Andrea leverages 20 years of senior leadership experience to help organizations and teams realize their potential. She drives continuous improvement and performance with a commitment to shared purpose and values. Her passion for developing high performing teams is reflected in her career progression with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where she expanded radio, TV and online audiences while earning more than 30 team and individual industry awards.  Andrea has a master’s degree in journalism and formalized her change management and coaching experience with certifications in both. As an experienced executive coach, she brings her growth mindset, values-based and data-based decision-making skills to the table. Prior to joining Results Business Consultants, Andrea led a $6.5-million initiative at the University of Alberta with a focus on fostering innovation, increasing graduate student employment outcomes and developing entrepreneurial skills. This work included the launch of North America’s first cross-disciplinary graduate student internship program which resulted in more than 500 students contributing over 237,000 hours to the province’s economic and social sectors.

As a Business Execution Specialist with Results Business Consultants, Andrea is in the unique position to provide facilitation, best practices and coaching to senior leaders and their teams as they build and grow sustainable organizations.  Her work with clients underscores the potency of pairing accountability with execution.

When not working, Andrea spends time with family and friends using food, play, and outdoor pursuits (a recent kayaking enthusiast) to build memories and create connection. She volunteers through pro bono coaching for emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, and recent graduates.

Andrea has 25 years of experience helping organizations unleash their potential both in a volunteer, non-profit environment, and professionally. Prior to joining Results Business Consultants, Andrea held several senior level positions with Canadian Pacific Railway, including marketing, customer retention programming, and operations. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing from UBC, and has her Project Management Certification from MRU.

Andrea first joined Results Business Consultants in 2015 as the Calgary Practice Director, responsible for growth, brand and client experience in Calgary. She has since moved into the role of Chief Experience Officer, responsible for corporate finance, marketing, and supporting all aspects of people and strategy development.

When not working, Andrea is an outdoor enthusiast and likes to bike, hike, ski, and stay active with a busy family of 3 boys and, most recently, a new puppy. She contributes to the community by taking a leadership role in various school initiatives and coaching or managing community sport teams.

April is a results driven, innovative, and visionary business leader, mentor and coach. She has a record of accomplishment in driving growth in business-to-business and business-to-consumer operations, including software, telecom, wireless, financial services and other . Most notably she spent almost a decade as as a Global Executive Sales leader with Intuit Canada. April is regarded for her ability to successfully lead change management initiatives and strategically position businesses to reach their full potential in a challenging environment. April is recognized as an effective leader, communicator, and coach who adds value with clients and internal staff. She is also very active in the start-up community with a lot of passion and experience around the tech space. As community is very important to her she also is a very active member of the U of A Venture Mentoring Service where she provides mentor-ship and support to U of A alumni entrepreneurs as we look to strengthen and diversify the Alberta economy and opportunities.

As a Business Execution Specialist with Results Business Consultants, April wears many hats; facilitator, coach, mentor and adviser to local established businesses with a focus on accountability and execution. She also brings her years of past experience in sales and business development to support growth initiatives.

When not working April likes to volunteer, spend time with her family, never missing a basketball game played by her son’s. Feeding the world has become a passion for April with small strides by supporting the local foodbanks, soup kitchens and Santa YEG.

Barb has over 20 years of Corporate Executive experience in both the CFO and COO roles of growing companies. She gained her technical experience working for Deloitte and has augmented that with hands on operational experience in both private and public companies as well as in private equity. She has worked in both local and international organizations spanning over several industries with a specialty in manufacturing. Barb is a designated professional accountant that has left the day to day numbers to other people to pursue her passion of unleashing the potential that people, and the business they operate, have within them.

With her diverse experience Barb is always up to the challenge to learn new things and see what she can do to support and elevate her client’s success. In her role as Business Execution Specialist, Barb works closely with her clients to hone their vision, design their strategies and develop their execution discipline to achieve what they desire. Barb is also a certified executive coach and loves the opportunity to challenge her clients to achieve more than they believed possible.

When Barb is not working you can usually find her with her family enjoying various sports, camping, travelling, hanging out together or with a good book in her hand. Barb also enjoys her volunteer work on the Food Banks of Alberta Board and is proud of the classes she moderated through the Strategic Leadership Program for the Society of Management Accountants of Alberta prior to the accounting merger.

Christy Benoit has over 20 years of experience in business leadership. Through her focus on developing healthy corporate cultures that foster a continuous improvement mentality, she’s demonstrated that it is possible to be doing good while doing well in business. Prior to joining the Results Business Consultants team in 2017, Christy co-founded, built and led several business ventures, including an innovative engineering firm that delivered industry changing products to some of the largest oil and gas companies in North America. Christy graduated with a BSc (Pharm) from University of Alberta in 1999. Prior to starting her first business, she worked 10 years in the field of pharmacy gaining a variety of experience in areas of clinical practice, research and business management. She is also the visionary and developer of the world’s northern most Net Zero energy commercial building, the Mosaic Centre (Edmonton), which pioneered the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methodology into Canada.

Through her role as a Business Execution Specialist with Results Business Consultants Canada, Christy provides coaching, training and advisory to senior leaders and their teams as they strive to build successful and sustainable businesses. Her work with her clients focuses on the 5 pillars of: Vision, Strategy, Best People Practices, Systems and Processes, and Leadership Development.

When not at work, Christy is kept busy with her three children, family, friends and manages to squeeze in time for other interests such as hockey, yoga, reading and travel.

Derek brings over 25 years of leadership experience and knowledge to the Results team having had a successful career in a wide range of industries.  He has been fortunate to work with leadership teams within renowned companies such as Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy, WestJet Airlines and Shaw Communications.  From these experiences, he knows the importance of finding the right tailored strategy and culture for every executive team and how to engrain it at all levels to maximize an organization’s potential.

As a business execution specialist, Derek brings a very practical approach, balancing business experience and academic knowledge to generate new ideas that are “real and tangible” for an organization.  Through his career, he has had the opportunity to work with some of the top academic organizations in the world, including Harvard University, the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), Duke University, the Banff Centre and thought leaders, Patrick Lencioni, Marshall Goldsmith, Ken Blanchard and Donald Sull.

In his free time, Derek and his wife love to travel to meet new people and explore different cultures.  Their passion is extended vacations where they can “live like a local”, with their most recent trip being a month exploring Portugal.  Derek believes in an active lifestyle, whether it is the chores of living on an acreage, helping out on the family farm in Manitoba, golfing in the summer, curling in the winter or planning the next travel adventure.

Erin Holowach has over 20 years of leadership experience as a serial entrepreneur. Erin and her husband/ business partner grew multiple companies from start up to acquisition across the industries of real estate, construction, oil and gas, financial services, and retail.

As the leader of these start-ups, Erin focused on developing high functioning teams and operating processes in order to achieve sustainable growth and a strong corporate culture. Early on in her entrepreneurial journey, Erin knew that hiring and coaching people to perform at their highest potential was the key to business success. Erin spent much of her career working to build leaders within her organizations.

Erin’s love for business coaching and the Results Business Consultants Execution System came when she was a client at Results Business Consultants. She was amazed at the accountability and execution that was established by having a Business Execution Specialist work with herself and her leadership team to ensure they were on track to KPIs, priorities and ultimately the vision and strategy of the organization. From that moment on, business coaching was on her career plan.

Erin is a lifelong leaner with a Degree in Agriculture Business Management from the University of a Alberta, as well as multiple courses over 20 years in business. She is a past member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) both which focus on helping entrepreneurs achieve their full potential through the power of life-enhancing connections, shared experiences and collaborative learning.

Outside of work, Erin is a mom to 3 teenagers. She enjoys lake activities in the summer and mountain sports in the winter. Other activities include curling, softball, travel and reading.

Hala’s role as Office Manager at Results Business Consultants resonates with her passion for diplomacy, community engagement and nourishment, and team support. She started at Results in May 2023 and is gradually expanding her role to include administrative work, office management, client support, survey and report creation, as well as graphic design. Hala enjoys working with the Results team and learning from their expertise as she grows in this position, with the goal of providing the best client and team support possible.

Her educational journey entailed a B.S. degree from Georgetown University in International Affairs and a Master of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University in Religion, Culture and Global Justice. Her dedication towards human rights and community nourishment is what inspired her to work at Results – at an environment that is committed to bettering the lives of employees through business consulting and development. Prior to Results, Hala has administrative, marketing, teaching, research, and publishing experience that she is adamant on expanding through her role here.

On her own time, Hala loves to spend time with her family and travel back home to Egypt every chance she gets. She values getting some fresh air by a body of water, finding a good book at the library, trying new recipes, and exploring cities to find her favorite restaurants, coffee shops, and beautiful, outdoor hang-out spots. She is excited about trying snowboarding and skiing (and falling) during Alberta’s winters!

Jeff has over 30 years of experience developing people and teams driving strategic outcomes. Joining Results Business Consultants after a very eclectic career, Jeff honed his skills leading and commanding sailors and ships within the Royal Canadian Navy with more than 25 years of experience. As part of a focus on lifelong learning Jeff received his Master’s degree in Strategy and Leadership from the Royal Military College of Canada. After a significant life change where his wife lost a battle to cancer, Jeff relocated to Calgary Alberta with his two boys and focused on converting his experiences and skills within the Canadian Forces to business. He completed his Professional Project Manager (PMP) and Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Certifications to gain industry understanding. This journey lead Jeff through opportunities as CEO of a midsize company, an independent consulting firm and ownership and investment in several Calgary based corporations.

Jeff is responsible for unleashing the potential in teams within companies of all sizes and industries. His role involves supporting the development and accountability of high-performance teams, corporate vision and execution on strategic priorities.

Beyond Results Business Consultants, Jeff continues to serve in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve as the Command Mentor. As a father of five and married to a Calgary entrepreneur, Jeff’s role to unleash potential and support team cohesion is directly relatable to the development of his large family. Active in outdoor activities, Jeff loves to ski and sail with family and friends

Kat joined the Results team in February of 2023. Prior to her role with Results Business Consultants, she has 7+ years of experience in the administrative role with a background in insurance and customer service.

As the Office Manager Kat’s priority is to provide top notch client and team support. Her responsibilities include providing excellent customer service to our clients and being at the ready to help support where needed. She is passionate about learning new skills to help enrich her role as Office Manager.

Kat is all about being active and enjoying the outdoors. She played rugby for 7 years before moving to mixed martial arts in which she has grown into a role of helping others learn the gentle art of jiu jitsu. However, painting, drawing, and camping with her friends, and family are the moments she looks forward to the most.

Katherine joined the Results Business Consultants team as a Relationship Manager in October 2015.

As a Relationship Manager, Katherine’s role involved providing administrative, technical, and research support to our clients and internal team. From 2015-2018 Katherine worked closely with the Business Execution Specialists to generate client reports and surveys. Katherine managed the company NPS process and was responsible for planning and organizing events in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.

As the Creative Solutions Ninja, Katherine provides support to members at all levels of the organization through project-based work; including but not limited to content development, graphic design, website design, and event management.

When not working, Katherine is spending time with her family. She enjoys various activities like baking, playing strategic board games, indoor cycling, and being active outdoors.

Katherine attended the University of Calgary where she graduated with a Bachelor of Art’s Degree.

Leigh-Anne is an accomplished executive leader and board director with over 30 years of experience in the utility industry, contributing significantly to the operations and leadership of organizations across North America. Throughout her career, she has been a driving force behind numerous large-scale transformation initiatives, showcasing exceptional skills in turnaround strategies, acquisitions, and divestitures. Leigh-Anne’s strategic acumen and diplomatic prowess have played pivotal roles in the success of sensitive projects, requiring adept navigation of complexities through strategic communications, and influencing skills.

As a Business Execution Specialist with Results, Leigh-Anne brings a wealth of experiences to the table, ranging from representing the interests of Indigenous communities in collaborative agreements to advising on utility infrastructure transactions. She has successfully led the development of strategic plans for major public utilities, incorporating ESG targets, reconciliation commitments, and assessing regulatory and environmental risks. With a rich history of successful project executions, she has navigated diverse challenges from operational and financial restructuring to enhancing customer experience and stakeholder relations.

Leigh-Anne has also served on various boards, including the Calgary Homeless Foundation, Alberta Cancer Foundation, and Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Her educational achievements include an MBA from Queen’s University and ongoing studies toward a Master of Law in Energy and Infrastructure from Osgoode Hall Law School.

Megan is an Executive Assistant and Bookkeeping professional with over 20 years of experience spanning across a multitude of industries including business coaching/consulting, engineering, development, industrial and hospitality. Bringing a diverse set of skills and qualifications to any team she has worked with, Megan has built her career in a variety of roles. She is not only used to wearing many hats she sincerely enjoys it!

In her current capacity, Megan assumes the pivotal role of orchestrating day-to-day financial operations at Results Business Consultants, a role she undertakes with unwavering dedication and precision. She is proud to work with an amazing group of people that care so deeply about making a difference, and strives to provide both Results Business Consultants and their clients’ valuable support and information to enhance their financial experience.

When not working, Megan is a busy wife and mother. She enjoys camping, hiking and traveling with her family and taking the rare moment to curl up and read a book. Every chance she gets Megan enjoys volunteering at her son’s school and participating within the community she has lived and loved for over 25 years.

Channeling her past life as a corporate professional, Natalie now lends her perspectives and expertise to organizations through content writing. As a contributing writer for Results, Natalie leverages her skills and experience to inform and educate through the company blog.

Prior to her writing career, Natalie spent 10+ years working in HR, recruitment, and training & development roles in the software, healthcare, and financial services industries. Career highlights include sales training program rollouts, staffing and training a mutual funds call center from the ground up, and planning nationwide due diligence events for a real estate investment firm.

Natalie received a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Immaculata University. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Saint Joseph’s University. Natalie currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. When she’s not writing, she enjoys walks around the city with her husband and dog, discovering new music, and enjoying Philly’s food and arts scenes.

With his energy and enthusiasm, Nick brings a new approach to corporate image management, culture development and enterprise growth. As a founder and former President and Chair of Metromedia Marketing Ltd. and BrandAlliance Inc., Nick now shares his 25+ years of leadership and executive management experience with business owners and professionals across Canada. Nick is especially passionate about sharing leadership experiences in the areas of culture, M&A and strategic growth.

The organizations that he spearheaded have grown to be internationally recognized, with dozens of locations across the globe and employing hundreds of people in numerous countries. With extensive experience in governance, strategy and execution, these businesses have become award winning – having been listed on the “Best Places to Work” roster yearly as well as gaining the “National Distributor of the Year” award in 2014 and 2015. BrandAlliance also obtained Deloitte’s “Canada’s Best Managed Companies” distinction in 2015 and 2016.

Nick’s credentials include being a finalist for the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, recognition as one of Business in Calgary’s “Leaders of Tomorrow”, recipient of the “Premiers Award for Healthy Work Places”, he has been featured on the cover of a number of commercial and trade publications for his business acumen, and was awarded the first ever Humanitarian of the Year award by his industry association for his endless philanthropic contributions. He holds the rare marketing designation of M.A.S. (Master Advertising Specialist) – helping companies develop a culture of execution to outperform their industry. He joined the Results Business Consultants Canada Inc. team because he felt passionate that the systems, processes and accountability that they have established and deliver to companies are deep, meaningful and align with the best practices that he has seen.

He is also Co-Founder and President of a rapidly growing virtual human resources company, VEA Office Professionals Inc. and continues his involvement with the worldwide Entrepreneurs Organization as a member, a coach and a trainer for their Accelerator program across North America. He also mentors a number of Canadian businesses that are in aggressive growth phases, in order to help them continue to realize their goals with a purposeful, high-performance culture.

He has served on many Boards, including his past companies, both the Provincial and National Boards of the PPPC (Promotional Products Professionals of Canada), and several not-for-profit enterprises.

Nick has also written a unique best-selling business book on “The 13 biggest pitfalls of business and how to avoid them.” Visit www.nickthompsonbooks.com to view it.

After spending 6 years as a teacher, then 16 years at home taking care of her family, Nicole joined the Results Business Consultants team in January of 2018 as the Relationship Manager of the Edmonton office. This role gave her the opportunity to gain and strengthen her administrative skills, but also to develop and establish great connections and relationships with our clients and business community. Nicole has now changed roles to our Community Engagement Director where she organizes our leadership and client appreciation events and works with the Practice Directors and marketing team to help our business continue to grow!

When not working, Nicole loves spending her time playing games, skiing with her kids in the winter, and relaxing at the lake on weekends. During the summer months, she spends most of her time doing what she loves most, adventuring in the mountains.

With close to 35 years of commercial and leadership development experience, Oly brings a passion for helping people, and the businesses they are in, to succeed.

Oly’s leadership experience includes 20+ years in Retail operations, planning, loyalty and brand management, category management, training & recruitment, strategy and business development. In addition, Oly spent close to 15 years in progressively more senior learning and development roles, with his last two roles focused on building global commercial capability in a large multi-national organization.

Oly has extensive experience and training in people and leadership development, facilitation, change management, business management, stakeholder engagement and business partnering.

Over the years, Oly has worked with businesses ranging from individual retailers to multiple site operators to alliance partners to joint venture partners. He has been part of senior national and global leadership teams and provided counsel and support to senior executive boards and industry advisory boards.

When not working, Oly is a volunteer Mentor with the University of Calgary’s BMO Mentorship program for business students, and also enjoys providing tips to his grown sons, who are both pursuing successful careers in business. Oly enjoys spending time with his wife and their Alaskan Malamute puppy on their acreage in the foothills near Calgary. Oly is also working on improving his golf game in the summer, and his curling and hockey skills in the winter.

Sean has over 25 years of facilitation and leadership experience. Prior to joining Results Business Consultants, Sean was the Vice President of Human Resources for Flint Energy Services LTD. In his 10 years with Flint, the organization grew from $600M to over $2.4B via organic growth, joint venture partnerships and acquisitions. He also worked in Training and Development with PCL Construction after a 5-year teaching career. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Education and has his CHRP. He is certified as a facilitator, public speaker and coach.

Sean splits his time between working with clients on strategy and execution (turning a strategy into a startegy!) and his management role as the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO). His role as CTO involves selection, onboarding and supporting a high-performing delivery team and overseeing content development for the Results Execution System.

When not working, Sean loves being active with his family. Whether it is coaching sports, running, golfing or camping, he is happiest when he is outdoors. He helps his community by giving time and energy to coaching hockey and enjoys being a member in the T8N100 charity in St Albert.

Helping people and teams be better is where Shelley finds fun. As a catalyst for change, Shelley brings a blend of curiosity, humor, and common sense as she helps people in their desire to grow. Shelley has an engaging style as she encourages teams to build their knowledge level and personal accountability to produce value added results.

Shelley is committed to bettering any organization she works with through the constant improvement of communication, idea flow, and execution. Previous to becoming a consultant, Shelley spent 25 years in the energy sector and 10 years in retail management. Areas of expertise include leadership development, coaching, process improvement, change management and facilitation. For those with a yen for credentials, Shelley has both Lean and Six Sigma certificates, Coaching Certification (ICC) and a Professional Accounting designation (CPA, CMA). With plenty of hands-on experience, Shelley supports development of a learning culture and ultimately a better place to work.

Outside of the workplace, Shelley passionately supports a community robotics organization, who’s mission is inspiring young people to be the science and technology leaders of tomorrow. As a board member and mentor, Shelley is inspired by the youth who make the robots work and the talented mentors who make it all possible.

Prior to her current position at Results Business Consultants, Tamela played a key role in supervisory administration and conveyancing at a busy Edmonton real estate brokerage.

Tim has over 30 years of experience helping people and organizations be more effective and productive. Prior to joining Results Business Consultants, Tim lead a corporate training company that delivered productivity, sales and negotiation skills to employees in some of Canada’s best-known companies like Canadian Pacific Railway, Shaw, Telus (formally ClearNet), and Nexen. Tim has also worked in the market research and telecommunications industry in Canada and the UK. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Masters in Business, as well as certifications in Instructional Techniques (CTT+) and Public Speaking (Toastmasters).

At Results Business Consultants, Tim supports the leadership team with strategic planning and execution of key priorities and projects in all areas of the company.

When not working, Tim enjoys writing, strategy board games, travel, hockey, cycling, and even strums a few chords on his guitar (when no one is listening). He helps his community by giving time and energy to his family and church.