners & Founders
- Entrepreneurs launching new ventures
- Startups preparing for investors
- Small businesses applying for financing
- Established companies expanding operations
Growth & Transaction Clients
- Business buyers and acquisition clients
- Franchise applicants and operators
- Real estate and development projects
- Companies opening new locations
Immigration Clients & Advisors
- Immigration lawyers and consultants
- Entrepreneur and investor visa applicants
- Foreign companies expanding internationally
- Start-Up Visa and business immigration teams
Funding & Professional Partners
- Accountants and financial advisors
- Loan brokers and funding consultants
- Commercial real estate professionals
- Advisory firms supporting client applications
Organizations & Community Projects
- Nonprofits and social enterprises
- Indigenous organizations and businesses
- Education and childcare operators
- Healthcare and wellness providers
Review Audiences We Write For
- Banks, credit unions, and lenders
- Investors and funding committees
- Immigration reviewers and advisors
- Landlords, partners, and internal teams
Industries and project types we commonly support
- Technology and SaaS
- Healthcare and wellness
- Real estate and construction
- Food and hospitality
- Retail and e-commerce
- Manufacturing and distribution
- Transportation and logistics
- Education and childcare
- Professional services
- Franchise and acquisition
- Indigenous and community projects
- Immigration and expansion files
- Energy and cleantech
- Beauty, fitness, and personal care
- Trades and home services
- Agriculture and food production
- Automotive and mobility
- Tourism, events, and recreation
The common thread is the need for a clear business case.
Whether the plan is being reviewed by a bank, investor, immigration lawyer, government program, landlord, partner, or internal leadership team, we focus on making the business model, numbers, assumptions, and strategy easy to understand.
Team Support
Work With Mikel Consulting
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Explore Services
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Bank Loan Business Plans
Lender-ready business plans for banks, credit unions, and financing applications.
View Service → Investor FundingInvestor Business Plans
Investor-facing business plans for equity raises, private investors, and growth capital.
View Service → PresentationPitch Decks
Professional pitch decks for investors, lenders, partners, and stakeholder presentations.
View Service → Financial PlanningFinancial Models
Excel-based forecasts, assumptions, cash flow analysis, break-even logic, and scenarios.
View Service → ImmigrationImmigration Business Plans
Business plans for entrepreneur, investor, intra-company transfer, and immigration programs.
View Service → Project AnalysisFeasibility Studies
Market, financial, operational, and strategic analysis for proposed projects or acquisitions.
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