About.

Four One Six Consulting (416co) is a boutique consulting firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, co-founded by Saira Somani & Daniel Boyer to strengthen the ability of mission-driven organisations to achieve high-impact results. We do this by awakening organisations to new ways of solving problems. We build innovation, finance, and operational capability in organisations so they have the tools, resources, and confidence to solve any problem. 

Established to Disrupt

The nonprofit sector cannot continue to operate with outdated strategies and governance + oversight practices. Fresh, new ways to face current and future challenges are needed. Through our decades of experience in staff + board work with nonprofits, we learned about these challenges firsthand and struggled with the outmoded tools that most organisations use to address them.
416co was established to push the nonprofit sector away from these outdated practices and into innovation + strategy work that is quick, effective, efficient, and cost-sensitive for its users.

Our Goals

Give small- to medium- scale organisations the resources they need to challenge incumbent organisations. 
Improve the performance of organisations as they move upmarket in their sector(s).
Find easier ways for Boards and organisations to connect the work they do to the impact it creates. 
Embed a culture of innovation. 
Facilitate workshops that are engaging, fun, content-driven, and leave participants inspired to do work. 
Fund & operate 416House - a nonprofit research + design innovation lab. 

Our Team

Dan Boyer
Co-Founder & Partner, Client Leadership + Design

Dan has 15+ years of public + social services experience. He's advised leaders across multiple sectors including justice, literacy, disability, community justice, and employment services. Dan currently serves as a Hearing Officer with the City of Toronto Administrative Penalty Tribunal and as a Committee Member with Legal Aid Ontario. He has served on boards + committees of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Family Service Toronto, PTP Adult Learning + Employment Programs, The 519, Springboard, and Fred Victor. Dan is a Chartered Mediator (C.Med) and is currently pursuing the Chartered Arbitrator designation from the ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. 

Expertise: Strategic Futurism; Conflict Resolution + Management; Human-Centred Approaches; Innovation Management

Education: University of Waterloo; York University; The New School (NYC); Humber College

Click here to email Dan.

Saira Somani
Co-Founder & Partner, Client Leadership + Business

Saira is a senior leader with 15+ of years IT + business relationship management experience spanning Healthcare, Financial Services, and Logistics. She has held progressive roles in project + program management with a proven track record of obtaining organisational buy-in, planning, building teams, and defining + implementing process change. Saira has experience in setting up governance and advisory structures to address pipeline, resource, and funding challenges for operating budgets in excess of $200 million. Saira holds Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Project Management Professional (PMP) designations and has obtained Certificates in Risk + Internal Audit. 

Expertise: Program/Project Management; Finance; Operations; Process Improvement; Change Management

​Education: Ryerson University; University of Toronto

Click here to email Saira.

We're Here for You

We welcome questions and inquiries before, during and after all our engagements, workshops, and master classes. This includes responsive email support to answer your most pressing questions. We are here to support your continued success so we may build the innovation capability of mission-driven organisations.