Leadership

Jake McArthur has been President and CEO of several retail organizations in Canada including LensCrafters, Granada TV and Sketchley Cleaners. For over 20 years he has led the growth of these organizations to dominant market share positions through a combination of his engaging and inspirational leadership style, a knack for building strong teams and a balance of management discipline and intuition. Jake continues to develop leaders as a facilitator and executive coach.

Partner & Czar of Creativity and Chaos

Tim has been serving organizations since 1987 by designing and facilitating organizational experiential learning programs. His creative workshop designs have taken him across North and South America, Europe and Asia to deliver dynamic programs and processes for many progressive organizations. His focus is experiential training, often creating programs that are fun and action-based. Tim believes that unless you are able to make a direct transfer to the work environment, then the experience did not achieve its full impact.

After my initial meeting with Tim regarding the activity and the way he collected information from us, I knew you would organize a great event, I was excited about this activity and by the end was more than pleased. It was more than I expected. Thank you for your professionalism and your expertise.
  - Director of Training

Partner & Prime Minister of Chaordic Possibilities

Tom started his corporate career in Sales and Marketing for IBM and went on to work with smaller organizations in the technology industry. Over this fifteen year period Tom became aware that organizations, regardless of their size and of their "fiscal performance", needed to develop leaders who inspire individuals to work and relate together more effectively. This awareness spawned the creation of InCourage in early 1997 with the vision of developing a regenerated workplace, where people find the courage to raise their performance while creating new ways to do business.

His primary role is to establish the strategic direction for InCourage and ultimately ensure that we meet and exceed our clients expectations. His marketing responsibilities also ensure that we have enough client expectations to meet!

I am a believer in the coaching experience. It takes a dedicated coach and Tom Bowes exemplifies this. Just the right balance of listening and challenging made my experience one I will take with me for a lifetime.
  -National Sales Director

He also offers himself as an executive coach alongside other coaches whose values are consistent with InCourage's. He is a graduate of Coach University.

Partner & Captain of Order and Reason

Peter keeps us on the ropes. He serves our clients by creating and facilitating a wide variety of experiential and unique programs. His mandate has been to create engaging and intense experiences that reflect specific business issues. Recent examples include strategic planning on sailboats in the British Virgin Islands, role clarification on a dude ranch in Wyoming, goal setting on the dunes in Cape Cod, and team effectiveness in the everglades of Florida.

It was great. I've never done anything like this before and will highly recommend to others! Thank you Peter & Dave.
    - Instructional Designer.

Corporate Coach / Facilitator

Kathy is an enthusiastic member to the InCourage team. She is passionate about inspiring others to reach new heights in their own potential through her coaching and facilitation. She brings a range of facilitation and training experience with various processes in government, non-profit and corporate sectors. Her Masters in Planning and Development coupled with her international work and travel have given her a broad perspective on cultural differences and how people achieve innovative change in their lives. She has lived and worked in South Korea, India and Zimbabwe in addition to traveling extensively around the world.

Associate, Executive Coach
Lead Facilitator/Consultant

Ken has over twenty years experience in coaching, education and training, assisting organizations and individuals to achieve their potential. He has worked with numerous Canadian and multinational organizations, including AstraZeneca, Bayer Inc, Goodyear, Motorola, KPMG, The McGill Executive Institute, 3Com and Telemedia.

He has extensive experience with Outward Bound in Canada and the U.S., including directing its Professional Development Program and founding the Outward Bound Centre for Change, as well is the founder of The Edgework Leadership Group, Inc. Certified practitioner with varied backgrounds in adult learning, conflict resolution and learning organizations, he is a leader in developing innovative applications of action learning to organizational change. As well, he's taught at Motorola and 3Com Universities and the McGill Executive Institute.

Associate, Storyteller Coach

Mark is the storytelling coach to many of the world's top Himalayan climbers and speakers on the international speaking circuit. He is the co-developer of Team Everest a leading edge, immersive story that takes organizations on a virtual expedition to the summit of Mt. Everest. He has crafted and told stories to more than 40 leading organizations across North America.

Mark is highly involved in the local and national storytelling community. He has worked with street children and local organizations, assisting them in telling their stories and creating their emergent stories. He is on the board of the longest running storytelling festival in North America, a Director of Storytelling School of Toronto and host of 1001 Friday Nights, a storytelling group that has met continuously every Friday Night for the past 23 years.

Associate, Listening Coach/Facilitator

Carrol believes the key to exceptional communication is through the effective use of the “language of listening”. And that furthering that mastery leads not only to results in one’s business & professional life but also deeper fulfillment in all our relationships.

Carrol holds a Masters degree in Adult Education and Human Resource Development & has managed departments in large & major organizations in both the public & private sector providing leadership & organization development. Carrol recently completed a year-long graduate program in coaching. Carrol’s sessions are fun, engaging, fast-paced experiences in practical “hands-on” skill development, experiential & awareness exercises & short theory bursts. She is considered Canada’s premier listening coach.

Carrol is a rare "excorporate animal" who has always modelled life/work balance while still getting exceptional results.

Coach

Steve offers personal coaching services aimed at the individual and business professional. Following a designed process that promotes possibilities, perspectives, courageous action and self-awareness, Steve focuses on accelerating personal results.

Experienced in the telecommunication, oil and gas, and utility sectors as well as a self–employed consultant, Steve blends his knowledge and experience to help him relate to the daily realities that drive individuals and leaders. A graduate of the Coaching Training Institute (CTI) program, he augments his experience with an effective process geared towards action and accountability.

Hiring Steve as a coach means you have a tireless champion. Centered on you and your agenda, he is able to ask powerful questions and listen. You will explore new perspectives, uncover alternatives and have someone who will hold you accountable for your actions. He loves what he does, and believes in the power of people.

We believe it takes courage to live and lead authentically.  The typical business mindset though tends to focus on what we do, instead of who we are. Your job performance however, cannot be separated from your personal story or from your life outside of work.