Through his career, Ron observed that while lawyers and accountants were great in helping successful business owners save or defer taxes on death, oftentimes more important issues to owners like family dynamics were left unaddressed.  That led Ron over 20 years ago to become a certified family business facilitator and create Equitas Consultants Inc. which facilitates family communications and advises businesses on a range of important issues including succession planning, mediating family disputes in business and dealing generally with family wealth. 

He began working with clients to bridge the gaps both from a communication and governance perspective.  More often than not, correcting these gaps get the clients back on track. However, there are some situations where family relationships have deteriorated to the point where nothing can be done to save them. In these situations, Equitas offers its clients a unique form of a mediated “business divorce” solution using a team of legal, valuation and tax advisors. Our approach spares the clients the tremendous financial and emotional cost, uncertainty and protracted and public nature of litigation.

Ron was awarded the 2018 Turnaround Management Association Award for Mid-Size Companies for his involvement with a client’s acquisition and saving of a paper mill in Northern Manitoba. This global award is chosen based on a rigorous peer-review process that recognizes the most successful turnaround of a company through a corporate restructuring or distressed investment.

Ron has given back to the community over the years in many ways including chairing the boards of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation and various other local and national organizations for which he has received numerous prestigious awards. Ron was honoured at the Jewish National Fund of Ottawa’s 2022 Negev Gala in support of Alzheimer’s research in a unique collaboration between the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Ottawa’s Brain and Mind Research Institute. Currently, he serves as the president of Kind Canada Genereux and sits on the Board of the Ottawa Jewish Community School.