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 have established Xilium Recruiters after gaining considerable experience working with Ashton & Associates Recruiting. For him, as well as the rest of the Xilium 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.

Janice Otremba

Career Coach & Team Builder

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.

Lorraine Richmond

Career & Leadership Coach

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. Click here to book an introductory conversation or to learn more about Lorraine Richmond Leadership Coach.

Amelia Chan

Canadian Immigration Consultant

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.