Olympic Medalist
National Lean Manager, PCL Constructors Inc.
Brian McEachern has spent over 20 years in the manufacturing and construction industries. Brian joined PCL in 2011 as a project manager and was promoted to PCL’s Integrated Construction Services team as National Lean manager in 2019.
Lean at PCL is a fundamental operating strategy that delivers value to projects and – in turn – to clients by ensuring process efficiencies and waste reduction that saves both time and money. In his role, Brian works with districts across North America to increase efficiencies, reduce risk, and work smarter and safer.
Owner, Throwdown Social Media
Beverley Theresa is the owner of Throwdown Social Media and helps businesses and brands win at social media marketing through consulting, training, online learning, and speaking engagements. Her hands-on experience has led her to work with clients such as Rogers, United Nations Association in Canada, Cushman & Wakefield, and Canadian Gift Association.
Beverley is also a published author in Search Engine Journal’s How to Dominate Social Media: A Complete Strategy Guide and a regular guest on podcasts and web series’. Audiences love Beverley’s humour, authentic viewpoint, and real-life examples that help businesses improve their social media marketing.
Founder and CEO of CultureSmith Inc.
“We turn companies into places people care about.” This is the CultureSmith tagline and as the chief architect of the firm’s platforms and programs, Shane is deeply committed to making this statement come true for everyone he meets.
Forward-thinking leaders work with Shane because they realize that the conventional approaches to leadership and culture building are not only incapable of meeting the demands of the modern workplace, in many instances they are outright harmful. Shane holds a Bachelors Degree in Humanities from the University of Calgary and is in the final stages of his Masters in Leadership Psychology through Penn State University.