HR Talks - Episode 2 | Sales Talent Agency

HR Talks – Episode 2:

In business and politics, leaders around the world have spent the past year facing a real-time leadership test due to the global pandemic. And, while the global pandemic has certainly reshaped the way organizations operate, it also, more specifically, has reshaped the notions of women in leadership roles.

Numerous studies have shown that women-led countries tended to have managed the COVID-19 crisis better, and from a business standpoint, studies have shown that women have excelled more as leaders in this new working environment as they foster a better virtual experience for their remote teams.

That said, on the other side of the spectrum, studies have also shown that advancements in gender equality across the globe risk being derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, in due part to the pandemic forcing millions of women to reconsider how to balance their professional and home lives.

So, to better understand how the global pandemic has affected the female business leader in Canada, we’ve partnered with Elaine Zapotoczny (Owner at Ascent Coaching and Consulting), Sonia Edmonds (National Managing Partner at BDO Canada), and Vince John (Senior Manager of Human Resources at TD Bank), for a live panel discussion on March 4th at 1:00pm EST.

We hope you can join us! Sign up to attend through the registration link below.

Can’t make it to the live session? Don’t worry, sign up anyway and we’ll send you a copy of the recording with timestamps of our key takeaways.

Meet the Panelists:

Elaine Zapotoczny, Owner | Ascent Coaching & Consulting

Elaine is a developmental consultant, coach, and facilitator. Her expertise lies at the intersection of leadership and adult development, culture and systems change, and organizational and team effectiveness. She possesses the rare and genuine desire to enable and accelerate the growth and success of others. Elaine facilitates deeper understanding of essential human dynamics and capability building and its role in the transformation of individuals and teams. With a vigilant focus on development, Elaine embodies the mindfulness and day-to-day engagement necessary to help individuals, teams, and collaborators discover the learning available in each experience. On an organization scale, Elaine’s executive experience includes successfully uniting organizational culture and development strategies with business growth goals and strategic imperatives. A diverse range of individuals and organizations have benefitted from Elaine’s support, including; small, mid-size and global organizations in the Financial Services, Technology, Retail, and Education sectors.

Sonia Edmonds, National Managing Partner | BDO Canada

With over 25 years of finance, accounting and operational experience, including 20+ years in Technology implementation consulting, Sonia Edmonds is the National Managing Partner of BDO’s Consulting Services Service Line, leading the team of over 600 dedicated professionals nationally, and serves as one (1) of nine (9) Firm Board Members for BDO Canada.

BDO’s Consulting Services is the leader in the mid-market for delivering Risk Advisory Services, Cybersecurity, Management Consulting, and Technology Consulting delivered with an industry focus and deep expertise. BDO Consulting’s Technology Consulting group makes up the largest portion of BDO Consulting, and is the Market Leader in improving its clients’ businesses and lives through Technology, including Technology Advisory Services, Business Applications, Application Development, Managed Services and Data Analytics & AI.

With a core focus on business process improvement and sustainable change management initiatives, Sonia and her team help lead companies and organizations through a range of advisory and implementation services.

Vince John, Senior Manager of Human Resources | TD Bank

For the last 20 years, Vince has been an HR business leader, partnering with a number of businesses in the Financial Services industry.

With a focus on leadership development, talent strategies, and organizational design, Vince has built strong roots with his business partners to ensure their talent is not only positioned for today but ready for tomorrow’s landscape. In this light, Vince has been a strong voice for different diversity and inclusion initiatives, in particular taking a Human Resources leadership role on the Women in Leadership focus for the past 4 years.

Kristin Condon, Chief Customer Officer | Sales Talent Agency

Kristin Condon earned her HR Management post-graduate degree in 1999 and has now spent 21 years building a career in human resource strategy with a particular focus on recruitment and talent acquisition for sales professionals. Kristin is a Partner and Chief Customer Officer for Sales Talent Agency, Canada’s largest sales-specific recruitment company. Over the past 12 years with STA, Kristin has helped companies like Rogers, Clearbanc, Citron and Yellow Pages build their sales infrastructures at both the direct sales and executive levels, and has influenced more than 3,000 sales hires. Kristin’s expertise is helping business leaders and talent acquisition professionals find, attract, choose and equip elite salespeople to develop highly effective revenue growth teams.