Emily Koolen - Leadership Coach & Team Facilitator, Koolen Consulting Limited

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Work Background

ChiefCore Guide & Executive Coach

Jan. 2023London, England, United Kingdom · RemoteSupporting the founding members of the London expansion. Facilitating and coaching VP/C-Level Women in their leadership, growth and peer community. Being inspired with every conversation! Chief is changing the face of leadership. www.chief.com

Horizon37 LtdScaleup/Startup Leadership Partner - Coach, Facilitator & Scaleup Ecosystem Leader

Mar. 2022GlobalSupporting groundbreaking, innovative businesses as they transition from startup to scale-up is at the heart of Horizon37. Building new scale-up ecosystems around the world, levelling up founders and leaders. We use evidenced based tools & approaches to authentically and honestly create results with our customers, creating leaders & scaling with impact. We work: - With founders & their teams (long term transformation programmes & 1:1 coaching) - Within Incubators/Accelerators (cohort/peer based change & growth programmes) - With VC's, Angel networks, PE and Family Office to diagnose & support their founders & investments (1:1 coaching and cohort/portfolio programmes) - Within communities of scaleups & innovation to grow ecosystems (mentoring, speaking and more)

Human EdgeLeadership Facilitator & Executive Coach

Oct. 2021United KingdomBringing Human Potential to Life! Imagine you could propel your organization further faster with thriving teams, people energized by tapping into their core talents and inspired by company purpose. Helping organizations and people thrive is core to everything we believe – core to teams, core to leadership, core to growth. www.human-edge.com

RemoteStarNon- Executive Director, Advisor

Aug. 2020 - Jan. 2022RemoteI was thrilled to support this new start-up venture as a volunteer NED advisor with the founder on all matters People, Culture, Leadership in an Executive & Strategist capacity. Working with the internal team as well as consulting with clients who are typically start-up/scale-ups and medium enterprises looking to grow!

GAIA Insights - Expanding Your PotentialProgram Director, Leadership Designer, Facilitator & Executive Coach

Feb. 2018 - Jun. 2021London, United KingdomLeading a diverse team of brilliant coaches, facilitators and people who truly do the hard work, I had the privilege of being a learning architect, program designer, facilitator, coach and leader on an evolving series of exclusive blended leadership programs focused on deep, personal transformation for one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The most recent program was a curious, unbossed leadership experience (ULE) that is still transforming the culture of the entire organisation, one of the leaders in the Pharma sector. My participants were the most senior leaders and they are doing some deep personal work for themselves first and then inspiring others. This program has inspired a total transformation in the organisation with language, behaviour, learning and more. This program has also involved working with social entrepreneurs in developing countries, third-party partners in experiential learning, experts in adult development, mindfulness, and more. My role includes ensuring all aspects of the journey are accounted for, managing all parties with the 350 participants and their development always being the main focus.

St. Lawrence College - Ontario Learn, Continuing EducationCollege Instructor

Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2012Taught Part-Time classes to Tertiary level students in face-to-face and virtual settings in subjects such as performance management and organisational development as part of the Ontario Learn Leadership Development Series.

Koolen Consulting Ltd.Founder & CEO - Executive Leadership Coach, Leadership & Team Facilitator, Start-up Advisor, NED

Sep. 2011GlobalLeadership Coach & Facilitator, People Strategist, Executive & Team Coach & C-Suite Advisor. My focus is on: - Scaling startups, on the people & leadership side - Transforming leaders & teams with coaching - Culture & people change/strategy consulting for teams and companies - Speaking, facilitating & training for teams and audiences of all sizes With a passion for growing things, I work with organisations to build companies and leaders the human way. I have a passion for taking start-ups to scale-ups and beyond including working with founder, investors, incubators and regulatory bodies. I dedicate part of my time to non-profit projects (especially working with education, social good, youth & women's empowerment/entrepreneurship). I also volunteer my time as a mentor, coach, advisor to start-ups, as a judge at entrepreneurial competitions and supporting innovation/incubation organisations. Recent projects include: complete leadership development plan & execution of ongoing initiatives; comprehensive & innovative people and talent strategies; leadership facilitation & coaching programs; executive recruitment and talent management projects; talent strategy for scaling; end-to-end employee experience strategy and execution; global team expansion; performance management design and implementation; employer branding re-design & strategy; mentoring programs; global people policy development and executive advisory projects in organisational design, change, culture transformation and diversity & inclusion. Recent Sectors/Industries include: Pharma, BioTech, FMGC, Education (EdTech), Real Estate, Financial Services, Banking, Property Management, Non-Profit, Medical Services, B2B, Media & Marketing, FinTech, SaaS, Tertiary Education, Municipal & Provincial Government, Social Services. www.koolenconsulting.com Building Great Workplaces & Great Leaders The Human Way!

St. Lawrence CollegeDirector, Human Resources and Organizational Development

Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2011Assumed responsibility of a dynamic multi-functional team of HR and Training professionals while focusing on strategic and organisational restructuring and development. Reported to Senior Executive Team and was part of provincial College Advisory Committee. Developed and implemented change management in new and revised programs and process improvements while advising all levels of the college in the areas of HR planning, training & development, performance management, employee engagement, recruitment, employee and labour relations, legislated compliance and all other functions of human resources.

Gambles Ontario Produce Inc.Human Resources Leader (VP Level)

Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2009Strategised, implemented and developed all aspects of HR/People to scale a growing, unionised, multi-site food distribution company while reporting to President/CEO & Board. Responsibilities include executive strategy advisory, short and long term growth planning and managing a multi-functional HR team with a focus on organisational development, policy and process development, talent acquisition, training and development, labour and employee relations, and more. #supplychain #warehousing

Exel LogisticsDirector, Human Resources

Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2007Accountable for planning, building and executing all aspects of HR for a new rapid-growth, multi-site mechanised distribution/logistics centre . I managed strategic planning, creation and implementation of all HR functions including talent acquisition, structure and setup, training and development, talent management and employee relations from start-up to steady state operations. #supplychain #logistics #warehousing #fmcg

INEA CorporationHuman Resources Manager

Jan. 2001 - Dec. 2004Human Resources for growing FinTech from start-up to scale-up to preparing for IPO/Acquisition. Created multi-stage people growth strategies, corporate policies and procedures including performance management tools, recruitment, multi-level compensation strategies, training and organisational development structures in a global start-up environment from early stages to acquisition. Worked directly with CFO and CEO as well as advisors, investors and more. #fintech #global

RBC Royal Bank Of CanadaManager, Customer Service & HR Consultant

Jun. 1997 - Aug. 2001VariousHired into exclusive graduate training program, given responsibilities for a region of branch coverage opportunities while leading teams of up to 10 FTE at times. Continued on during post-graduate studies on a Part-Time basis in busiest weekend branches in Canada. Went on to do short contracts with RBC Global Securities and RBC Investments with duties in human resources including FTE planning, re-organisation and organisational change.