About

Currently, 1 in 4 employees are considering leaving their job. The world of work has changed and companies who are able to adapt to the new corporate landscape will be those who attract the talent. The key to competing in a world where demand far outweighs the pool of available talent is creating a work environment where employees want to work and stay. Although we cannot motivate a person directly, we can create a work environment that they find highly motivating.

Employees are looking to work for organizations that offer a high quality end to end employee experience. Creating a highly engaging employee journey assures a decrease in costly turnover, an increase in your retention of top talent and optimize your overall employee engagement.

As a leading Workplace culture strategy and leadership development firm, we help organizations with a growth mindset ignite organizational transformation by helping them assess and optimize their end to end employee journey and talent management strategy. We help them create the culture and experience to attract and retain the talent that they need to thrive in the new world of work.

We meet you where you are at, and help you create the in-house capacity, infrastructure and leadership required to engage, empower and retain talent in the new world of work.

By combining expertise accumulated over 20+ years of working in government as an HR strategist, with powerful Everything DiSC Psychometric tools we provide organizations with the training, tools, and resources required to unleash and maintain their team’s full potential.

As founder, CEO of People-Powered Solutions, Lori-Ann Duguay helps organizations with a growth mindset ignite organizational transformation by helping them assess and optimize their end-to-end employee journey and talent management strategy. She assures they are offering the culture and experience to attract and retain the talent that they need to thrive in the new world of work. She meets you where you are at, and helps you create the in-house capacity, infrastructure and leadership required to engage, empower and retain talent.

As your strategic and innovative HR partner, she helps you translate business vision into HR initiatives that improve performance, profitability, growth, and employee engagement. By combining expertise accumulated over 20+ years of working in government as an HR strategist, with powerful Everything DiSC Psychometric tools she provides organizations with the training, tools, and resources required to unleash and maintain their team’s full potential.

Employees are looking to work for organizations that offer a high-quality end to end employee experience. Creating a highly engaging employee journey assures a decrease in costly turnover, an increase in your retention of top talent and optimizes your overall employee engagement.

Lori-Ann is a certified Dispute Resolution Practitioner, with an Advanced Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Canadian Institute of Applied Negotiation (specializing in Mediation, Negotiation and Conflict Analysis/System Design). She is also a licensed partner of Wiley’s Everything DiSC suite of assessment products. Her educational background includes a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management and Labour Relations from Athabasca University, and a B.A. in Humanities from Laurentian University.

Our Team

Sarah Medeiros

Our “Strategic HR Person”

Sarah has over 7 years’ experience as an HR strategist. Throughout this time, she has worked and partnered with managers and executives from wide range of teams, all with unique needs and demands to support them through the design and implementation of HR strategies, policies, processes and programs that enable them to unleash their team’s full potential! Her approach includes a systematic evaluation of frameworks to ensure ROI and optimal implementation.

Sarah has built comprehensive and robust HR frameworks from the ground up. She is a firm believer that presenting complex information in a structured, simplified, and visually appealing way will optimize learning and assimilation. She combines both adult learning and graphic design principles to ensure her strategies and accompanying tools/guides and resources enable an effective and seamless training experience.

Sarah holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Western University in Business Management and Organizational Studies, with an HR specialization, which emphasized a people-centred approach and provided a comprehensive foundation in business principles.

Holly Guenette

Our “Coaching and Facilitation Person”

Over the past 15 years, Holly has held a variety of front line and management roles and has worked with diverse teams and organizations. All of which have provided her with first-rate people skills. Holly understands people!

She is an expert at helping individuals and teams increase self-awareness and achieve “ah-ha! moments” to broaden both their individual and organizational perspectives.

Over the years, she has facilitated many in-person and virtual workshops on a variety of topics and she prides herself on offering a fully engaging experiential learning experience to all of her participants. Holly’s passion is finding ways to communicate information and experiences that inspire others to grow, learn and ultimately become the best version of themselves.

Holly holds an honours degree in social Work from Laurentian University and has completed numerous specialization certificates in her quest to fill her coaching and facilitation toolkit to be able to support and guide her clients to defining and achieving their professional and personal goals.

Julie Lebrun

Julie is an accomplished professional with over 15 years of experience in office administration. Armed with a Business Management diploma, she has consistently demonstrated her commitment to excellence and dedication to her craft.

Driven by her passion for entrepreneurship, Julie recently embarked on a new venture by launching her own Virtual Assistant business. Leveraging her extensive administrative background, she has successfully provided virtual support to clients from diverse industries, helping them achieve their business goals and freeing up their time to focus on core activities.

Building upon her experience and recognizing the growing importance of social media in today’s business landscape, Julie has transitioned into the role of a Social Media Growth Strategist. With her deep understanding of various social media platforms and their impact on business growth, she assists clients in developing effective strategies to expand their online presence, engage with their target audience, and drive tangible results.

Julie’s dedication to professional growth and her commitment to delivering exceptional results have made her a sought-after expert in her field. Her ability to adapt to evolving technologies and trends, coupled with her strong interpersonal skills, enables her to forge meaningful connections with clients and empower them to achieve their social media objectives.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Julie enjoys exploring the latest digital marketing trends and engaging in continuous learning to stay ahead in her field. She is passionate about helping businesses thrive in the digital age and looks forward to making a lasting impact as a Social Media Growth Strategist.