Working from home? need some professional insight?

  From online marketing and communications to business planning and accounting, our coaches have you covered!

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:
  1. Read the Coaches cards below to find who can help you.
  2. Click on the button at the bottom of the page or visit the Admin Portal to organize a discussion.
  3. Any questions, thoughts or suggestions?  Reach out to gina@hubottawa.org.
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Did you participate in the Newcomer Toolkit for Business and Work? Sign up for coaching via the Members’ Portal here  (sign-in required)! Not yet a member? Register today using the access link provided to you by email. Questions? Reach out to gina@hubottawa.org

Adam

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.

Ash

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.


Brett

Technology & Cloud

Brett Tackaberry, CTO, Rebel.com

Knows a lot about:Tech Strategy & Planning, Cloud Tech, Data & Analytics, Coding & Development, Product management, Agile, DevOps, Web hosting & email.

Can help you with: Identifying tech opportunities, Adopting or improving agile, Acquiring data & building analytics dashboards.

Emilie

Management Consulting

Emilie Wilcox Managing 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.

Eve

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.

Frederic

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).


Harrison

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.

Jonathan Wade

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.


Krysta

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. 

Marley

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

Mary

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.

Sharon

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.


Stephanie

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.