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Tell us about the project. We'll come back with where the risk sits — and what it would cost to fix.

Typical response time to every enquiry, from Lori directly

1 day

Industry accreditations, certifications and memberships held

Offices — Vancouver and Winnipeg, serving clients nationally

Years of combined construction, finance and operations experience

Business Consulting Firm for Strategic Growth in British Columbia

Developer · Multi-family, Vancouver

"They found six figures of exposure in our contracts in the first two weeks."

Accredited

Gold Seal accredited · CHBA Master Residential Builder · PMP Certified

of contract exposure found in one client's first two weeks with us.

6 figures

Why builders call us

Projects rarely fail on site. They fail in
the numbers.

We fix

Leadership, customer-service and Project process training built for construction teams, not generic workshops.

Crews and office staff burn out when process is unclear, and the cost of replacing them lands squarely on the project.

The budget drifts quietly

The schedule slips before anyone says so

Good people leave mid-build

We fix

Owner-side project controls, trade coordination and one accountable point of contact who answers the phone.

Trades sequence themselves, long-lead items are ordered late, and the critical path exists only in someone’s head.

We fix

Line-by-line cost forecasting with monthly variance reporting, so drift shows up in week three — not month nine.

Allowances get spent, change orders stack up, and nobody adds it together until the draw request is short.

By the time a budget problem is visible on site, the money is already spent. We sit on the owner's side of the table — forecasting cost, tightening process and training the people who execute — so decisions get made while they are still inexpensive.

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Ready-to-use templates and checklists, from the free Project Start-Up Toolkit to the complete Business Toolkit. Buy it, open it, use it today.

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Tailored sessions in project management, leadership development, effective communication and policy education – delivered to the people who actually do the work.

Education & Training

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Refining policies, streamlining operations, clarifying finances and mapping growth. We remove the roadblocks holding a construction business back.

Business Consulting

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Effective project management with accurate financial analysis and forecasting. We streamline process, mitigate risk and protect the margin you budgeted for.

Construction Management

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Our services

Four ways we protect a build.

Monthly reporting

How we work

Four steps. No surprises in any of them.

We advise your team through monthly reporting clear enough to hand straight to your lender or your board.

Fixed scope, fixed fee

A costed plan with reporting cadence, a live risk register and a short list of owner decisions with deadlines attached to each one.

Written findings

We go through the budget, the contracts, the change orders and the site. You receive a written findings summary with the risks ranked by dollar impact.

Free · 30 minutes

Thirty free minutes. You describe the project or the problem; we tell you straight whether we are the right fit — and what we would look at first.

Discovery call

Audit the numbers

Plan and controls

Deliver and report

You will always know what happens next, who owns it, and what it costs. That is the whole method.

Director of Education - CHBA BC

Jane Tang

It's been an absolute pleasure working with Lori for the last 7 years. She is a strong supporter of education for builders, and as one of our primary instructors...

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Owner - Hauerbuilt

Jayson Eisenhauer

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Lori puts you in drive!  Her business planning and consultation approach is transparent and comprehensive.  Her experience allows... 

Sterling Okanagan Builders

Garry Elliott

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“I first met Lori while she was instructing a business planning and management course, it was then that I approached her to produce some handbooks...

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Client results

Proof, not promises.

Partner with us to unlock your business's full potential.

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Speaking

You are not handed to a junior. Lori leads every engagement personally — bringing decades of construction management, finance and operations experience to owners who need someone in the room who can read a schedule of values and a crew's morale with equal accuracy.

She built Rylan on a simple rule: tell clients the truth early, even when it might not be what they want to hear.

Who you'll work with

Lori Gobert, PMP

Principal & Founder

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Free 30-minute discovery call

NAHB International Builders' Show

Canadian Construction Women

Canadian Association of Women in Construction

PMP

CHBA Member

CHBA BC Certified Residential Building Company

CHBA BC Certified Renovation Company

CHBA BC Certified Renovation Professional

CHBA BC Certified Housing Professional

CHBA BC Master Residential Builder

Gold Seal Certified

Accredited & accountable

Memberships and certifications you can check.

Straight answers

The questions we get before every engagement.

FAQ Accordion

Anything from residential builds and renovations to multi-family projects, commercial or new developments. What matters more than square footage is whether there is real money at risk and a decision-maker who wants an honest read on it.

We work alongside your existing team and project managers to provide objective oversight, risk management, and strategic guidance without disrupting your day-to-day operations.

Our fee structure depends on the scope of the engagement. We offer fixed fee arrangements, monthly retainers, or percentage-based compensation depending on project risk and alignment.

Yes, while our primary hubs are in Vancouver and Winnipeg, we consult on projects across North America depending on the scale and requirements of the project.

During the call, we review the scope of your project, identify immediate operational risks, determine if our advisory services fit your needs, and outline immediate next steps.

Absolutely. Project recovery and rapid intervention are core specialties. We audit current progress, realign key stakeholders, and implement a corrective roadmap.

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