About
Gustavo Valente is a passionate advocate for business growth and a committed scaling-up coach. He is dedicated to helping business owners achieve their vision of success through proven tools and processes honed over years of experience as an engineer and entrepreneur.

Gustavo's expertise lies in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), making him a game-changer in driving agile scale-ups for midsize organizations. With a robust background in the aerospace industry, he brings a wealth of large enterprise experience. Gustavo has successfully led continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, TOC, Six Sigma, and Total Quality Management.

Gustavo’s entrepreneurial spirit has been evident from an early age. He has created and managed various business ventures, including media, advertisement, video production, and project management consulting. This blend of technical expertise and entrepreneurial drive uniquely positions him to understand and overcome the complexities midsize businesses face when scaling up.

Professional Highlights
- Founder and consultant at Plan4flow
- Delivered CCPM (Critical Chain Project Management) and leadership alignment workshops and training
- Guided companies to increase throughput by a factor of 3X in production and by 2X in projects
- Founded and managed three start-up companies
- TOC (Theory of Constraints) expert
- Professional Engineer - Led teams in developing aircraft systems and launching new airplanes
- Led continuous improvement and excellence initiatives
- Cofounder and President of a Toastmasters Club
- Vice President of a Condominium Board

Personal Highlights
Active Fitness and Cyclist
Lives in Canada
Immigrated from Brazil 27 years ago
Transformation and awareness enthusiastic
Married, three children, four grandchildren
Speaks English, a little bit of Italian, and Portuguese from Brazil
Lived in Italy for one year developing a new airplane

Coaching Regions
Canada - Atlantic Region
Canada - Central Canada
Canada - North
Canada - Prairie Provinces
Canada - West Coast
US - Midwest
US - Northeast
US - Southeast
US - Southwest
US - West

Industry of Expertise
Automotive
Biotech/R&D/Science/Chemicals
Building/Construction
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Customer Support
Editorial/Writing
Education/Training
Engineering
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Medical/Health
Retail
Other