Sharon Hunter - Founder, Sapience Journeys

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Work Background

Sapience JourneysFounder and Transformational Coach

Jun. 2023GlobalSapience means wisdom. I launched Sapience Journeys to offer integrated personal and professional growth programs in collaboration with other coaching and training partners. We transform leaders and teams through mindfulness and self-empowerment journeys to actualize their full potential. My specialty is women-centred coaching focused on self-empowerment. I help female leaders break through limiting beliefs, take back power after challenges, restore confidence, and take inspired action to become the best, most successful version of themselves. www.sapiencejourneys.com

ArchetypicalFacilitator, Delivery Partner

Jan. 2020GlobalCorporate Snakes and Career Ladders Business Simulation Training. Practice what it takes to become a trusted, strategic advisor in your organization. Why sink or swim when you can play? Game-based learning is revolutionising corporate training. Highly engaging, real-life scenarios put the power of practice to work for you. Discover how fun the freedom to play can be, and engage your employees with learning that sticks. Get in touch to learn more and book your team event today.

IABCPast Chair, International Executive Board | Trustee IABC Foundation

Jun. 2013 - Jun. 2019Chicago, Illinois, United StatesServed six years on the International Executive Board; Global Chair in 2017-18. During tenure, lead the development of the Association's 2017-2020 3-year strategy, oversaw the launch of the IABC Academy, the establishment of the independent Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC) and the implementation of the new professional Certification Programs (CMP, SCMP).

Concordia University Communication ServicesSenior Communications Advisor, Student and Enrolment Services (contracts)

Sep. 2012 - Nov. 2016Montreal, Quebec

IABC/MontréalPresident

Jun. 2011 - Jun. 2013Montreal, Canada AreaInternational Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Montreal chapter - mid-sized chapter of the year 2010 & 2011. Awarded IABC Chapter Leader of the Year - IABC Leadership Institute, Scottsdale, AZ, February 2013. Co-facilitator, Alignment Lab: From chaos to consensus IABC World Conference, New York 2013

International Air Transport Association (IATA)Interim Marketing Manager, Training and Development Institute

Sep. 2010 - Aug. 2011Montreal, Canada AreaInterim mandate for IATA Training and Development Institute worldwide. Collaborated with core team in Geneva and Miami to launch new training partner in South America, while serving marketing and communication needs for training centres around the globe.

International Air Transport Association (IATA)Marketing Communication consultant

Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2012Montreal, Canada AreaContract with in-house Creative Services to provide professional writing and marketing communications support to IATA's Marketing and Commercial Services worldwide (7 lines of business). Work involved creative concept and marketing campaign planning, writing original content for B2B campaigns, web sites, advertising and print collateral for a broad range of aviation industry products and services. My value-add: Initiated an agency-style approach to servicing IATA’s internal stakeholders. Assuming a mentoring role to team members, I helped to improve the creative briefing, campaign definition and planning processes, stakeholder management practices, as well as quality control for collateral output.

Sharon Hunter CommunicationsPrincipal

Sep. 1997GlobalFor over 25 years, I have worked as a strategic communications professional, facilitator and coach across the public, private, and non-profit sectors, facilitating strategy planning, delivering professional training, and mentoring and coaching students and young professionals as a non-profit leader in the strategic communications space. As a consultant, I facilitate strategic communications planning and development for medium to large-scale projects. I also design and facilitate game-based learning workshops as a delivery partner for Archetypical under Sapience Journeys, my new professional coaching and training service. Sapience Journeys is a trademark wholly owned by Sharon Hunter Communications.

Visual Edge SoftwareMarketing Communications Manager

Aug. 1994 - Feb. 1997

Visual Edge SoftwareExecutive Assistant to the President - Marketing

Jul. 1992 - Jul. 1994Montreal, Canada Area