In my role as Business Partner, Talent Acquisition, I will be helping companies compete through the acquisition of top talent!  “Business is the ultimate sport. If you build the best team, you win!” - Jack WelchThroughout my career this has proven true time and again, both on the ice and in the boardroom. Building the best team has always been the secret to both my personal success and the overall success of my company. Rising to the ranks of Senior VP at Invesco, I became known for my ability to identify rare and unique talent and heralded for the exceptional results my teams were able to deliver, often against all odds and in a turn-around scenarios. Wishing to focus on talent acquisition as a way to deeply and fundamentally help an organization do better, I have partnered with Stoakley-Stewart Consultant’s to provide this service to a broader array of businesses. I am very excited to share my passion and knack for hiring top talent and building world-class teams with companies that are looking to compete more vigorously and “win” more often.

Through our business leader coaching and management development programs, we help business leaders in entrepreneurial companies address operational efficiency issues, develop strong leaders, and implement strategic revenue generation strategies.

Consulting and executive coaching focused on supporting business leaders in the area of leadership development, operational efficiency, team development and revenue generation.

Senior Business Leader | People & Organizational Development | Change Management| Customer Impact | Strategic Orientation

Position Overview==============When I assumed this portfolio, Canadian retail sales were not meeting expectations and the company was losing key staff. Within the first 9 months, I had exited underperformers and replaced the entire leadership team.Leadership Scope=============115 staff in 10 divisions » Regional offices in BC, AB, ON and QC$5B gross sales » $33B assets » peak $25M operations budgetKey functions: Business Reengineering » Strategic Planning » Sales Planning & Forecasting » Revenue Generation » Succession Planning » Assets Under AdministrationThe Bottom Line=============» Top 3 retail sales team in the annual Environics Canadian Advisor Survey (2012 – 2015).» Top decile ranking across all Invesco Worldwide divisions (2010 – 2015).» Devised and achieved the 5-year retail growth strategy, advancing gross sales to >$5B.» Extracted $7M from OPEX and lessened redemptions by $1.6B.» Pioneered the market launch of Invesco’s ETF product in 2011, attaining >$6B by 2015.» Influenced the creation of the Invesco Institute, the #1 development program in the industry.

Position Overview==============I remained with the company moving between offices in Toronto and Calgary, and played key roles through various mergers involving AIM / Trimark and latterly Invesco / Trimark.VICE PRESIDENT – Western Region (2005 – 2008)VICE PRESIDENT – Western Canada, Financial Advisor & Insurance Division (2001 – 2004)VICE PRESIDENT – National Sales, Insurance Distribution (1999 – 2001)Key functions: Business Reengineering » Change Management » Territory Management » Resource Management » New Product Introduction » Business DevelopmentThe Bottom Line=============» Restructured the Western Region to gain 50% market share by 2008.» Integrated and excited AIM/ Trimark sales teams in 4 provinces to grow sales by $165M in 3 years.» Established the insurance distribution unit for AIM Investments and created a segregated fund product, taking sales from $0 to >$1B by 2001.

» Propelled asset value to over $4B.