About Michele Poole

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Fintech & AI Strategist | Builder of Trust | Founder, DeepPoole Advisory 

With more than 20 years in fintech, payments, and public policy, Michele Poole has built a career at the intersection of innovation, regulation, and real-world delivery — helping shape how money moves in Canada.

As the Founder of DeepPoole Advisory, Michele helps fintechs, payment service providers, and leaders across the financial ecosystem turn complex ideas into clear, actionable strategies that build trust and deliver results.

Her work combines hands-on execution with strategic foresight, drawing on deep experience from senior roles at Interac Corp., CIBC, National Bank of Canada, and AOL, as well as years advising high-growth fintech startups and national infrastructure teams.

DeepPoole Advisory exists to help leaders and organizations bridge the gap between ambition and execution — especially when navigating payments modernization, AI readiness, and ecosystem growth.

Michele’s work focuses on helping clients:

• Navigate Canada’s evolving payments and regulatory landscape
   
• Clarify value propositions and go-to-market strategies
   
• Apply AI responsibly to boost productivity and trust
   
• Align stakeholders and teams around clear priorities
   
• Deliver on strategic programs with confidence and momentum
   

She also provides fractional leadership and delivery support, guiding cross-functional programs from design through measurable impact.

Michele's Approach

Michele is a connector, translator, and builder.

She’s equally comfortable in boardrooms, government working groups, or founder brainstorms — helping leaders find clarity where technology, trust, and policy intersect.

Her clients value her ability to cut through complexity, create alignment across diverse teams, and move initiatives forward with calm, clarity, and credibility.

She believes that trust is the currency of financial systems, and that execution — not intention — defines impact.

Michele’s current work explores AI as business strategy — including agentic commerce, prompt engineering, and intelligent agent development.

She’s focused on helping organizations adopt emerging technologies ethically and effectively, while strengthening their readiness for the AI-driven economy ahead

• Trust is earned through clarity and follow-through.
   
• Growth should be inclusive and sustainable.
   
• Technology should serve people — not overwhelm them.
   
• Progress happens through collaboration.
   
• Execution matters — strategy only works when it’s delivered.

Michele is available for advisory partnerships, speaking engagements, and collaborative projects that advance trusted innovation across Canada’s financial and technology sectors.

📩 Email michele@deeppooleadvisory.com to start the conversation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelepoole/