We welcome guest Cerys Cook, Chief People Officer at Swift Medical, a rapidly scaling medical technology company in Toronto. She shares her career journey from professional chef to the field of HR and her philosophy to always be the hardest working person in the room by being your best self every single day. She also expresses her passion for the vast and brilliant opportunities she & her team can provide for people so they too can thrive in their work through exceptional employee experiences.   Cerys has extensive expertise in successfully scaling businesses across multiple industri ..read more

Robin & Al are joined by Registered Holistic Nutritionist (R.H.N.), Ciara Morin, who has a love of functional nutrition & a passion for helping clients make small changes that have the greatest impact to their health. She strives to inspire, teach & coach people to reach their health goals in a sustainable & enjoyable way, no matter the challenges may face. Ciara is also the Founder of Foods to Glow, offering complete nutrition consulting and strategies to help reset your health. She strongly believes that bringing awareness to the power of food is the first step towards optim ..read more

There is a concerning shortage of care workers across the United States and Canada, the impact of which is felt every day by care providers, care workers, and those in need of care. So there is one question that guides Christian Alaimo, Co-founder & COO at Caribou ...“How can we help care organizations find quality care workers and keep the good ones they have?” Caribou, a game-changing digital platform, is on a mission to solve this caregiver staffing crisis. It is a super easy-to-implement tool and rewards program that care organizations across the United States and Canada are using to ..read more

Robin & Al welcome guests Hannah Yardley, Chief People and Culture Officer and Kristy Jones, Senior Director, Employee Success from Achievers, two passionate Human Resources Leaders building high-performing teams through innovative HR solutions. Hannah & Kristy discuss their own HR success stories as part of Achievers, a cloud-based employee engagement platform that enables companies to engage, align and recognize their greatest asset—their employees—driving retention, productivity, customer satisfaction, as well as other key business outcomes. Brought to you by Aria Benefits ..read more

Kerris Hougardy, Head of People at Automated Brand Interaction company Ada, is coach, mentor and manager to a high performing team of human resources professionals and oversees all aspects of people strategy with a focus on strategic business partnerships, talent acquisition, talent management, employee experience, employment brand championship, diversity & inclusion and continuous process improvement. Kerris shares her passion for working with her team and the importance of how clear values, feedback, innovation, and creativity in responding to challenges are just some of the building blo ..read more

Laura Alfano Victoria, MHRM, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisitions, Vena Solutions, has more than 20 years of talent acquisition (TA) experience from Fortune 500 companies. She is a strategic, results-driven Human Resources professional who is passionate about investing in younger generations in order to overcome the challenges when it comes to supply and demand for labour. In todays current labour landscape, it is imperative that employers evaluate their processes and remove any steps that are not adding value or causing unnecessary delays. Laura explains how flexibility, autonomy ..read more

The face of transportation continues to change with an influx of new carriers, improvements in technology, new regulations and cross border restrictions, making it imperative that both shippers and receivers educate themselves on the liabilities and responsibilities of choosing a reputable carrier. Richard Lande, Ph.D., LL.L., Attorney at Lande Langford, has during the past forty years of professional practice in transportation law written nine books and published over fifty articles on surface and inter-modal transportation. He has made over one hundred presentations at conferences worldwide ..read more

Jim Koutroubis, Associate Owner at Crozier Consulting Engineers is a professional engineer with over 31 years of experience in consulting engineering, municipal engineering, public works, and environmental services. He emphasizes the importance of effective communication and collaboration while providing an entrepreneurial business style and results oriented leadership. Jim is also the proud recipient of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for dedicated municipal engineering service awarded to Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their peers, their communi ..read more

Al & Robin welcome guests David Love & Michael Westover, Partners at boutique firm Nacora Insurance Group, a global leader in insurance and risk management services, offering the expertise and reliability to provide clients with innovative solutions. Dave and Mike discuss the key products, unique offerings and most importantly the personal touch they bring to the table that separate Nacora from other insurance firms. They pride themselves in their commitment to building long-lasting relationships with their clients and their employees, who are the driving-force behind their succes ..read more

We welcome Lorena Scott, People & Culture Leader and Scale Up Advisor with a no nonsense “get stuff done mentality” who shares her passion for start ups and mentoring teams in growth stage companies. Lorena's drive to learn and push outside her comfort zone has helped shape an endless professional curiosity in a world that never stops evolving. Brought to you by Aria Benefits and Life & Legacy Advisory Group ..read more