Strategic consulting that accelerates research toward impact.

Be Ready. Opportunities come up quickly and being proactive improves your chance for success.


In my consulting practice, I am able to seamlessly integrate with research teams to facilitate the design of strategic research initiatives, broker multisector partnerships, and support the development of compelling funding proposals. Through a proactive approach, we can ensure your team is poised for success ahead of time.

My passion is connecting with people who can harness their individual strengths towards a collective vision. I believe when we do this well, we create the opportunity to change the world.

Services

  • I engage with research teams to facilitate the design of impact-focused initiatives that build on team strengths and align with the priorities of key interest parties

  • Working with research team and their partners, I support the development of comprehensive and compelling proposals for grant or philanthropic opportunities

  • I help plan, action and evaluate creative and thoughtful knowledge mobilization activities to support broad engagement and research impact

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Recent Clients

What they have said

  • Jaymi brings together a unique combination of strategic clarity and research sector fluency. She has been instrumental in the success of Research Nova Scotia’s Focused Research Investments, working to translate complex ideas into focused and fundable initiatives. By supporting teams to align their research capacity with practical impact, Jaymi makes research proposals clearer, stronger, and more strategic.

    Stefan Leslie

    CEO, Research Nova Scotia

  • As a Strategic Advisor to our Sector Innovation Team, Jaymi supported the proactive development of various impact-focused strategic initiatives that align with both regional and national priorities. Geopolitical uncertainties, growing budget deficits, and challenging economic realities make innovation all the more important, yet securing the requisite funding/investment is becoming increasingly competitive. That reality challenges us to develop highly compelling funding proposals - and accomplishing that requires getting a head start on everything from the proposal blueprint to partnership development, impact targets, earning key stakeholder buy-in, and beyond. All of that is central to Jaymi’s value proposition. We continue to benefit from Jaymi’s astute and strategic guidance, and she is a genuine pleasure to work with.

    Steve Armstrong

    President & CEO, Genome Atlantic

  • It was a true pleasure working with Dr. Cormier. Her background in research and knowledge translation, and team-focused approach to project development helped our institute develop new partnerships and launch a comprehensive research agenda. Dr. Cormier is passionate, professional, creative, driven, and well-connected. She understands the transformative power of connecting individuals.

    Dr. John Archibald, PhD, FRSC

    Professor and Arthur B. McDonald Research Chair of Excellence

    Director, Institute for Comparative Genomics

    Dalhousie University

  • Working with Jaymi was a great experience. Her expertise and keen understanding of the academic landscape dramatically improved our grant proposal and saved us an enormous amount of time. Jaymi navigated the entire process with precision, clear communication, and attention to detail. We highly recommend her services to anyone seeking grant writing support!

    Drs. Walter Herzog and Brent Edwards

    Co-Directors of the Human Performance Lab

    Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary

  • The ability to take complex topics and translate them into clear compelling narrative is a very rare talent. Jaymi is gifted with it. When we worked together at Dalhousie University, her help in developing white papers and funding proposals for medical research projects proved indispensable, and I would highly recommend her to anyone facing similar challenges.

    Peter Fardy, ICD.D

    Principal, Northport Philanthropic

    Former VP Advancement, Dalhousie University

  • Jaymi Cormier has accelerated our start-up company’s mission. Over a short few months Jaymi transformed our outreach and knowledge translation strategy. She synthesized the complex field of climate change mitigation into impactful deliverables. She mobilized her influential network and helped us build strong and diverse teams that reach new audiences. Her connections have been key in implementing our mission to engage local community engagement in climate change mitigation. With her clear and visionary writing style, Jaymi identified and helped deliver on critical opportunities to move our mission forward.

    Dr. Shannon Sterling

    Founder, CarbonRun

  • Jaymi’s unique skillset has been a real asset for the DGH Foundation. From writing funding applications for medical research projects to setting up impact frameworks to communicate progress to our donor community, Jaymi consistently delivers quality reports and is a pleasure to work with.

    Jenna Joyce

    VP, Philanthropy, DGH Foundation

  • Working with Jaymi was a great experience for the SPOR SUPPORT Unit Council. Jaymi took the time to fully understand the task at hand, provided preparatory work to ensure all meeting attendees were prepared and that we made the most of the meeting time. She skillfully guided us through a day and a half of meetings and produced an excellent report, which has allowed the Council to identify key actions to take forward. I would not hesitate in recommending her as a facilitator for complex meetings.

    Catherine Street

    Director of NL SUPPORT

    Past Chair of the SPOR SUPPORT Unit Council

  • Jaymi is quietly competent and professional. She is dedicated, insightful and working with her is straightforward and easy.

    Diana Nichols Nelson

    COO, Brain Repair Centre