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Philip Folowosele, PMP, CMC, ITMLP
Founder: Ideas In Seeds Consulting

I've spent my career inside the transformations that matter most — and that tolerate failure the least. National bank acquisitions involved millions of clients that had to be migrated without disruption. Regulatory mandates from OSFI where the deadline was fixed and the scope kept expanding. Landmark developments where strategy, technology, construction, and brand had to move as one program.

I founded IDS because I saw the same pattern everywhere: organizations investing heavily in transformation and getting strategy decks instead of results. The consultants would leave after the recommendation phase. The internal team would be left to figure out execution. And the transformation would stall.

IDS works differently. I stay through execution. I embed with the client's team. And I measure success by whether the transformation is operating — not by whether the project was delivered on time and on budget (though it usually is).

Selected Engagements:

— Led technology and communications integration for a Top-5 Canadian bank's national acquisition

— Directed the CIBC Square development and transformation from feasibility through handover

— Built and delivered regulatory compliance programs under OSFI / Bank of Canada mandates

— Led global minimum tax compliance across five jurisdictions with zero top-up exposure

— Program Director for enterprise-wide data, operations, and technology transformation at Fortune 500 organizations

Credentials:

— PMP (Project Management Professional),

— Certified Management Consultant (CMC)

— IT Management Leadership Program (ITMLP).

I work with leaders who are past the point of needing advice and need someone who can execute. If that's where you are, let's talk

Projects

Technology Projects

Technology Projects

End to end technology delivery from discovery to handover. Ideas in Seeds translated complex requirements into scalable systems, governed execution, and enabled smooth transition to operations.

CIBC Square Development and Transformation

CIBC Square Development and Transformation

CIBC Square was a complex, high visibility transformation spanning strategy, construction, and brand. Ideas in Seeds supported leadership from early feasibility through execution to deliver a landmark development at scale.

Merger's & Acquisition - RBC’s Acquisition of HSBC Canada

Merger's & Acquisition

RBC’s acquisition of HSBC Canada was a complex national integration. Ideas in Seeds aligned systems, operations, and people to deliver a stable transition.

Global Minimum Taxation Ideas in seeds consulting

Global Minimum Taxation

Global minimum tax compliance across five jurisdictions. Ideas in Seeds assessed regulatory risk, built the data and technology strategy, and guided execution to compliant closure with no top up tax exposure.

Finance  Benchmarking Business Process Outsourcing Projects

Finance Benchmarking Business Process Outsourcing Projects

Enterprise finance benchmarking and BPO readiness assessment. Ideas in Seeds evaluated cost, process, and technology, aligned stakeholders and vendors, and led execution toward a governed operating model with validated savings and clear handover to BAU.

Regulatory Requirement From BOC/OSFI

Regulatory Requirement From BOC/OSFI

Regulatory mandate from OSFI under Bank of Canada oversight. Ideas in Seeds assessed regulatory impact, designed the target operating model, prototyped data and systems, and led execution through first regulatory submission with ongoing governance.

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