About · Tansley initiative
Real marketing support should be affordable to all businesses.
For years at Tansley, we worked with businesses of every size. And we kept seeing the same problem: incredibly driven and talented small business owners trying to follow marketing advice built for companies with massive budgets, full-time teams, and far more resources than they had.
Talk to UsSmall business owners were often exceptional at what they did. What they lacked wasn’t talent or work ethic — it was access to the marketing systems, strategy, and support that larger companies benefit from every day.
For years, we worked with businesses of all sizes and kept noticing the same thing: small business owners were often exceptional at what they did. They had loyal customers, strong reputations, and real expertise. What they lacked wasn’t talent or work ethic, it was access to the marketing systems, strategy, and support that larger companies benefit from every day.
Tools we use
Operations Crew
The team behind Anthēs.
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David Gascon
Chief Creative Director and Partner
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Erahm Christopher
Creative Strategist and Co-Founder
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Mathieu Guérin
SEO | SEM Strategy Director
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Gabriel Boulanger
Web Programmer
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Mathieu Généreux
Creative Writer and Community Manager
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Stella Witcher
Content Creator
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Alexandra Sakellariou
Content Creator
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Félix Lemay
Graphic Designer
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Catherine Guérin
Graphic Designer
Why We Built Anthēs
AI changed the economics of marketing.
Tasks that once consumed hours and drove up agency costs like research, first drafts, and data analysis can now be completed faster and more efficiently.
The expertise, strategy, and human insight still matter. However, the systems had changed.
We decided to ask a different question: what if small businesses could access the same level of strategic thinking and marketing support that larger companies receive without needing a Fortune 500 budget? What if AI could help make expert marketing genuinely accessible and affordable?
Anthēs is our answer. Anthēs represents an effective marketing solution for small businesses that blends human strategy with AI-powered efficiency to deliver high-level support that was once out of reach.
How We Actually Work
What makes Anthēs effective.
What AI does
The time-consuming, repetitive work that used to eat up budgets: research, outlining, first drafts, data analysis, and pattern recognition.
What human does
Understanding your business in ways AI never will: your story, your voice, the strategy, human evaluation, human empathy, the difficult conversations, and ultimately knowing when something sounds off or doesn’t work.
Every project begins with a Business Clarity Session, a focused two-hour conversation where we learn how your business works, who your customers are, and what makes your approach different. We record the session and use it to build your Brand Persona. The Brand Persona foundation guides how AI drafts content, using your authentic language, your stories, and your way of explaining things, without generic marketing templates. Then our team reviews and refines everything, removing anything that feels robotic and adding the clarity, nuance, and human insight that makes the content genuinely sound like you.
Nothing goes live without a human saying, “This is right.”
Anthēs isn’t an experiment.
It’s built on the foundation of Tansley.
Tansley is a successful consulting firm that has been helping Montreal businesses clarify their strategy, strengthen their communication, and grow with intention since 2021. Our team brings together strategists, designers, technologists, and communication experts with experience across multiple industries.
When you work with Anthēs, you gain access to the strategic thinking and creative expertise typically associated with high-end consulting firms, but at an affordable price.
Human Strategy + AI Efficiency = Affordability
What to Expect
Four things you can count on.
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Honesty
- We will speak the truth even when it’s not what you want to hear.
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Clarity
- We will explain what we’re doing and why.
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Collaboration
- We will ask for your input and approval throughout the entire process.
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Support
- We will not disappear after launch and be there each step thereafter.
Next step
Want to see if we’re a fit?
30 minutes. Your business, what’s stuck, and what we’d do first.
Let’s TalkWhat They Say
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They didn’t just build a website—they helped me understand my own business better.
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I finally have content that sounds like me, not like everyone else.
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A company that takes us beyond simple know-how. Thank you for an approach that’s more than hot air.
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The strategy sessions alone are worth it. Everything else is a bonus.
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