About us

Practical knowledge.
A clearer direction.

The Soil Collective helps communities and organisations create local prosperity and restore the places they depend on.

Stars above a British Columbia beach, with silhouetted trees and driftwood
British Columbia · Photography by Oliver James
Canadian Council for Indigenous Business member and CCIB Certified Indigenous Business

Indigenous-owned.
CCIB Certified Indigenous Business.
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Meet Ollie

From ideas
to implementation.

Strategy, finance and operational experience applied to regenerative local economies.

Oliver “Ollie” James

CEO · The Soil Collective

Oliver James is CEO of The Soil Collective, an Indigenous-owned company. Ollie is an operator who helps organizations scale with purpose. His work spans operations, finance, marketing and customer experience, with a focus on turning complex challenges into outcomes that scale.

With over 15 years of experience across North America, Europe and the Middle East, he has consulted with more than 50 organizations. His experience includes acquisitions, infrastructure builds, strategic partnerships and capital raises.

Workshop feedback

What people
are saying.

Feedback received following a strategic workshop.

“It was really good medicine yesterday to sit and learn from you both and to feel the powerful momentum and care in the room.”

Strategic workshop feedback

“I am so grateful that you both had the time and capacity to engage with us and our communities with such connection and vision.”

Strategic workshop feedback

“Thank you for grounding us in this way of connecting to one another.”

Strategic workshop feedback

“We will continue to find more of these answers and build on the incredible excitement from yesterday.”

Strategic workshop feedback
Your next step

Let’s discuss what could work.

Tell Oliver about your community or organisation, what you want to achieve and a few times that suit you. Together, you can explore the right starting point.

Email Oliver to arrange a conversation