A firm built on proof,
not promises.
Twenty-five years of corporate marketing, entrepreneurship, and systemic change — distilled into strategy you can actually use.
Kasandy Consulting
Kasandy Consulting is a Black woman-owned consulting and advisory firm based in Vancouver, BC. We work with entrepreneurs, governments, non-profits, and international businesses who are serious about growth — the kind that lasts.
We specialise in procurement strategy and supplier diversity, full-service business coaching, non-profit transformation, and international market entry. What connects all of it is a single belief: access to systems, knowledge, and networks should not depend on who you know or where you started.
Our clients range from solo founders preparing their first government bid to federal agencies designing supplier diversity programs. The work is different. The standard is the same — clear strategy, honest counsel, and measurable results.
Founder & Principal Consultant
Her Story
Jackee Kasandy has spent over two decades at the intersection of marketing, entrepreneurship, and systemic change.
Her career began in some of Canada's leading advertising agencies — Cossette Communications, Bensimon Byrne, DDB Canada — where she managed accounts for McDonald's, Loblaw Brands, BC Ferries, Heinz Canada, and others. She developed deep expertise in integrated campaign strategy, consumer research, and brand positioning across TV, radio, print, and digital.
She moved into corporate marketing, serving as Manager of Corporate and Vacations Marketing at BC Ferries and Manager of Marketing and WorkSafeBC Experience at WorkSafeBC — leading large-scale, multi-year initiatives and learning what it takes to build brands and move people to action at an institutional level.
In 2014, she made the leap into entrepreneurship. She founded Kasandy Inc. — a thriving lifestyle brand with a flagship brick-and-mortar retail store at historic Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. A 7-figure business built from the ground up.
But it was her growing frustration with who gets access to corporate and government contracts that sparked her most significant work. In 2020, she founded the Black Entrepreneurs & Businesses of Canada Society (BEBC Society) — and designed Canada's first supplier-focused procurement and certification readiness course. That program has now supported over 3,000 participants nationally, helping underrepresented founders and newcomer entrepreneurs navigate and win government and corporate contracts. Seventeen to twenty-one of those businesses have reported securing procurement contracts, some at multi-million-dollar scale.
Today, Jackee serves as a BC Housing Board Commissioner, appointed by Minister Ravi Kahlon. She sits on the Board of Directors at Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver. She leads Kasandy Consulting as Principal Consultant — working with clients across Canada and internationally.
She was recognised by the Vancouver Economic Commission as one of the "23 Black Leaders in Vancouver" and featured in Montecristo Magazine. She is a keynote speaker, a relentless advocate for equity in procurement, and a mentor to hundreds of entrepreneurs and leaders across North America.
Credentials
Experience
25+ years: corporate marketing, entrepreneurship, consulting
Corporate
Cossette | Bensimon Byrne | DDB Canada | BC Ferries | WorkSafeBC
Entrepreneurship
Founder & CEO, Kasandy Inc. (est. 2014) | Granville Island, Vancouver
Non-Profit
Founder & Global President, BEBC Society (est. 2020)
Boards
BC Housing Board Commissioner | Board of Directors, Union Gospel Mission
Recognition
"23 Black Leaders in Vancouver" — Vancouver Economic Commission
Media
Montecristo Magazine
Programs
Canada's First National Procurement Readiness Course
Impact
3,000+ entrepreneurs trained | 17–21 businesses into procurement pipelines
Funded by
ISED Canada | SBCCI | FFBC
Partners
Shared Services Canada | Procurement Assistance Canada | Women's Economic Council
What We Stand For
Access Is Earned Through Knowledge
The procurement system is complex by design. We believe every business deserves to understand it — and compete in it on equal footing. Complexity is not a barrier we accept.
Honest Counsel Over Comfortable Advice
We tell clients what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. That sometimes means difficult conversations. The goal is results, not a long engagement.
Equity Is Structural, Not Performative
Supplier diversity and inclusive procurement are economic strategies, not optics. We help clients build the systems and habits that make equity real — not just visible.
Community Is Strategy
Our deep roots in entrepreneur ecosystems and equity-deserving networks are not just values. They are competitive advantages for every client we work with.
Recognition & Media
"23 Black Leaders in Vancouver" — Vancouver Economic Commission
Featured in Montecristo Magazine
BC Housing Board Commissioner — Appointed by Minister Ravi Kahlon, Province of BC
Funded initiatives: Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada | SBCCI | FFBC
Partners: Shared Services Canada | Procurement Assistance Canada | Women's Economic Council
Board: Union Gospel Mission, Vancouver
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