Bio

Innovation & creativity are the top 10 essential skills 🙌🏻 for the future of work (World Economic Forum). Ask yourself: ⚙️ Are innovation & creativity the top skills of your workforce? 🍀 Do you know how to develop and inspire innovators? 💡 Does your organization flourish with new ideas and possibilities? That's where I come in. I demystify innovation in tangible and result-driven ways! 💥 HOW I CAN HELP YOU 1️⃣ I train innovators and help people become innovators. I led the Innovation Coach program at Chick-fil-A. I created innovation practitioners and champions. I taught these individuals the mindsets and skills to innovate - they've become a driving force of innovation at Chick-fil-A. 2️⃣ I facilitate innovation. I'm a master at designing and facilitating ideation (brainstorming) sessions that deliver better outcomes. My sessions are highly engaging and ignite innovation and creativity for all participants. 3️⃣ I unleash insights . I've spoken on innovation and creativity at conferences around the world. I redesigned Chick-fil-A's Innovation Center, Hatch. 💥 WHY WORK WITH ME I love what I do! I'm passionate to see innovation thrive and have the experience to back it up. I developed a thriving culture of innovation at Chick-fil-A. I led the Innovation Coach program and developed many innovators. I redesigned Hatch, Chick-fil-A's 30,000 sq. ft innovation center. I also worked in Corporate environments for 12+ years, 7+ years in Corporate Innovation. I'm certified in highly-applicable disciplines: LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, Human Centered Design, Virtual Facilitation and Creativity Coaching. I'm a formerly trained graphic designer - I know the world of creativity and brought it into Corporate innovation. I am always evolving my innovation & creativity capability to keep things fresh. 💥 WHAT OTHERS SAY ''All businesses must have new ideas to sustain and to grow, and Abound Innovation is the company that teaches people how to generate them. 100% recommend to C-Suite leaders so that they can get ahead, as well as Talent Development departments to energize and inspire their workforce'' Founder & Director, Lion Leadership ''The highest rated innovation speaker at last year's virtual FEI event (2020)'' - Front End of Innovation ''Polished, presented with ease an authenticity, interactive, and useful. This session gave me pause and tools that allowed me to invite my curiosity back in.'' Executive Director, Creative Education Foundation 💥 READY TO UNLEASH INNOVATION? Send me a note on LinkedIn or visit: www.aboundinnovation.ca. Let's DO this! 🚀