Lindsay is Director, Learning Solutions at McLean & Company. In her role, Lindsay drives organizational excellence through one-on-one coaching with leaders at all levels. She delivers authentic and effective leadership experiences through facilitating McLean & Company’s leadership and strategic HR development programs such as Management Fundamentals and Elevate HR. Lindsay uses passion and curiosity to get the best out of problems, processes, and people.

Prior to joining McLean & Company, Lindsay worked in the oil and gas sector in human resources leadership. Most recently she led and managed her own business as a coach and HR consultant.

Lindsay has a BA from Mount Royal University, a Graduate Coaching Certificate from Royal Roads University, and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation through the International Coaching Federation.

Sally Cornet believes that at the core of a thriving, successful, inclusive workplace is a high-performing, data-driven, analytical HR team that is connected to the business, its leaders, and its employees.

Prior to joining McLean & Company Sally led HR teams at iconic, high-growth global retail, financial services, tech, and customer experience organizations known for world-class HR practices. Her empowered, strategic HR teams have been able to make significant contributions domestically and globally to business results by elevating leadership effectiveness, decreasing turnover, and increasing employee engagement. Sally led an HR structure, process, and technology transformation project at one company that provided support for a 75% headcount increase without adding HR headcount. A cultural transformation project at another company enabled a 39% reduction in employee turnover while boosting employee engagement and customer satisfaction results by 26%.

Sally holds an MBA from the University of Central Florida and a BSBA from the University of Wisconsin. She also holds a Senior Professional of HR certification and a Global Professional of HR certification.

Jason McDowall brings over 25 years of experience as a strategic HR Leader to his role as Executive Advisor at McLean & Company, where he supports and partners with clients to diagnose, plan, and execute upon HR priorities to ensure that they have measurable impact on the business.

Jason brings a wide and diverse background to McLean & Company. His expertise leading large and complex learning and development organizations like a business enables clients to understand and convey the direct impact learning has on results. Having worked in a variety of industries and global organizations, including Sun Life, Rogers Communications, CIBC, and most recently Sobeys, Jason understands the importance of partnering and collaborating to ensure HR solutions are aligned to the strategic mandate.

With his unique ability to combine sound adult learning principles with transformational strategy, Jason consistently elevates the impact to the organizational culture. With in-depth experience in Organizational Development and Succession Planning, Jason builds detailed plans that strengthen the business culture. As a lifelong learner, Jason continuously looks for new and exciting ways that Learning, Change, and Talent Management will have a critical impact for the organizations he supports.

Kayla Gouthro is a Research Analyst with McLean & Company's Learning Solutions team. She is passionate about leadership and committed to developing research catered to clients’ needs to support HR practitioners and leaders.

Kayla started her journey at McLean & Company as a Project Specialist in HR Diagnostics. In her role, Kayla led diagnostics projects in employee engagement, onboarding, voluntary turnover, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Throughout her three years with the company, Kayla has partnered closely with clients, guiding them through different phases of the diagnostic project, ensuring seamless project management and superior client service.

Kayla stands out for her ability to seamlessly maneuver through complex situations, identifying root causes and offering tailored solutions. Kayla’s educational background includes a diploma in the law clerk program at Fanshawe College.