Employer Branding

Developing a Total Rewards Program: Q&A with Alma Cajic of Delta-Q Technologies

by Brianna Blaney
March 27, 2018June 6, 2023

Total Rewards programs are still a relatively new concept in the HR community. With the Canadian unemployment rate at its lowest in recent history, competition for top talent among businesses is increasing. Companies are looking for ways to attract the best candidates and keep them while fostering a strong organizational culture. Developing a Total Rewards program can help!

Managing Culture after a Rebrand: Q&A with Pamela Trinh of MLA Canada

by Brianna Blaney
February 13, 2018June 6, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions have a bad reputation when it comes to culture and talent management. Pamela Trinh, HR Manager at MLA Canada, shares her experience managing culture after a rebrand following the merger of two real estate powerhouses: MAC Marketing Solutions and BLVD Marketing Group.

5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Candidate Experience

by Brianna Blaney
December 12, 2017June 6, 2023

On November 22, 2017, we hosted our second Future Perfect event, Humanizing the Candidate Experience. We created the Future Perfect event series with the goal of gathering People and Culture Leaders from a cross-section of industries to collaborate and share insight on issues that impact organizations.

Golden Unicorn: 6 Steps to Building an Effective Employee Recognition Program

by Brianna Blaney
November 10, 2017June 6, 2023

Catch people doing things right more often than you catch people doing things wrong. – Elena Romero

Early in my career I had the pleasure of working closely with Elena Romero, a fantastic people leader who is one of my key mentors. Elena’s advice has stuck with me, and is the foundation of my philosophy around employee recognition: simplicity, consistency, and authenticity.

Meet the Envol Team: Rikka Bouseh

by Brianna Blaney
September 29, 2017June 6, 2023

Envol is all about its people. Obviously. So naturally we love sharing our incredible team with you – they’re just too great to keep to ourselves! Read on to meet Rikka, our Senior People Strategist. She’s an HR queen and quality human being.

Happy Birthday Envol! Reflections from our First Year

by Brianna Blaney
September 14, 2017June 6, 2023

Envol Strategies was launched on September 12, 2016. I started Envol because I believe that businesses can be more human, better places to work. After years working in the recruiting agency world, I knew that companies deserved more than expensive bandaid solutions to their people challenges. I saw first-hand the profound disconnect between great employers and great employees – simply put, they didn’t know where to find each other. We knew there had to be a better way. Thankfully, the market agreed.

Meet the Team: Sasha Rudenko

by Brianna Blaney
August 31, 2017June 6, 2023

Next up, we have our ‘Doer-of-All-the-Things’, Sasha Rudenko! Her official title may be Project Manager, but that by no means covers the extent of what she does here at Envol. With her pinch of sass and never-ending ambition, Sasha is a true asset at the office.

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Meet the Envol Team: Samantha Wong [Intern 2/2]

by Brianna Blaney
July 31, 2017June 6, 2023

You can probably tell – we love talking about our team. Our next Meet the Team introduces our second Intern, Samantha! Samantha and Angus have quickly become the office dynamic duo, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. If you’re ever wondering who manages our Instagram, Samantha’s your girl. She’s a professional in-office photographer (in other words she loves taking creepy photos of the team at work).

Eye of the Intern: Halfway Through!

by Brianna Blaney
July 24, 2017June 6, 2023

With the blink of an eye, we are already past the half way mark. Still fuelled by our coffee and snack addiction, the intern team is back – this time older and (hopefully) a bit wiser!
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Meet the Envol Team: Erin James

by Brianna Blaney
July 11, 2017June 6, 2023

Next up, our Meet the Team spotlight shines on our one and only, Senior Graphic Designer, Erin James. Ever wonder where our incredible visual job ads or the great graphics on our Instagram come from? She’s our girl! All things design aside, Erin has a unique set of skills and we can’t wait for you to read all about them: