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I have spent the past 13 years of my career focused on talent.
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My first recruiting role was at GoodLife Fitness, pretty much right after graduating from Western University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a Major in the Sociology of Law, Crime & Deviance. I had spent several years working in the club, from handing out flyers in the grocery store to becoming Assistant General Manager. I credit this management position for truly sparking my interest in people, growing talent, and recruitment. I decided to then pursue 2 post-graduate certificates - Human Resources Management and Career Development Practitioner (Career Counselling).
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I moved on to my first (and only) unionized recruiting gig at St. Joseph's Health Care, a group of hospitals and long term care facilities in my home town. I was then headhunted to join a newly formed Talent Acquisition team at 3M. It was an exciting role, and my first taste of how big the world of recruiting is = so much more than just filling seats! This was also my first exposure working with International teams in the US, UK and Saudi Arabia.
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As you can see already... I gained a lot of different industry experience quite early on in my career. I always found it exciting to jump into the unknown!
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Following two contract positions, I was looking for a more stable home and landed at Citi - which also included a move to the big city of Toronto. I learned so much about the world of Corporate/Investment/Private Banking, Sales & Trading, Banking Operations and campus programs. While I still have a soft spot for Toronto, I was being pulled towards the mountains. I'm sure many know exactly what I mean by that 😊
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I was fortunate to have a 6-month contract at Travelers in Calgary turn into 6.5 years of international recruitment, program management, and all-around amazing growth experiences for my professional career. During my tenure, I was selected to support an insurtech Travelers invested in throughout their high-growth phase, Zensurance. Building out the Recruitment function, training new leaders, and establishing effective talent operations to ensure organizational goals were met was exhilarating.
This taste into the start-up world led me to take a leap into, at the time, a 30 person digital MGA, APOLLO. Fast forward 18 months, I had hired over 100 people, helped the organization reach important milestones, progressed into a Director of People & Culture role and was thinking about what's next. I was driven by my desire to ensure the right talent is in the right seat, to manage change to make a high impact and to facilitate effective talent management strategies. I discovered that I thrived working with collaborative teams who all share the same vision and mission.
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Enter Lyons Talent Consulting.
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I'm excited for this next chapter of my career, sharing my broad recruitment, human resources, and industry experience to help organizations and individuals achieve growth.
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