James Chalmers

Founder & Managing Partner
2022
Build. Launch. Scale. ~ There is a better way to navigate through the early stages of startup development, commercialization, and growth. Startups must engage differently to reduce time, reduce cost and reduce risk through these critical stages as they work towards predictable performance outcomes. BaseCamp is home to a Venture Studio, a Consultancy and the Startup Service Concierge™. We incubate and accelerate tomorrow's high impact / high growth ventures that will Advance the Human Experience™. Leveraging over 25 years of executive experience we bring together partners to fill the experience gaps, augment the strength of the founding teams and build capacity and competency in these ventures. We Build, Launch and Scale promising startups through Applied Advisory™, providing strategy and leadership in all areas of fundraising, product development, commercialization and growth. Leveraging the venture studio, our consultancy and the startup service concierge, our model allows us to meet founders and their startups where and how they need and want to engage.

2024

Chief Revenue Officer
2024
(A BaseCamp Capital portfolio company) NovoPower is a leader in sustainable energy technology, specializing in Low-Temperature Heat-to-Electricity™ (HTE™) systems. The company's innovative technology transforms low-temperature industrial waste heat into electricity, offering a groundbreaking solution for liquid-cooled data centers and other energy-intensive industries. With a focus on environmental sustainability and technological innovation, NovoPower is committed to driving the transition towards a greener future.

2020 - 2023

Partner & Chief Executive Officer
2020 - 2023
Advancing the human experience. This ethos manifests itself through every element of Cortex Design. As an award-winning ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 design and engineering firm established in 1999, we focus on how the products we develop advance the human experience for all. Clients engage Cortex when they need a flexible, responsive team to support and / or augment their internal resources. With the formality of a certified QMS and internal processes to deliver for some of the biggest clients in the world, the Design for Commercialization™ methodology is creative and agile in nature. As a result, the team has the ability to meet a client where and how they need and want to engage. Areas of Expertise include; Stakeholder Engagement, User Experience, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Hardware & PCB Design, Embedded Firmware, Quality & Regulatory Services, Regulatory, Safety & Functional Product Testing and Assembly & Production Management.

2017 - 2021

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
2017 - 2021
Acquired through 2 private deals in February 2020 and April 2021. An award-winning professional consultancy that pioneered and formalized Partnership Ecosystems-as-a-Service™. The first firm globally to focus on this area of service, we leverage our proprietary Nine Core Value Drivers of Partnership Ecosystems™ with our clients to deliver measurable results against a broad range of business and marketing objectives. The framework follows our proprietary five pillar methodology and leverages our suite of customized tools, services and training. As a for profit business, TACK10 believes it is our role to have a positive impact in the communities in which we operate. The ethos of this manifests through a commitment to: People l Purpose l Profit

2014 - 2017

President
2014 - 2017
Established in 1999, MAKO was founded to provide private individuals and early stage start-ups with end-to-end product design and engineering services. As a full service firm, the service offering has expanded to include web development, graphic design, production, sales and marketing as well as product and business strategy making it a turn key solution for private clients and early stage start-ups. Established companies now also turn to MAKO Design + Invent for award winning Industrial, Mechanical and Electrical Design and Engineering services.

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2004 - 2014

Director, Business Development & National Sales Manager
2006 - 2014
Established in 1986, a full service warehouse, sales, marketing and brand management office distributing internationally based product lines in Canada and exporting Canadian manufacturers globally. Markets serviced include automotive and industrial tools and equipment, consumer goods and DIY at the mass-retail, professional, wholesale and distribution levels. Notable brands include Bosch, Enerpac and SPX.
General Manager
2004 - 2009
Established in 1956, Canada's largest service provider of in-house and on-site service in the automotive, construction and industrial tool & equipment markets. Managing national service contracts for some of the industry’s most prominent brands such as Snap-On, Bosch and Stanley Proto through 32 service centers across the country.

4x CEO, 2x Inc & Forbes, Fastest Growing & Most Innovative Companies, Top Voice - Sustainable Development, Product Development, Entrepreneurship & AI, Entrepreneur with Successful Exits, Investor, Avid Sailor, Adventurer