Barbara Ashton is a no-limits executive search and recruiting professional. Her guiding principles are about exceptional relationships at all levels, in her personal and her business life. She is widely known for her insight, clarity and expert hiring results, no matter the level of seniority.
As the CEO of Ashton & Associates Recruiting and Ashton Industrial Labour, Barbara is someone who doesn’t pull any punches, as it is her passion to pursue the highest and greatest good for all.
Employers and her recruits equally rave about their experience in her hands, and her delivery on stated hiring goals and objectives. She’s always at the top of her game, and genuinely cares about the well-being of all whom she comes into contact with.
“I’ve enjoyed plenty of successes and even endured a few good failures. All of this prepared me for the launch of my second recruiting firm, and today we are proud to work with many of BC’s top industrial and commercial employers. Building relationships, building teams, building careers, that’s what I love and so it’s only natural it’s what I do best.”
Whether you’re hiring for a new senior manager role, recruiting trades, building operations or restructuring shop floor production, Barbara is your go-to for finding exceptional talent throughout the BC Thompson Okanagan.
Give Barbara a call at 800-432-6893 or reach her by email at [email protected][/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section bg_color=”#efede0″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Charles Hurtubise[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Executive Search & Talent Acquisition[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Originally from Montreal, Charles has been calling British Columbia home since 1995. He brings with him a wealth of experience building customer care teams, garnered through 20 years in leadership with award-winning environments like Araxi Restaurant and Bar (Whistler) and the Westin Whistler Resort and Spa, and Waterfront Wines (Kelowna), as well as coming from one of the top sales training programs in the country.
A graduate of the International Sommelier Guild’s diploma program, Charles has received multiple awards and is excited to be working with Ashton & Associates Recruiting. For him, as well as the rest of the Ashton team, this is an excellent opportunity to consolidate his leadership skills and experience with a goal that is extremely important to him: helping people to grow and succeed. When not at work, Charles can be found spending time with his family or up on the slopes at Sun Peaks….often both.[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Odessa Whettell[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Recruitment Associate[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Odessa was born in raised in BC, thriving on camping, hiking and outdoor sports growing up. She developed her love for recruiting during her time at Thompson Rivers University, achieving a Bachelor of Tourism with a major in Human Resources. Since graduation, she has
recruited full for two large-scale start-ups in the retail and hospitality industries.
Odessa enjoys Geocaching and is an active soccer player in the Kamloops women’s league. and is excited to be aligning with the values based hiring team at Ashton & Associates Recruiting[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Katrina Cohrs[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Human Resource Consultant [/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Full cycle recruitment / talent acquisition
Job Descriptions, Performance Management, Succession Planning
Compensation
Performance Appraisals
ATS & HRIS implementation and training
Group Benefits administration
Proven record of achieving corporate objectives and strengths in identifying gaps in organizations[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Janice Otremba[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Career Coach & Team Builder[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Career & Personal Coaching
Team Building Workshops
Communications Coaching
Public Speaking
Some stress in the workplace findings based on the responses from 2,800 participants:
- 62 per cent report their workplace is stressful.
- 47 per cent said there is little trust between employees and management.
- 65 per cent state they are worriers.
- 61 per cent find they cannot leave work at work.
- 25 per cent said they cannot balance their work and personal life.
- 70 per cent said they often feel exhausted.
*source: Your Life at Work Survey.
- Executive Search
- Hiring Practices
- Employee Onboarding & Performance Appraisals
- Human Resource Compliance Audits
- Performance Appraisals
- Compensation Planning
- Employment Contracts / Employee Handbooks
- Termination Mediation
Trish is the principal of 5th Meridian Global Resourcing, a Human Resources consultancy focused on cost-effective HR processes.
Her strength lies in establishing and developing HR processes, and working directly with business owners and C-suite executives. She is very sensitive as to how HR decisions impact the bottom line.
Trish holds a Masters Degree, majoring in Human Resources,as well as a Degree in International Management, and a Diploma in Human Resource Management.
As a Certified Human Resources Practitioner she is a member of the International Coaching Federation and Certified Management Consultants of Alberta (CMC), and a member of the HRIA (Alberta) and BCHRMA.[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Lorraine Richmond[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Career & Leadership Coach[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Leadership Coaching will call you to a big life and a bigger game. It will use everything you’ve got and ask for more. It will take your restless vision and demand that your next step involve action that is gutsy, worthy and relevant.
For the past decade, Lorraine has been providing leadership coaching to a wide range of experienced and emerging leaders. With that experience she has compiled the best lessons and strategies into a few keynotes and workshops which support and value leadership capacity.
Trust confidentiality and accountability are personal hallmarks for Lorraine. Book an introductory conversation or to learn more about Lorraine Richmond Leadership Coach.[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Trisha Novakowski[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Human Resources & Database Administration[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]James MacGregor[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Social Recruiting & Social Media
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[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section bg_color=”#efede0″ style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”false” class=”man”]Amelia Chan[/x_custom_headline][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=” margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;”]Canadian Immigration Consultant[/x_custom_headline][x_text]
Amelia is owner of Higher Options Consulting Services and is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and a BC Commissioner of Oath.
She enjoys volunteering with various non-profit organizations to support educational opportunities for training and development. As a result, she brings an in-depth knowledge of immigration policy grounded in real-life experience to the challenges of expatriate and new immigrant work.
Amelia is passionate about operational excellence and employee engagement. A Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and creative problem solver with a hands-on approach, her core knowledge extends to many aspects of HR including performance management, recruitment, employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and individual/executive coaching.
Amelia’s record of success speaks for itself. While working with a worldwide cast of clients and drawing upon the efficiencies of the 2.0 workplace, Amelia has become an international resource — well-regarded for both her knowledge and esprit de corps.
Other affiliations and memberships include BC HRMA, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, Canadian Employee Relocation Council and Canadian Payroll Association.[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section]
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