About Us

Granite Creek Capital specializes in mining your company's "White Iron"; unearthing hidden treasures that can be realized through financial knowledge and strategy, capturing undiscovered value. 

Our Story

Around 1858, when prospectors were rushing North to the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, gold was first discovered in and around Granite Creek. Even though this area boasted rich deposits of gold and platinum, early miners abandoned the creek bed considering the ore low grade calling it "white iron" because it was difficult to separate from other precious minerals. Over the next 25 years, immigrants who had been working on the railroad mined and panned the area. Hundreds of pounds of platinum were tossed into tailings piles, except for a few chunks that wily bar owners would trade for drinks. Eventually the value was discovered, and miners scrambled back to the tailings piles hauling it away. 

Our Goal

The underpinning of a successful business is strategy and execution. We align financial strategy with your company's business goals to provide a format for better predicting performance, responding to changing environments and improving cash flow. ​​ Armed with this key knowledge, investors can negotiate and make superior investment decisions; shareholders have better tools to analyze business performance; and managers are able to implement sound business initiatives leading to overall growth. 

Our Team

R. Michael Steele, CPA, CMA
President 

Michael Steele is a seasoned business leader with expertise in strategy, finance and marketing-communications. Steele has developed global teams (Americas, Europe, Asia and Caribbean) acting as a senior executive, financial advisor and entrepreneur. He has been actively developing and executing strategy; growing and financing businesses for more than 20 years and participated in transactions ranging from under $2 million to more than $750 million. 

Recently he acted for Natural Health Services Ltd. as CFO negotiating and structuring the company's $22.5 million acquisition by Sunniva Inc., a cannabis cultivation company with business interests in Canada and the U.S. He subsequently acted a Sunniva's CFO for a year building its foundation finance, accounting, legal, IT and investor relations infrastructure. He also managed a successful initial public offering and the Company's listing on the Canadian Stock Exchange resulting in a market capitalization of more than $400 million.
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Steele has been very active working with other entrepreneurs throughout his career delivering on his personal mission to assist business people in achieving their personal, professional and business goals. 

Diana L. Steele 
Lead Project Manager

Diana Steele is a seasoned manager with over 20 years of experience who thrives in changing and challenging environments. Diana is an influential leader with excellent communication skills able to interact effectively at all levels within an organization, to build consensus and achieve results. Project Management theory and experience includes operations in establishing long term business planning and sustainability; Point of Sale and IT Applications; as well as raising funds and revenues through Social Enterprise Initiatives in the public and private sector. 

Working with and leading teams of paid personnel or volunteers, Diana excels at enriching the business environment; understanding team dynamics and building trust, which result in a cohesive, motivated and productive team. At the heart of Diana's professional style is facilitating the contribution of others, with pride and courage toward a common goal.  

Transition Experts 

Change is inevitable and stressful. Granite Creek has deep experience dealing with change and reducing stress. We have worked with clients that have grown from 40 to 1,200 employees in 18 months; we have seen downturns in finance, technology and oil and gas; we have kept the support structures intact as clients enjoyed explosive revenue growth; and we have been prominently involved in both regulating and deregulating industries including telecommunications, online gaming and most recently cannabis.