Hi, Joanna here.
As the multi-award winning CEO and Leadership Development Parter to multiple organizations across the globe, I'm proud to have created a company of expert facilitators and coaches who are customer-centered and who create safe spaces for busy professionals to learn the key tools and practices needed for the future of work. Our work is fresh, valuable, fun, engaging and leading-edge.
I’m a facilitator, internationally certified executive coach, program architect, speaker, and visionary—dedicated to helping leaders understand their impact and use it for good. Having done this for 25+ years, I know what excellent client partnership looks like and I only hire those who are at the top of their game. I have worked for 7+ training companies and learned the very best practices, tools, certifications, as well as the needs of hundreds of companies.
One of the things I learned through this exposure was that many training and consulting companies don't practice what they preach. They may speak to inclusion or innovation, but not apply it in-house. We walk the talk and we use all the tools and strategies to make sure that we model the way in everything we do. My team is empowered to be at their best and in turn, they always empower our participants to find their own power.
Since starting the company in 2014, I remember the day I stepped into my own power like it was yesterday. My team members were asked to use one word to describe me.
Their answer: powerful.
I was shocked. Powerful was the last word on my mind after being told early in my career that I needed to wear glasses to “look smarter,” and a masculine suit to “make it” in the business world. I assumed power meant more about the title, but then learned it was all about the influence.
Being underestimated in the past lit a fire under me to work even harder at my craft and at being my authentic self.
Now, I help others step into their own power.
Along the way, I’ve also realized people in positions of influence can (and do) profoundly impact lives.
I’ve seen it in my work with all 5 of Canada’s big banks, in my ten years as an HR executive navigating the boom and bust of the high tech and financial services industry, and in my countless hours spent coaching thousands of leaders on how to best empower themselves and their people. Whether through...
- Large-scale global change initiatives for high-growth, fast-paced organizations
- Transforming cultures to drive greater innovation and human-centered approaches
- Designing and delivering experiential development programs that equip leaders and empower teams to bring us into the workplace of the future
- Organizational restructuring and design
- Or, building inclusive attraction and retention strategies
I’ve been in the trenches, led teams to success, and deeply understand our clients’ modern workplace challenges.