Matthew Dinian

Dinian is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Consultant with over two decades of diverse and extensive experience spanning various facets of business development, corporate finance, financial modeling, advisory, financial planning and analysis, system development, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and entrepreneurial ventures.

He has worked with large to medium-sized companies and startup clients across various industries, including management services, energy, investment, technology (including SaaS and mobile app ventures), professional services, retail, manufacturing, international businesses, import & export, emerging technology (AI-driven), leisure, and the non-profit sector.

During his career, he held a variety of management, development, finance, and consulting positions, he was VP of Finance, CFO, and Director of Finance for several years, establishing corporate.

He has been bringing business development, governance, structures, and strategy experience at a Fortune 500 to startups and small to mid-sized businesses and delivers large-company fiscal and operational discipline to emerging companies whose structures are most fragile in their early years.

Dinian is both a consultant and entrepreneur with a profound passion for startup ventures. He is a co-founder of Nucleen a groundbreaking business venture centered on a patented, award-winning technology that utilizes multi-layered Nano-bubble innovation to rejuvenate worn-out membranes in industrial water purification systems. He is familiar with the founders’ journey and leverages his entrepreneurial experience, in combination with his corporate development expertise, to offer guidance to startups. Operating both in the trenches as an entrepreneur and on the outside as an advisor, he understands the needs and demands of each. His experience lends itself to startups’ quest for capital and the need for sound judgment in getting businesses off the ground. This includes expertise in strategic planning, CFO services, operational strategies, revenue and cash flow projections, financial models, and forecasts, pitch decks, Valuation, developing compelling business models and plans, implementing robust financial & accounting systems, and conducting business turnarounds as well as capital structures.

Additionally, he is an educator who has taught Corporate Finance and Information Technology to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing CPA designations at universities and colleges across Ontario. Specializing in emerging information technology, he remains current on industry trends and key indicator variables, translating them into bottom-up financial models and profit/loss forecasts that benefit both founders and investment funds. He has also guided researchers, inventors, and business innovators in transforming early-stage concepts into actionable, executable business plans. He has also provided his strategic thinking to the non-profit sector. He was a four-year board member of High Park Ski Club, Toronto’s longest-standing adult ski and snowboard club.

Growing businesses and improving operational efficiency have been hallmarks throughout his career. He understands the challenges of creating competitive advantages and driving new value streams within a broader environment of rapidly changing technologies and greater customer sophistication. He is extremely adept at identifying the key drivers behind a ventures success as well as the potential issues that management must prepare to tackle in order to accomplish its goals.

Dinian believes that advice and services for clients should not be off-the-shelf because value creation is unique to each company based upon its culture, ecosystem of constituents, and capacity. He has built her career on the premise of effective, multi-dimensional storytelling helping clients articulate ideas, understand target markets, and competitively position their products. Leveraging his diverse background and breadth of knowledge, he applies unique insights to evaluate company fundamentals and strengthen market positioning at both macro- and microeconomic levels.

His comprehensive background, ranging from business development to entrepreneurial endeavors, equips him with a unique skill set to contribute effectively to a wide array of projects and industries. His commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, coupled with his extensive consulting experience, makes him a trusted advisor guiding businesses toward success and sustainability.

He has a proven track record of establishing personal credibility with his clients and demonstrates excellent interpersonal and engagement skills. Dinian has a strong reputation for adding value by delivering service of the highest quality.