Anya Soto is an Organizational Development Expert with a proven ability to develop and implement training strategies as well as organizational change initiatives.

She has designed and delivered custom solutions to clients like Rockefeller Foundation and Stanford University to help increase talent retention and engagement.

Having lived in three countries and experienced the life of a cultural "outsider," she is passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and is always focused on providing people leaders with the tools they need to create truly inclusive and agile teams.

Anya is the founder of Culture Crafters, a network of performance consultants, professional coaches, facilitators and instructional designers that help organizations to develop and implement customized training strategies and change initiatives. Culture Crafters are your partners in finding solutions to decrease turnover, increase engagement, psychological safety and profitability as a result. No client is the same, so we pride ourselves in creating custom solutions.

Rashonda D. Harris is the founder and CEO of Purple Sheep Consulting, a DEI expert focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She goes beyond traditional practices by unpacking belonging, privilege, and justice, teaching “true” allyship. Her services include cultural assessments, customized training, and tools for success. Rashonda believes in creating a fair and just society where everyone feels valued and supported.

Lauren Brett is certified as both a Co-Active® Coach and an Integral™ Coach, and is a member in good standing with the International Coach Federation (PCC level). She is certified to administer the Nova Profile Assessment, the Leadership Circle 360 Profile and trained in ORSC (Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching).

Lauren is a former high performance rhythmic gymnast, representing Canada as both an athlete and as national team coach for many years. After retiring from sport, Lauren moved into the arts sector where for 18 years, she managed operations at the Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Canada’s premier training institution for musical theatre performers. It was during this time that she discovered her love for leadership development and humanizing organizations through coaching. Coaching provides a sense of connection, belonging and significance in a world that can sometimes seem isolating or overwhelming.

She has a private leadership coaching practice, is a Team Member with Sport Law and since 2017 has been a leadership coach for the Canadian Olympic Committee Olympic Co-op program. Lauren supports leaders who want to have a bigger impact in their world by helping them lead from a place of humility, authenticity and heart. Lauren is dedicated to helping visionaries achieve breakthrough performance.

Favourite quote: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing or right doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” -Rumi

Stacy has a long history of delivering large scale software development projects. If you’ve bought a house, shopped at a major retailer or used the Healthcare system, chances are good you’ve used a platform Stacy and her teams have developed. While delivering programs, Stacy started to think about how she could have a larger impact on those around her and began experimenting with creating ground conditions for change on teams.

In addition to her delivery skills, she is an experienced Systems and Agile Coach and holds a long list of Agile related certifications. She is a self-professed life-long learner and passionate about humanizing the workplace.

Susy is an international Business Executive and Executive Coach, having worked and led teams in over 20 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. As an experienced Chief People Officer and Operations Executive, Susy has experience in both rapidly scaling and rightsizing organizations; coaching at all levels of leadership; and hands-on leadership experience across multiple functional areas (People, Finance, Audit, Operations, & Strategy).

From a business perspective, Susy has spearheaded multiple transformation and automation projects as well as global expansions of teams. She has also developed top-rated onboarding programs; HR operating models and strategies; and managed multi-million dollar budgets and 1,000s of employees for Tech Unicorns (Clearco & ApplyBoard), Global Industrial Businesses (General Electric, 3M), and Global Financial Services (Manulife/John Hancock & Allianz Partners).

In terms of credentials, Susy holds an MBA from the Ivey Business School at Western University. She has also attained several coaching designations, including the Harvard Coaching Strategies certificate and a NeuroCoaching ICC designation. Susy is recognized as a Women of Influence.

Susy speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. She is a proud champion of diversity and a passionate community builder.

Svetlana is an executive coach, artist, and mental wealth advocate. Throughout the last decade, she has coached hundreds of leaders across multiple industries. Her coaching approach is direct and intuitive, and combines her education in leadership development with Jungian Psychology, and neuroscience. Having graduated from Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, Svetlana combines her 10+ years of work experience as a sales executive, creative recruiter, content strategist and head of storytelling with human centered design thinking. Her creative approach to coaching and leadership development makes her a sought out coach, speaker, and thought leader.