About Mayet Strategic Consulting

Mayet Strategic Consulting specializes in destination development with targeted expertise in community revitalization, the adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, and shaping unique hospitality offerings that are both creative and profitable.

Our TEAM

Leanne Moussa
Leanne MoussaManaging Partner
Leanne is passionate about consultation, civic engagement and urban development. She has mobilized investors to purchase and re-purpose multiple historic buildings, collectively worth nearly $10 million. Leanne has helped numerous clients develop innovative approaches to animate their historic spaces. As Chair of a not-for-profit organization, Leanne is working to revitalize one of Canada’s most important historic neighbourhoods under the brand “The Other Hill.”

During her career in the federal government, Leanne led the Generation Energy Forum for NRCan, a national consultation process to help chart Canada’s long-term energy future. She has held senior advisory roles at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) where she worked with industry groups, professional associations, health charities, post-secondary institutions as well as federal and provincial governments. She has also held key positions with a federal Cabinet Minister in the areas of International Trade, Health, Intergovernmental Affairs and Official Languages.

Leanne received her undergraduate degree from the University of Alberta and her Masters’ in Political Science from Carleton University. In 2017, Leanne was named by Ottawa Life Magazine as one of the top 25 people in Ottawa.

Michael Moffatt
Michael MoffattChef Consultant
Michael has 30 years of experience in restaurants and hospitality. His cuisine has been described as “consistently inventive and delicious.” He understands restaurants as both an art and a business.

Michael has a tradition of building some of the most successful brands in the food & beverage industry, having been a partner in Thyme & Again Catering, as well as Executive Chef of the Beckta restaurants, including Play food & wine and Gezellig. Prior to returning to Ottawa, Michael spent many years working in renowned kitchens including The River Café, one of New York’s most iconic restaurants as well as the CAA 5 Diamond Award winning kitchen at the Rimrock Resort in Banff, AB.

Michael believes that hospitality has the power to build a kinder more compassionate community. To this end, in addition to participating in many charitable Chef events, he spent several years as Co-Chair of the Ottawa Mission Gala and hosted “Operation Big Turkey,” a holiday dinner serving up to 4000 guests in Ottawa annually.

Michael is a proud Algonquin College Culinary Arts Graduate, spending many years as Member and Chair of the Advisory Board. He continues to teach at Algonquin College in the hopes of guiding the next generation of cooks.

Kate Berman
Kate BermanSenior Consultant
Kate is a seasoned hospitality professional with 25 years experience working with restaurants, hotels, and retail spaces. After studying Art & Design at Central St Martins College in London, she forged a career developing hospitality brands, from concept through to operations, by finding the balance between business objectives and exceptional guest journeys. In particular, Kate focused on helping restaurants through the critical launch period, coming on board to lead restaurant openings or major relaunch projects.

With a creative mindset, she has worked with independent groups as they grow through the challenges of scaling up by standardizing processes, finding efficiencies, and implementing digital transformation. Most recently, she has spearheaded the allsaints’ journey through the Ecocert sustainability framework.

Kate discovered an interest in space curation and destination development after working on the redevelopment of the historic Old Spitalfields Market in London, a project that required a deep understanding of the differing needs of tenants, developers, and visitors.

Masood Qureshi
Masood QureshiSenior Consultant
Masood has a knack for simplifying issues and bridging gaps in understanding in order to find economically viable solutions. He specializes in market analysis, with his 30 plus year career in the federal government being split evenly between the Competition Bureau and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). In the antitrust field, he worked on complex merger assessments and led teams examining cases involving potentially anti-competitive business practices. During his time with the CRTC, he led teams responsible for enforcing telemarketing practices, including Canada’s Do-not-call-list, as well as cases involving dispute resolution in the television sector. He also has experience in policy development in the telecommunications sector.

Masood received his undergraduate degree from Carleton University and his Masters’ in Economics from Queen’s University. He is skilled at assessing the viability of products and services in specific markets, and provides clients advice on regulatory processes, competition law enforcement and policy development by drawing on his strong background in economics and market analysis.

Tiana Rangoussis
Tiana RangoussisJunior Consultant
Tiana specializes in organizing events for the public and private sectors with experience ranging from conferences to galas. Over the last two years she has been part of the allsaints events team, supporting clients from concept development to execution. Prior to shifting into the event industry, Tiana worked in a clinical setting with special needs children. During her years in University she worked in hospitality, so she understands the execution of an event from start to finish. She is a University of Ottawa alumni.

Tiana is skilled at: event management; hospitality; and client service.

Why MAYET?

The term Mayet, sometimes spelled Ma’at refers to the deity who led ancient Egyptian society out of chaos. She represents the broader notions of truth, balance and order. It is these same principles that guide our work for each and every client.