Our Team

Sandy Russell

Sandy is a coach, facilitator, course designer and presenter with a 15 year background in HR and employee & organizational development. She brings a passion for inspiring and developing people to realize their full potential in leadership & life.

Sandy has worked in a variety of industries including 16 years in financial services. She has extensive experience supporting individuals and teams to improve performance in the areas of leadership & effective people management, coaching, change management, team cohesion, assertiveness and managing conflict.  An area of specialty is helping people managers realize their leadership potential and its impact on employee engagement, retention and corporate culture.

Sandy empowers her clients to tap their inner wisdom, leverage their strengths, move beyond challenges and create values-based action in their personal and professional lives.  As a volunteer coach with The BC Minerva Foundation, she enjoys supporting women in their search for meaningful & rewarding work.

Sandy holds a BA (Psych) degree from UBC and studied business at Queen’s University. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and a Certified Birkman consultant. She holds the CHRP designation (Certified Human Resource Professional) and has advanced coach training in Organization & Relationship Systems, an innovative model for coaching leaders, partnerships and teams.