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Louise Poole
Partner, Valuation & Litigation, Davis Martindale LLP | 39
Davis Martindale partner, mother of three and dedicated community-builder, Louise Poole approaches all
aspects of her life with positivity and a drive to innovate. Promoted to partner after just three years with the
firm, she has helped lead the Davis Martindale Business Valuation & Litigation group to achieve significant
year-over-year revenue growth, a doubling in personnel, expand its lines of service and, with a recognition
of our rapidly changing business environment, has played a key role in the early development phases of
internal AI-powered automated business valuation technology.
Who, or what, has been your biggest influence over the
course of your career? I have had many great mentors
throughout my career - too many to name names. Many of
my mentors have had different leadership styles, so I have
tried to observe their styles and learn what works for me as a
leader.
What about your biggest obstacles - what have those
been? It's not a secret that it's incredibly challenging to
have three small children and run a busy practice.
Perhaps secondly: building a practice in my
thirties has presented challenges at times. Being
a young partner, I have had to build people's
trust in me and my work, but also develop my
own confidence in building and presenting
reports that are critiqued by other
professionals with many more years of
experience.
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What's left for you, personally or
professionally? I am looking forward
to continuing to give back to my
community and to developing
the next generation through my
involvement in the Fanshawe
College board of governors, my
children's school and activities
and mentoring future chartered
business valuators.
You're alone on a desert island - what's
the one thing you bring with you? I'm a
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Guilty pleasure? Wine, coffee ...
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and occasionally sleeping in
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Being a young partner, I have had to build
people's trust in me and my work, but also
develop my own confidence in building and
presenting reports that are critiqued by
other professionals with many more years
of experience
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