A cross-market advisory firm supporting business expansion, investment readiness, and strategic partnerships between advanced economies and North Africa
MapleSahara
Who We Are
Based in Québec, Canada, MapleSahara is positioned to support both North African investors seeking structured opportunities and international companies seeking to evaluate, enter, or develop business in North Africa.
The firm’s approach is built around strategic analysis, business documentation, stakeholder coordination, and practical support for early-stage market and investment initiatives.
Who We Are
MapleSahara is being developed as a professional advisory firm focused on business development, market expansion, investment readiness, and project structuring between advanced economies and North African markets.
Based in Québec, Canada, MapleSahara is positioned to support both North African investors seeking structured opportunities and international companies seeking to evaluate, enter, or develop business in North Africa.
The firm’s approach is built around strategic analysis, business documentation, stakeholder coordination, and practical support for early-stage market and investment initiatives.
What We Do
MapleSahara supports clients in transforming market interest into structured business opportunities.
Our work focuses on helping clients clarify objectives, assess market potential, identify strategic priorities, prepare credible documentation, and coordinate the early stages of business development, partnership creation, and project structuring.
MapleSahara’s advisory role combines several complementary functions:
What We Do
MapleSahara supports clients in transforming market interest into structured business opportunities.
Our work focuses on helping clients clarify objectives, assess market potential, identify strategic priorities, prepare credible documentation, and coordinate the early stages of business development, partnership creation, and project structuring.
MapleSahara’s advisory role combines several complementary functions: strategic consulting, business development support, investment-readiness preparation, stakeholder coordination, and project development assistance.
Our Positioning
MapleSahara operates at the intersection of advanced economies and North African markets.
The firm is designed to support two main client groups:
North African Investors
International Companies
Our Positioning
MapleSahara operates at the intersection of advanced economies and North African markets.
The firm is designed to support two main client groups:
- North African investors seeking structured, credible, and well-documented business opportunities connected to established international industrial and business ecosystems.
- International companies seeking to understand, evaluate, and enter North African markets through a disciplined and locally informed business development approach.
This positioning allows MapleSahara to act as a strategic bridge between market opportunity, investment interest, technical expertise, and execution planning.
Our Mission
MapleSahara’s mission is to support investors, companies, and project leaders in structuring credible business opportunities between advanced economies and North Africa.
We aim to provide strategic clarity, professional documentation, and disciplined business development support that help clients evaluate opportunities, prepare for investment discussions, and move toward structured execution.
Our Vision
Our Values
Long-Term Value Creation
Strategic Clarity
Professional Integrity
Cross-Market Understanding
Together, these principles form the foundation of how MapleSahara operates. They ensure that every engagement is grounded in clarity, discipline, and responsible judgment, regardless of the complexity or geography of the opportunity.
Our Values
Long-Term Value Creation
Strategic Clarity
Professional Integrity
Cross-Market Understanding
Leadership team
Gwen Johnson
Thomas Olsen
Manny Maceda
James Allen
Advisory partners
Gwen Johnson
Thomas Olsen
Manny Maceda
James Allen
Technical specialists
Gwen Johnson
Thomas Olsen
Manny Maceda
James Allen
External collaborators
Gwen Johnson
Thomas Olsen
Manny Maceda
James Allen
We’re a global stakeholder relations and partnership building consultancy.
Structure Your Next Market Opportunity
Whether you are an investor evaluating a business opportunity or a company considering expansion into North Africa, MapleSahara can help structure the next step with clarity, credibility, and discipline.
Let's Structure Your Next Market Opportunity
Whether you are an investor evaluating a business opportunity or a company considering expansion into North Africa, MapleSahara can help structure the next step with clarity, credibility, and discipline.
