2026
Product Launch
Joel & Nanz Inc. Launches MapleWorkSuite, a Modular AI SaaS Suite for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Joel & Nanz Inc. announced the launch of MapleWorkSuite, a modular suite of AI-powered software products built for small and mid-sized businesses. The suite brings the company's AI voice agents, chat agents, and workflow automation together under one platform, with each module addressing a specific part of running a business.
The initial MapleWorkSuite line-up includes MapleReceptionist (AI voice and chat reception), MapleConcierge (property management), MapleInvoice and MapleExpense (billing and expense tracking), MapleTax (tax preparation workflows), MapleSecure (secure AI access and governance), MapleBook and MapleCalendar (scheduling), and MapleMarketing (marketing automation), among other modules. The products are built on Anthropic's Claude and open models hosted privately via Ollama, reflecting the company's focus on accuracy, security, and data governance.
"MapleWorkSuite is what twenty-six years of running and building for small businesses turned into. Instead of one giant system you have to bend your business around, it's a set of focused AI modules you can adopt one at a time — and they're built on a stack we can keep secure and accountable."
— Joel Gathercole, Founder, Joel & Nanz Inc.
2026
Expansion
Joel & Nanz Inc. Expands Internationally with KapwaWork, a White-Label Edition for the Philippines
Joel & Nanz Inc. announced KapwaWork, a white-label edition of its MapleWorkSuite platform tailored for the Philippines market. KapwaWork brings the same modular AI tooling — voice agents, chat agents, and workflow automation — to businesses outside the company's home Canadian market.
The expansion reflects the company's view that the underlying AI building blocks are broadly applicable, while branding and configuration can be localized for each region.
"The technology travels well. KapwaWork lets us take the same dependable AI tooling and present it in a way that fits a different market on its own terms."
— Joel Gathercole, Founder, Joel & Nanz Inc.
2025
AI Consulting
Joel & Nanz Inc. Establishes Full-Service AI Consulting with Private LLM Hosting and Claude-Based AI Agents
In 2025, Joel & Nanz Inc. moved to the forefront of AI consulting, offering small businesses end-to-end AI solutions. The company added private large language model (LLM) hosting using Ollama, giving clients the option to run open models in environments they control, and began building AI agents on Anthropic's Claude.
Alongside the expanded technical stack, the company made AI security, governance, and compliance a core part of its practice — helping clients adopt AI responsibly while keeping sensitive data protected.
"By 2025 the question clients were asking wasn't whether to use AI — it was how to do it without losing control of their data. That's why we paired private model hosting with Claude-based agents and put governance front and center."
— Joel Gathercole, Founder, Joel & Nanz Inc.
2024
AI Transformation
Joel & Nanz Inc. Begins AI Transformation, Integrating Large Language Models into Its Services
In 2024, Joel & Nanz Inc. began integrating artificial intelligence into its service offerings, starting development work with large language models and delivering its first AI-powered solutions for clients. The shift marked a deliberate pivot of the company's focus toward AI consulting and integration.
"I've watched a lot of technology cycles since 1992. In 2024 it was clear this one was different — so we stopped treating AI as an experiment and started building real solutions on it."
— Joel Gathercole, Founder, Joel & Nanz Inc.
2019–2023
Company Growth
Joel & Nanz Inc. Grows Property Management and Custom Healthcare Software Practice Across Quebec
Between 2019 and 2023, Joel & Nanz Inc. built a strong foundation across two divisions: vacation property management and custom healthcare software development. During this period the company scaled its property portfolio management and developed custom software solutions for the healthcare industry, serving clients across Quebec.
The work over these years established the company's reputation for reliability and built the technical depth it would later bring to its AI practice.
2018
Founding
Joel & Nanz Inc. Founded, Combining Vacation Property Management with a Healthcare Software Division
Joel & Nanz Inc. was founded in 2018 as a property-focused company, with innovative approaches to vacation property management. The company launched short-term rental (STR) and Airbnb hosting services and helped clients buy and sell vacation properties in Quebec.
From the outset, the company also established a software development division serving the healthcare industry — pairing hands-on business operations with custom software development.
"We started Joel & Nanz Inc. doing two things at once — managing real properties and writing real software. That mix of operating a business and building the tools to run it has shaped everything we've done since."
— Joel Gathercole, Founder, Joel & Nanz Inc.
