Dr. Kenneth Bleyer is a consultant and coach with practices in Toronto and Chicago. Ken founded “Civic Practice Group, LLC” in order to do one thing extremely well: to improve on the PR model of public education through meaningful public outreach. He and his team of professionals provide consultation and coaching about public outreach to developers, community interest groups and public bodies. He also provides facilitation services to support public meetings and siting hearings. Ken has provided consulting and coaching on participatory communication skills to attorneys, law firms, the public sector, non profit and private industries for over 20 years. 
 
Ken is a true professional with an ability to connect quickly and powerfully to a wide range of people.  His exceptional listening and observation skills set him apart from most other consultants and coaches.
 
Dr. Bleyer graduated with a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago and was a trial lawyer for 10 years. He was also and Adjunct professor at John A. Logan College and Special Assistant to four Illinois Attorneys Generals. Ken is a licenced attorney, certified professional coach (PCC) and ombudsman.

Karen Lee has a diversified background in hands-on management and leadership development. In her consulting and facilitating work, Karen focuses on performance management for sales and service, behavioral focused interviewing, conflict resolution, stress and time management, and leading-edge leadership issues. Karen's extensive experience in following the assignment — from completing a comprehensive needs analysis at the initial project stage, to curriculum identification, to developing workshop content and activities, to facilitation — ensures a one-stop value-added experience for the Client. Karen has also helped Clients build change management skills, build high-performing teams, become customer-focused sales people, and trained in-house trainers to the 'master trainer' level. Karen has a Masters in Education from Columbia State University and is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP).

Sanja Rimarchuk is a professionally trained Adler coach. She supports clients who are committed to creating personal and professional success in alignment with their values, priorities, passions and performance goals. Sanja’s strong corporate background in marketing, strategic planning and project management helps clients build businesses based on brand clarity, market strategy/planning and execution of same. Her unique ability to really listen, and ask powerful questions helps people clarify what’s truly important, what needs to change, and what new decisions or commitments need to be made to achieve what they want. Clients experience increased levels of energy, focus, confidence, support and accountability, performance, and a greater sense of possibility and resourcefulness for what they can accomplish themselves and/or within a team environment.  Goals are achieved faster and with greater ease. Sanja offers 1:1 coaching, team coaching, workshops, retreats and marketing consultations.

“Believe in yourself. Have a dream. Focus. Make it happen”.

 

Diane Craig President of Corporate Class Inc.

is a leading image and etiquette consultant.   For over 20 years she has helped hundreds of men and women realize their professional and personal goals.  She is a sought after speaker at national business meetings, regularly gives comprehensive workshops to corporate groups, and offers private consultations on business etiquette, dress and dining. 

Diane Craig has extensive personal experience with financial institutions and the pharmaceutical industry.  She has traveled widely, is fluently bilingual, and is always poised and elegant.  Her enduring expertise, however, derives from her training in Haute Couture at the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design from 1981-1984, her certificate program at the Protocol School of Washington in 1995 and, more recently, her certificates in Intercultural studies from UBC and the University of the Pacific in Oregon.

Business Communication Etiquette.  For more than 10 years, Diane Craig has been developing corporate materials to train emerging and seasoned leaders.  She focuses on interpersonal business skills for working a room, hosting clients, performing effectively at meetings and handling techno communications.  Successful organizations call upon her to enhance the image of their staff, thereby raising their level of confidence and increasing client loyalty. 

Dining and Hosting:  Diane Craig produced, wrote and directed a comprehensive Executive Dining Etiquette CD which was launched in 2003 and shows, with real mealtime participants, the do’s and dont’s of dining and hosting.  Her practical hands-on dining workshops, both entertaining and interactive, have also been highly rated by corporate groups.
 
Dress and Wardrobe:  Although Corporate Class Inc. currently focuses on corporate seminars, individuals still seek Diane Craig’s personal consultation.  Her expert approach to dress and style derived from her extensive experience as a couturier and instructor.   At haute couture venues in Toronto or Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, there is little a tailor or seamstress can add to Diane’s insight into her client’s needs.  Indeed, she routinely marks and pins the alterations herself.  
 
Diane Craig’s clients include politicians, senior executives, graduating students in law and MBA, and professionals at every level across all industries.  Some of her satisfied clients are Canada Post, Deloitte, Hoffmann-La Roche, KPMG, HSBC, RCMP, TD Waterhouse,... more

Media appearances.  Diane Craig is frequently asked to contribute to magazines, the daily press, radio and television broadcasts.  She appears on newscasts for comment on business conduct, dress codes or politicians’ attire.  Her views are often quoted in The Globe and Mail and The National Post.  She appears on programs such as ET Canada, The National on CBC and Canada AM on CTV to share her image analysis of Canadian public figures. more

Awards: Canadian Living Magazine and Avon Canada gave Diane Craig the Women of Inspiration Award, and she is also a recipient of the Business Person of the Year Bronze Award by the Ottawa Greater Chamber of Commerce and the Toastmaster’s International Communication and Leadership Award
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Corporate Class Inc. is committed to community service.  For several years Diane Craig has served on The Premier’s Advisory Board for Organ Donation and Transplantation, the Canadian Council on Donation and Transplantation and the Board of Trillium Gift of Life Network.  She chaired her own not-for-profit organization Sandrine’s Gift of Life and sat on several special event committees such as the Yonge Street Mission and St. Joe’s Women Shelter.  The Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency Adrienne Clarkson, presented her with the Meritorious Service Medal in 2003.

James Voulakos is a Senior Executive and Leadership Coach with a significant record of achievement coaching in the areas of strategic marketing, organizational change, transformational leadership, sales team building, and sales management with leading private sector organizations. Focused on helping individuals and organizations increase their effectiveness and deliver the desired results.

Whether he’s coaching, training, teaching, or managing people, James finds immense satisfaction in helping people grow and move forward in their businesses, careers, and lives. He is an accomplished communicator who can motivate both individuals and groups to attain higher levels of performance.

James’s background as a senior manager with more than 21 years of sales and marketing experience enables him to recognize promise in people and businesses. In his role as a leadership and executive coach, James combines his passion for business strategy with his considerable relationship-building skills. He is one of the rare individuals who can rally diverse personalities and groups around a common vision to get tangible results.

With a demonstrated ability to breathe life into struggling management teams and divisions, James is a turnaround specialist. He has managed and coached teams of business professionals during restructuring, introduced entrepreneurial sales philosophies to Fortune 500 companies, and redesigned compensation strategies to reflect changes in the strategic direction of numerous sales organizations—all in the name of setting and meeting win/win goals.

James is a Professor of Management Studies in the Faculty of Business at George Brown College, and a Certified Professional Executive Coach. A graduate of the Co-Active Coaching Program at the Coaches Training Institute, James also holds a Professional Sales Certificate from Seneca College and a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Finance from McMaster University. In addition to actively participating in many business associations, James is also a past Director for the International Coaches Federation Board for GTA. 

Wendy  Jones is a co-active Coach and a graduate of the Adler School of Professional Coaching.  She is a member of I.C.F (International Coaching Federation) and of Coaches Canada.  

She is known as a natural and intuitive communicator, leader and facilitator. A seasoned communications professional with over twenty- five years of public relations, communications and project management experience, Wendy became a professional coach in 2005 and works with clients in both Canada and the United States. 

She brings energy, enthusiasm, keen intuition, insight and a passion for helping others to realize their full potential. Her work enables clients  to deepen their self learning, and create action plans to achieve their goals.

Sheila Holliday is a Corporate and Career Coach dedicated to helping individuals achieve their professional potential and become masters of their careers.  She has extensive corporate experience in senior Human Resources, as well as Learning & Development roles.  She is certified in Human Resources Professional (CHRP), and is an Adler Trained Coach (ATC).  An active member of the HRPAO and CSTD, adviser for Career Professionals of Canada, and a volunteer in the International Coach Federation - GTA Chapter.

Sheila brings 25 years experience to her coaching clients, as a human resources professional and learning specialist, including Director of Learning & Development for Holt Renfrew, and a head of Human Resources for Dylex Limited.  She has 18 years in the high-change, action and results-driven retail industry.  Complemented by experience in the financial services, consumer goods and property management sectors, coaching at the Vice-President, Director, and Manager levels in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. She is a learning designer, facilitator and HR Consultant supporting leadership and management development, performance management, and career planning.  Her many strengths includes the implementation of a variety of assessments and management theories supporting individual growth, organizational development and effectiveness, with a unique talent for strategic and tactical project management, in response to a breadth of strategic and operational business drivers.

Recently Sheila has been credited by her clients for their achievements in demonstrating a more commanding presence in meetings, obtaining higher employee satisfaction ratings, securing a career direction, and a new, satisfying position.  By eliminating anxiety, clients have an increased control in order to effectively manage stress.  The result is increased confidence, and truly becoming more self aware.