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Marius Jacobs, Former Director of Leadership Development, SSR Mining

“SSR Mining is a mid-tier precious metals mining company with a corporate office in Vancouver, Canada with three operations across the Americas. We engaged with The Learning Edge and spoke directly with Denise. This was a refreshing experience to be able to contact the CEO of a company you wish to potentially interact with! Denise’s approach towards me, our requests and SSR Mining’s uniqueness, was one of immediate comprehension and dedicated attention.

Seana Bagley (nee Marche) was SSR Mining’s Project Manager. Her attention to client service was only surpassed by her warmth, skills, knowledge and experience.

Denise is a brilliant facilitator. She became a trusted advisor to SSR Mining and now a friend. Denise is a true professional and seeing her in action and learning from her was a true privilege. Her passion for the subject matter, the client, the group and the individual, is unmatched. We were truly honored to have had her personally involved with the journey we embarked on. It was only natural that Denise’s initial involvement has led to numerous other SSR Mining engagements. All these were expertly, professionally and competently handled.

I can undoubtedly recommend The Learning Edge where learning and development solutions are sought to realize the potential of individuals, teams and organizations.”

Lee Knafel, Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Nutrien

“The Learning Edge has been working with our Corporation for over five years. During that time, Denise and her team have provided training and development solutions for a wide range of needs, from individual coaching, to team building, to the superb “Managing Things…Leading People,” which has become a cornerstone of our Leadership Development Program. With a rapidly-expanding, diverse organization like ours, with a de-centralized approach to management development, any training partner must be able to respond with innovative or unique solutions. Cookie cutter won’t cut it. Whenever we’ve called upon the The Learning Edge, their response has made it clear that no need is too great or too small. Denise has made a consistent effort over the past 5 years to get to know our people and our priorities. Whenever we’ve called upon the The Learning Edge, their response has made it clear that no need is too great or too small.”

Kara Marchand, Director of Finance, First Nations University of Canada

“I have been working with Denise at The Learning Edge for well over 10 years. In the roles I have held over that time period, I have had the privilege of attending Managing Things…Leading People numerous times as well as participating in an 18-month Leadership Development Program. Anytime I have reached out to Denise and her team they have answered with a customized solution in areas like team building, individual coaching and self development from 363 assessments. 

I believe the opportunity I have had to work with Denise and her team over the past many years has greatly influenced the leader I am today.”

Donna Bailey, Director, Client Solutions and Research, Cusource

“We chose Denise and The Learning Edge because of the depth and breadth of experience and exposure using the DiSC® tool and the flexible full meal deal- everything from profiles, to customizing interventions for particular needs, train the trainer services, 363 consulting offer. We have just run our first TTT session and comments from our participants were that they were “blown away” by how open and sharing Denise was of her tacit knowledge, tips, and tools- her trade secrets from working with DiSC® profiles for so long. Behind Denise is a deep bench of qualified facilitators and consultants to support the work that needs to be done.

We have found Denise to be totally engaged in making our partnership work, she is highly responsive, and it is just like having another person on our own team.”

Somi Cheon – HR, SSR Mining

“The Learning Edge gets people culture! So exciting to partner with such an innovating organization and unlock our people’s potential.”

Donte Fears, Leadership Development Consultant, LogistiCare

“Earlier this year I had the pleasure of joining a new company after facilitating with a major bank for 15 years. This new adventure was both exciting and nerve wrecking because my expectations were high, while still being unsure. When I was brought on board, I was introduced to a very bubbly vendor by the name of Denise McIntyre. We accidentally bumped into each other at a coffee shop prior to attending my first session with her. Right off the bat, I knew I was in good hands by her professional attire, warm smile and personable attitude. Within a short time of meeting my other peers and manager, Denise realized what our team needed to be successful and made it her personal goal to deliver. Over the next few weeks, her energy never died. She was upbeat, understanding, flexible, and open to all of the ideas and suggestions my team brought to her. She asked for constant input and challenged our thought process to make sure we kept everyone at all levels in mind. She followed up between each session to make sure our momentum was still strong. Denise and I still share best practices, months after our contract ended as well as share constant appreciation around learning from each other. I will personally say that my standards are high when it comes to other facilitators, Denise not only met my expectations, she exceeded them. Thank you for the partnership and I look forward to our constant growth together.”

Jennifer McGill, General Manager, Masonite

“I have had the pleasure of working with Denise for several years and with multiple teams that I have managed in different industries. Denise is a very skilled facilitator who is able to quickly identify strengths within teams that can be built upon to help bolster exceptional results and at the same time put her finger on what is getting in the way from success. She brings a positive dynamism to every session she runs. She is able to draw out examples that are relevant to the audience and help ground the material. She is a quick and adept student of human behavior and leveraging DiSC, is able to help people at varying levels of organizations identify their strengths and blind spots so they can be their best. This has created a language in the organizations I work in so that our teams can help each other truly be their best. I have also had the privilege of working with Denise on leadership development. She is so incredibly astute at helping leaders leverage their greatest assets and personal style to truly deliver the best to their teams.”

Jonathan Ladyman, Mill Supervisor, SSR Mining

“Training with The Learning Edge was very impactful for me as a young leader. It has provided me with tools and training to excel at my job.”

Laurie Smith, Talent Development Manager, Affinity Credit Union

“I’ve had the privilege of working with Denise at The Learning Edge throughout my Credit Union Career.  The Learning Edge has a broad range of solutions that support the development of individual growth, team development and leadership excellence.  Denise has a wealth of knowledge to share and is committed to helping organizations achieve success.

 

Denise and her team always have the best interest of the client in mind, they are professional, responsive and continually strive to provide top notch service.  They quickly become trusted advisors and a valued partner.  They do a great job in helping organizations to find solutions that promote growth and development at an individual and organizational level.  It has been a pleasure working with Denise and her team.”

“SSR Mining is a mid-tier precious metals mining company with a corporate office in Vancouver, Canada with three operations across the Americas. We engaged with The Learning Edge and spoke directly with Denise. This was a refreshing experience to be able to contact the CEO of a company you wish to potentially interact with! Denise’s approach towards me, our requests and SSR Mining’s uniqueness, was one of immediate comprehension and dedicated attention.

I can undoubtedly recommend The Learning Edge where learning and development solutions are sought to realize the potential of individuals, teams and organizations.”

Marius Jacobs

Former Director of Leadership Development, SSR Mining

“SSR Mining is a mid-tier precious metals mining company with a corporate office in Vancouver, Canada with three operations across the Americas. We engaged with The Learning Edge and spoke directly with Denise. This was a refreshing experience to be able to contact the CEO of a company you wish to potentially interact with! Denise’s approach towards me, our requests and SSR Mining’s uniqueness, was one of immediate comprehension and dedicated attention.

I can undoubtedly recommend The Learning Edge where learning and development solutions are sought to realize the potential of individuals, teams and organizations.”

Marius Jacobs

Former Director of Leadership Development, SSR Mining

“SSR Mining is a mid-tier precious metals mining company with a corporate office in Vancouver, Canada with three operations across the Americas. We engaged with The Learning Edge and spoke directly with Denise. This was a refreshing experience to be able to contact the CEO of a company you wish to potentially interact with! Denise’s approach towards me, our requests and SSR Mining’s uniqueness, was one of immediate comprehension and dedicated attention.

I can undoubtedly recommend The Learning Edge where learning and development solutions are sought to realize the potential of individuals, teams and organizations.”

Marius Jacobs

Former Director of Leadership Development, SSR Mining

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