Hilltop Partner Network
Hilltop Partner Network is a member community of senior consultants and small, best-in-class firms.
We connect customers to capabilities.
We connect members to opportunities.
Could your company benefit from experienced consultants? Our customized consulting services can help you identify challenges, offer advice, and propose and implement practical solutions.
When you work with a Hilltop Partner Network member you get access to the full breadth of skills and experience our members bring to the table. Our membership is diverse, and we can build you a custom solution or team to fit your business needs.
We provide business expertise and an objective eye to help our customers meet their strategic goals—no matter how big (or small) your business is.
Hilltop Partner Network is a member community of senior consultants and small, best-in-class firms. We connect customers to capabilities, and we connect members to opportunities.
Our model is truly unique in the consulting world. It is based on a collaborative service model that:
Seasoned professionals who are experts in their field.
Small, best-in-class firms that provide a unique set of specialty services to their customers.
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Many organizations are investing in AI and seeing productivity gains, yet business results remain elusive. This article explores why accountability, not technology, is becoming the key driver of AI ROI, and outlines the five ownership domains every AI initiative needs.
HPN is seeking an experienced, highly autonomous Senior DevOps Consultant to personally manage, harden, and optimize the cloud infrastructure powering our proprietary, AI-first consulting management platform. This part-time contract role is structured specifically to support a lean operational transition following our technical team reorganization.
Technology alone rarely determines transformation success. Leadership alignment does. This self assessment helps leaders evaluate the organizational conditions that support successful transformation outcomes and identify areas that may be creating friction before investing in new initiatives. Download the Leadership Alignment Assessment to measure your organization's readiness across five critical leadership conditions that influence transformation success: ownership, decision rights, trade-offs, incentives, and accountability.
Hilltop Partner Network is pleased to welcome Virginia Clinton to the team as our new Digital Marketing & Web Analyst. In her new role at HPN, Virginia will support the execution of our digital marketing program, including website management, content publishing, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, campaign analytics, and digital advertising initiatives.
Download our free Information Flow Assessment to identify the hidden barriers that may be slowing your organization's progress.
Effective IT procurement is not simply about running a compliant process or selecting the lowest-cost provider. It is a client-side leadership capability that helps organizations identify the business problem, align stakeholders, evaluate providers against practical delivery needs, and reduce risk before the contract is ever signed. Read the full blog post...
Looking to strengthen your business development strategy and win more of the right clients? The I.H. Asper School of Business’ James W. Burns Executive Education Centre is offering Growth Strategies for Professional Services—a live, instructor-led program designed to help professionals build a more scalable, relationship-driven approach to growth.
We’re pleased to welcome Michael Popovic to Hilltop Partner Network as a Machine Learning Engineer Intern supporting our new AI-enabled software development project. Michael recently completed his Diploma in Data Science and Machine Learning from RRC Polytech.
Hilltop Partner Network (HPN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Renée Riglin as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2026. Renée Riglin, co-founder of the firm and its President and operational leader since inception, assumes full executive authority over HPN and all of its operations. Geoff Besko, who co-founded HPN and has served as CEO since its founding, will transition to the role of Partner & Strategic Advisor. In this capacity, he will also continue to fulfill consulting engagements with new and existing clients.
We are pleased to welcome Hasini Jasinghage Dona (née Perera) to our team as a Full Stack Developer supporting our new AI-enabled software development initiative. Hasini brings two years of professional software engineering experience building and maintaining full-stack applications using Angular, Node.js, AWS, MongoDB, and MySQL, with a strong emphasis on backend architecture and test-driven development.
Hilltop Partner Network is pleased to welcome Natalia Halipchak to our team as our new full-time Controller, Accounting & Reporting. Natalia brings more than a decade of international and Canadian experience in full-cycle accounting, payroll administration, audit preparation, and tax compliance. Her background includes leading ERP and payroll system implementations, optimizing financial processes, coordinating external audits, and supporting cross-functional reporting for leadership teams.
Hilltop Partner Network (HPN) is thrilled to announce that Shota Megrelishvili has joined our team as a Technical Lead for our new AI-enabled software development initiative.
Discover how HPN helped a provincial government use capability-led enterprise architecture to align IT priorities, reduce duplication, and drive modernization
Where to begin with a security architecture project? Delve into project details, key involvement, risks, and how to have the best possible outcome.
Hilltop Partner Network (HPN) is proud to announce the extension of its support for Indigenous students across Canada through a renewed annual commitment to Indspire's Building Brighter Futures Scholarships and Bursaries Program (BBF).
Hilltop Partner Network (HPN) is excited to welcome Ben Goldstein to our team as Account Manager, Business Development! With over 20 years of experience in technology, media, and digital delivery, Ben brings a wealth of expertise in driving success across top brands in Canada and the U.S...
How do you define a “successful” project? Who determines that a project has been successful? Traditionally, it's about meeting scope, time, and budget. As a seasoned Project Manager, with two decades of experience successfully completing every project I was responsible for, I’ve learned that defining project success is a lot more nuanced than that.
Hilltop Partner Network has an agile, scalable structure that works a lot like building blocks. Because our membership is made of seasoned professionals from a variety…
We are proud to announce our donation to Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarships program. HPN is particularly interested in supporting initiatives that encourage Indigenous and other under-represented populations to enter technology, cybersecurity, and business fields.
Organizations face a myriad of digital security threats and challenges that can compromise their valuable information. To ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems and data, companies need a robust and uniquely tailored security architecture.
HPN and Abaxent are pleased to announce a new strategic alliance that will expand both organizations’ consulting services across the border. This collaboration is set to leverage HPN’s deep experience in providing senior consultants for government, healthcare, and insurance clients in Canada...
A management consultant is a seasoned professional who brings expertise, fresh insights, and innovative solutions to the table, helping businesses navigate complex challenges and achieve sustainable growth. Here are a dozen unconventional...
The importance of learning, unlearning, and relearning cannot be overemphasized in our world today. When you look deep into organizations and people who enjoy continuous success and continue to lead their peers, you will often find that a culture of lifelong learning plays a pivotal role in their achievements.
Transitioning to a career in project management from other roles can be a challenging but highly rewarding career move. “How do I become a project manager?”
