We are committed to the people and businesses of built environment professions.
Building Better Business
As Past-President of the Society for Marketing Professional Services Ontario (SMPS Ontario), Russell Pollard (Principal) has led programming and community in support of better business practices. He also presented workshops and participated on panel discussions to support businesses approaches to leading people and workplace culture, establishing marketing and brand, and managing change.
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Advancing Knowledge
We conduct our own research specific to architecture, consulting engineering, and design professions and their businesses. This helps bring academic or otherwise peripheral concepts in to real terms that individuals and organizations can understand and move forward with.
Our work has been published in CanadianArchitect Magazine and SMPS’ MARKETER.
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Supporting Diversity & Inclusion
We partner with industry-serving organizations and leaders aiming to support representation and opportunity across all identity groups. Embedded in our approach to leadership development and advisory on talent management are principles that reflect and elevate the professional and personal diversity of the workforce. Over the years we have partnered in industry initiatives and sponsored industry groups.
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