LEAD for Growth Welcomes Lissa Appiah to the Community
TORONTO, ON Thursday, August 14, 2025
LEAD for Growth is proud to announce that Lissa Appiah has joined the community as an Executive Coach.
Lissa has held leadership positions at the United Nations and, more recently, with the Government of Canada. She is based in Ottawa, is an ICF PCC-certified coach, and is English/French bilingual.
Lissa is a Career Strategist and Executive Coach. In her words, she is passionate about "Guiding introverts to leadership success while staying true to themselves."
She has been recognized as a Top 20 Career Coach in Canada in 2025, a LinkedIn Top Voice of 2024, and one of Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2022.
We look forward to collaborating with Lissa Appiah and welcome her to the LEAD for Growth community.
LEAD for Growth Enters Strategic Partnership with The Talent Company
TORONTO, ON Thursday, June 12, 2025
We are thrilled to announce an exciting development in line with our Strategic Plan and our commitment to building a community of Client service professionals who share the same mindset and values.
We have been on executive coaching and consulting engagements over the last few years. The Talent Company is a leading independent human capital consulting and service provider. They offer solutions across the total talent lifecycle, including but not limited to recruitment, coaching, leadership development, compensation consulting, HR on-demand, career transition, and outplacement services.
Where it makes sense, based on Client needs, we will now be able to offer, with a trusted partner, services that we do not offer, and vice versa, in service of our respective Clients' objectives and goals.
“We’re proud to announce a strategic partnership between The Talent Company and LEAD for Growth – uniting two market leaders to deliver a fully integrated approach to HR and organizational strategy. Through this collaboration, HR and business leaders gain seamless access to strategic planning, board development, culture assessments and transformation, and end to end talent solutions – all from one trusted source. This means fewer handoffs, faster execution, and greater impact across the entire lifecycle.” – Richard Antosik (Chief Client Officer & Chief Operating Officer, The Talent Company)
About The Talent Company
The Talent Company is a proudly Canadian management consulting firm specializing in Human Resources solutions. Trusted by leading organizations, we offer deep expertise in executive search and recruitment, leadership and talent development, total rewards consulting, career transition, and on-demand HR services. We partner with clients to design and deliver practical, customized solutions that drive meaningful and measurable impact.
