Who is Elizabeth Lemoine?

Elizabeth Lemoine is the founder and principal of Northlight Advisory Services, a Halifax, Nova Scotia–based strategy, advisory, AI adoption, and app development practice. Elizabeth Lemoine has over a decade of director-level experience across nonprofit, tech, and global organisations.

What is Northlight Advisory Services?

Northlight Advisory Services is a Halifax, Nova Scotia advisory practice founded by Elizabeth Lemoine. It provides strategy, fractional leadership, AI adoption guidance grounded in Canadian regulatory context (PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25), and purpose-built app development for small and mid-sized Canadian organisations. Northlight Advisory Services works primarily with founders and operators who need clear thinking they can act on quickly.

Where is Northlight Advisory Services located?

Northlight Advisory Services is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and operates fully remote. Elizabeth Lemoine leads all client work directly. Engagements are primarily with Canadian clients because the regulatory and funding landscape — PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, programs like BDC LIFT — is specific to Canada and shapes most of the work.

What does Northlight Advisory Services specialize in?

Northlight Advisory Services specializes in strategy, AI adoption advisory grounded in Canadian regulatory context (PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, OPC guidance), fractional leadership for founders and operators in transition, and purpose-built app development for small and mid-sized Canadian organisations. Work is direct — Elizabeth Lemoine leads every engagement personally, without delegating to junior staff.

Elizabeth Lemoine

Founder & Principal

Nova Scotia, Canada · Remote

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Northlight Advisory Services · Founded 2026

Elizabeth Lemoine — Fractional COO and AI Adoption Advisor for Canadian Small Businesses

Working with Canadian founder-led organisations to clarify direction, restructure operations, and adopt AI — with one person accountable from start to finish.

At a Glance

Elizabeth Lemoine is the founder and principal of Northlight Advisory Services, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
10+ years of director-level operations across nonprofit, tech, and global organisations — six countries, 300+ initiatives.
Certified: PMI · Google Project Management · IBM Generative AI Specializations (PM, Programs, Marketing) · Anthropic Claude · Cloud Computing Law (U of Penn) · ClickUp Expert.
Northlight Advisory Services serves Canadian founders and operations leaders, typically at organisations under 50 people.

I'm Elizabeth Lemoine, founder of Northlight Advisory Services, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I work across strategy, software adoption, operations, and applied AI tools — not because I chase every new thing, but because those four things are almost always connected to the same problem.

"Most organisations aren't drowning in problems. They're drowning in information and starving for direction."

Northlight Advisory Services exists so new CEOs and founders have the support and resources they need to grow their ideas into the products and services that actually change things for the better.

I look at the whole picture — without an agenda — and work out what's actually going on, what matters, and what you do next. That might be a strategy decision, an operational redesign, an AI adoption plan, or a tool we build together. Most engagements end up touching more than one.

Fractional COO services for Canadian founder-led businesses.

Elizabeth Lemoine is the founder of Northlight Advisory Services, a Halifax-based fractional advisory and AI adoption practice for Canadian small businesses. She brings 10+ years of director-level operations experience across 300+ initiatives and 115+ countries. Northlight Advisory Services is a registered Canadian business serving founders and operators navigating strategic and operational complexity.

I've spent over a decade in director-level operations — building governance frameworks, implementing enterprise systems, and running programs across six countries. That's the experience I bring. But I also build: Northlight Vault, Northlight Meetings, and Northlight OS are three production tools I've shipped and use daily. The AI thinking I bring to client work isn't theoretical. It's running.

What I've built

Northlight Vault Privacy-first cloud file browser — Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox in one read-only app.

Northlight Meetings Call-recording and AI analysis — captures audio, transcribes, extracts action items, routes output.

Northlight OS AI-native operating system for the practice — ClickUp, Gmail, Slack, and Claude in one system.

If you're one of the founders who should have that support and those resources, I'd genuinely like to hear what you're building. No jargon. No fog. Just the work.

Experience & background

10+

Years in director-level operations

Leading cross-functional delivery, enterprise systems, and organisational design across nonprofit, tech, and global organisations.

Regional offices under one operating model

Designed and implemented a federated governance model — charitable registration, payroll, compliance, and HR across six countries.

115+

Countries reached through events

300+ events — in-person sessions from 15 to 200, conferences of 450 to 800, global webinars to 7,000+. 5,000+ registrants annually.

PMI

Member · Google PM · OKR · Agile

Google PM Specialization · OKR Leadership · Agile PM · Cloud Computing Law (U of Penn) · ClickUp Expert.

Certified Practitioner · Builder

IBM Gen AI Specializations (PM, Programs & Marketing) · Anthropic Claude · Google Cloud Gen AI · Vibe Coding with Claude Code. Three production tools shipped.

What this experience looks like in practice

Over the past decade, I've helped founder-led businesses, nonprofits, and growth-stage organisations turn strategy into operational reality. The work has ranged from executive leadership and governance to technology implementations, financial oversight, AI adoption, and building the systems that allow organisations to scale confidently.

The industries have varied. The work has remained remarkably consistent: bringing clarity to complexity by designing systems, strengthening operations, and helping leadership teams execute with confidence.

Strategy & Executive Leadership

Executive partner to CEOs and executive directors — priority management, board materials, contract drafting, and strategic thought partnership across global organisations
Translated strategic priorities into operational plans, governance frameworks, systems, and measurable execution across distributed teams
Advised founders, boards, and senior leadership on operational structure, systems design, and organisational decision-making

Systems & Technology

Managed full migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 — transition planning, system configuration, OneDrive and SharePoint setup, and staff training delivered with zero business interruption
Led Sage to Xero migration during active operations — historical data migration, new chart of accounts, reporting infrastructure, and accounting systems rebuilt with external accountants
Led organisation-wide ClickUp implementation — needs assessment, full project charter, cross-department stakeholder engagement, external implementation partner, and a staff training guide adopted across every department
Led Salesforce implementation covering programs, fundraising, and data integrity

Governance & Risk

Held executive responsibility for financial operations within a global nonprofit with more than $4M in annual revenue, including budgeting, forecasting, board reporting, invoicing, collections, and charitable receipting
Authored governance manuals, board policies, and board onboarding processes across multiple organisations — documentation still in active use
Established data protection and compliance frameworks including Event Management Agreements and Data Processing Agreements aligned to regional regulatory requirements
Supported charitable registration, payroll, HR, and financial infrastructure for new offices in the UK, Australia, and the United States
Formalised financial controls, authority matrices, and budgeting processes for a provincial nonprofit

People & Operations

Developed employee handbooks, HR frameworks, and onboarding processes from scratch for early-stage and growing organisations
Served as executive operations partner to the CEO and CTO during a growth-stage SaaS platform transition, coordinating operational readiness across teams
Oversaw 20+ multi-stakeholder civic and government engagement initiatives

Operations at Scale

Directed operational delivery for more than 300 complex initiatives across 115 countries, including international conferences, executive programs, and global webinars. Built the governance, logistics, vendor management, staffing, budgeting, and risk management systems required to operate consistently at international scale.

AI & Product Development

Designed, built, and use three production AI applications to operate Northlight Advisory Services every day: Northlight Vault (cloud file browser), Northlight Meetings (AI transcription and action routing), and Northlight OS (practice operating system connecting ClickUp, Gmail, Slack, and Claude)

At a Glance

300+ operational initiatives led
Teams working across 115+ countries
$4M+ in annual financial oversight
Microsoft 365, Salesforce, ClickUp, Xero, and AI implementations
Governance frameworks, HR systems, and board operations
Three production AI applications built and used daily

Experience across industries

Professional services
Nonprofits
Faith-based organisations
Education technology
Membership organisations
Founder-led businesses

How Northlight works

Step 01

A direct conversation

Email is the best place to start. Tell me what you're working on — a paragraph is enough. No intake form, no automated sequence. A real conversation about whether there's a fit.

Step 02

Clarity before anything else

Before any recommendations, I get a clear picture of what's actually happening — not just the problem as it was described, but the problem underneath it. That's usually where the real work is.

Step 03

Work that holds

Strategy, systems, or tools — whatever you need, built to survive contact with reality. Decisions you can stand behind. Structures that scale.

Ready when you are.

45 minutes, one operational decision made. No framework to read later — just a clear next step.

Book an Operational Clarity Call — $99

Recognition

Digital Reference · 2026

Best Fractional COO Services in Canada

Northlight Advisory Services named on Digital Reference's national list of top fractional COO practices, alongside recognition of Elizabeth Lemoine as a Founder to Watch in 2026.

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What people have said about working with Elizabeth

Elizabeth is masterful at sizing up the problems of start-up and small organizations and then getting them solved. She has a long track record of creating and introducing right-sized systems and then skillfully equipping others to work within them. She is hardwired to serve others and there is yet to be a problem that she can’t tackle!

Anna Stuart · Executive Coach & Leadership Mentor

Elizabeth is a hard-working talented team member. It’s tricky to balance both human caring and focused tenacity but Elizabeth is able to bring both to a team and to an organization. Elizabeth can be relied on to make things move and has a gift for seeing and naming details in larger complex projects. She is great at mapping out work not just for herself, but for teams around her. I’ve seen Elizabeth thrive at being the centre of an organization, traffic copping work and keeping people connected. In my years of working with Elizabeth, I was personally always grateful when she turned her tenacity in my direction to ensure that I wasn’t letting important things slip out of my line of sight.

Dan O’Rourke · Founder & Former CEO

In my work with Elizabeth Lemoine she has been an operational and administrative maestro. She sees the whole picture from a vision, to strategy, to operations. She understands organizational dynamics and ensures work is properly prioritized and completed to a high standard. She was an important reason for our early success at Engage Nova Scotia – acting as a “Swiss Army knife”, for financial controls, board support, and was a wise advisor – ensuring consistent whole team alignment.

Danny Graham · Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia

If you are thinking of it, need it or ask for it, she's either planning it, doing it or has it already done. She's always willing to learn and grow, to be flexible, and to take on new challenges. I recommend her highly.

Danny King · Co-founder & CEO, Accredible

She is able to take open ended aims and turn them into action independently. She is a great communicator and a natural organiser. Elizabeth brings humour, honesty and integrity to the team and combines that with an enviable work ethic.

Alan Heppenstall · CTO & Co-founder, Accredible

Elizabeth approaches governance, compliance, safeguarding, and data protection as much more than boxes to check. She understands that policies and frameworks have to work in the real world — not just look good on paper. She cares about getting things right, not simply getting them done, and I always knew I could trust her with work where the stakes were high. Elizabeth was excellent at creating processes that support real work and real growth, not theoretical policies or binders that sit unread on a shelf. She is someone I trusted deeply as a colleague, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any organization looking for someone of sound judgment, strong operational thinking, and commitment to building things that last.

Donna Davis · Global Operations Manager, Divine Renovation

Frequently asked questions about Northlight Advisory Services

What does Northlight Advisory Services actually do?

Northlight Advisory Services works with Canadian businesses and organisations navigating real decisions — clarity problems, operational bottlenecks, AI adoption, and fractional leadership. The four service areas are Strategy, Advisory & Fractional, AI Adoption, and Apps. In practice, most engagements touch more than one.

Who does Elizabeth Lemoine work with?

Primarily Canadian founders, directors, and operations leaders at small-to-mid-sized organisations — typically under 50 people — who have an operational challenge and need clear thinking they can act on quickly. The ideal client is experienced, time-poor, and wants results instead of another report.

What is fractional leadership and does Northlight offer it?

Fractional leadership means bringing in a senior operator — in this case, Elizabeth — as an embedded part of your team for a defined period, without hiring a full-time executive. It's well-suited to organisations that need director-level operations or strategy capacity right now but aren't ready to hire permanently. Northlight offers this as part of the Advisory service. Read: What Is a Fractional Executive? →

Is Northlight a consulting firm?

Technically yes, though the work looks different from what that usually means. The work is direct and specific — built to end in a decision made, a system built, or a next step you can act on right away.

Where is Northlight based?

Northlight Advisory Services is founded and led by Elizabeth Lemoine, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. All engagements are conducted remotely. The focus is Canadian organisations, though geography is negotiable when the problem is specific enough.

Ready to talk?

Tell me what you're working on — a paragraph is enough. No intake form. No automated sequence. Just a direct conversation about whether there's a fit.

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Last updated August 2026 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada