Working from home? need some professional insight?
Impact Hub Ottawa’s diverse team of Coaches are available to provide one-on-one expertise on a variety of topics. All Virtual and Co-Working members have access to Coaches.
To book a session with one of our coaches:
- Read the Coaches cards below to find who can help you.
- Click on the button at the bottom of the page or visit the Admin Portal to organize a discussion.
- Any questions, thoughts or suggestions? Reach out to gina@hubottawa.org.

Government Relations
Adam J Smith, CEO- Rise Up Strategies
Skills offered: Digital Strategies; Public Relations & Issues Management; Government Relations; Risk Management; Technology and Data Management.
Can help you with: Public Relations; Issues Management; Government Relations; Risk Management; Technology and Data Management.

Legal
Ariadni Athanassiadi, Lawyer- Kyma , Consultant- FindYourWave
Knows a lot about: Building and Managing Business Relationships; Intellectual Property Law; Conflict Resolution; Innovation Capture; Policy Development.
Can help you with: Establishing value-aligned partnerships and teams; Design and Review; Intellectual Property management, Privacy Policy Development; Designing Training and Mentorship Programs; Client Communication Protocols.

Impact Measurement
Ashraful Hasan, Founder- Impactrio
Skills offered: Designing Training and Mentorship Programs; Client Communication Protocols.
Can help you with: Measuring Impact; Managing and reporting on Complex Projects; Monitoring Progress and Learning.

Management Consulting
Emilie WilcoxManaging Partner, Founder Baiame Consulting
Knows a lot about: Business modeling; Risk management; Investment/financial analysis; Scaling; Financial and other internal controls.
Can help you with: Setting up a business; Building a business model; Building a financial model, identifying or mitigating risks, developing business continuity plans, pricing models.

Creativity
Eve Blouin-Hudon, Founder- Bevy Creative
Skills offered: Creative thinking; Positive psychology and well-being; Productivity and time management.
Can help you with: Understanding the creative process; implementing tools into your workflow to be more productive with your time; the grant writing process; cultivating wellbeing.

WordPress & Web Design
Frederic Sune, Founder- WP Expert
Skills offered: WordPress; Web Design; Website Improvement; SEO; Business processes automation.
Can help you with: WordPress issues; Website Development; Business automation using a WP website; SEO (On-page and general).

Bookkeeping & Accounting
Harrison White, Founder and Chief Accountant- Your Virtual Accountant
Knows a lot about: Corporate, personal, and sales tax; bookkeeping; incorporation.
Can help you with: When should you incorporate; Whether your business needs to charge sales tax; Solving bookkeeping problems; Paying salaries vs dividends; Claiming self-employment expenses.

Social Enterprise
Jonathan Wade, President- Social Delta
Knows a lot about: Ideation; Partnership development; Incorporation; Business planning; Social financing; Marketing.
Can help you with: Connecting with community partners; Board orientation; Market Research; Business design; Pricing models.

E-commerce & Retail
Krysta Roney, Local Community Manager- Shopify
Knows a lot about: E-commerce; Customer Discovery, Growth & Retention; Business planning; Business Coaching
Can help you with: Starting, growing & scaling e-commerce stores; Increasing web traffic & optimizing for conversions; Identifying customer personas.

Storytelling
Marley Lewington, Creative & Communications Director- Strategic Kindness
Knows a lot about: Storytelling; branding; campaign development; communication and brand strategy; graphic design.
Can help you with: Designing your brand; creating digital campaigns; writing news releases and op-eds; drafting your comm- unications strategy; performing a brand audit; writing social media content; managing social media platforms

Speech & Presentations
Mary Houle Registered speech pathologist, Founder Pronounced
Knows a lot about: Presentation delivery, Storytelling, Communication and Accent Clarity, Speech Coaching, Voice Therapy
Can help you with: Expressing yourself dynamically and persuasively; Preparing for a pitch; Storytelling; Speaking with confidence; Delivering your message with clarity.

Designing for Inclusion
Sharon Nyangweso, CEO & Founder, QuakeLab
Knows a lot about: Design thinking for inclusion; Equity in action; Community consultations; EDI/feminist lens; Digital communications
Can help you with: Equity assessments & action plans; Clarifying equity objectives; Journey mapping; Building a business embedded with equity.

Online Marketing
Stephanie Mitchell, Founder & Owner, Sunnystorm Marketing
Knows a lot about: Facebook ads; Personal branding; Content, Email & video marketing
Can help you with: Advertising products & services; website facelifts; Content marketing plans; Email design & strategies.