About

With almost three decades of experience as a Human Resources professional, Alison has learned that effective HR practices are part of the core of every successful business. Companies shine when their people do well.

 

Alison is an HR expert with a passion for helping small businesses develop. She comes alongside small to medium business owners and helps them strengthen the core of what they do - their people and the systems that develop and support them. Having the right people and structure in place fosters business growth.

 

Recently, one of Alison’s clients gave a speech during which he emphasized his confidence in his team. As a business owner, he said, he felt like he could finally go on vacation with pure peace of mind, knowing that his company is in good hands.

 

That was a rewarding moment for Alison. As an entrepreneur herself, she knows how important people are to the growth of a company. A mistake she sees small business owners make time and again is not to treat HR strategically from the start. She is passionate about helping small and medium businesses grow, and her specialty is recruitment and staffing.

 

Alison’s vision for Shine Talent Solutions is to see people reaching their fullest potential within the roles they are hired for, wholeheartedly contributing to the growth of their companies and feeling good about it.

 

Along with workshops and proven experience in coaching, Alison is a Psychology graduate of McMaster University, with post-graduate studies in Human Resources Management from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. She’s been working in HR since 1993, enjoying corporate roles with Nestlé Canada and Brink’s and gaining international HR experience until she started Shine in 2015.