Who We Are

Who We Are

Allen Leigh will never provide packaged, cookie-cutter solutions. Whether we provide professional board and team strategy off sites, coaching services for your high potential leaders, or talent strategy/organizational development, it will be tailor-made to fit each client. We commit to partneringย with you for the life cycle of the solution. Many of our clients can attest to why Allen Leigh remains their partner of choice.

Allen Leigh will never provide packaged, cookie-cutter solutions. Whether we provide professional board and team strategy off sites, coaching services for your high potential leaders, or talent strategy/organizational development, it will be tailor-made to fit each client.

Rob Luke, BSc, MA

Partner, Allen Leigh
Rob Luke is a highly sought-after advisor to CEOs and Founders who are leading through periods of rapid business growth or navigating through significant change. Over the past 10 years, Rob has worked with 75+ businesses across 16 industries and has supported CEOs, Founders and Boards through business restructuring, stabilizing core culture while scaling fast, CEO/President selection, finding and integrating key leadership talent into existing teams, and advising on change plans & communications.

Prior to co-founding Allen Leigh, Rob held various leadership roles within the public and healthcare sectors and was responsible for implementing large multi-stakeholder change and quality improvement initiatives. In that environment, Rob managed the performance of over 1,500 healthcare professionals. Rob has delivered over 3,000 leadership assessments, has worked with more than 500 senior leaders, and has managed 30+ organizational change, development, and leadership projects in industries such as hospitality, retail, technology, healthcare law, accounting, construction, manufacturing, and non-profits.

Rob has his Master of Organizational Leadership and is certified in more than 30 individual and organizational assessments.

Jessalyn Hanna, BA, CHRP

Partner, Allen LeighJessalyn Hanna is our in-residence Executive Coach and co-founder of Allen Leigh Consulting (ALC). For the past 10 years, Jessalyn has coached hundreds of senior and emerging leaders across 16 industries including healthcare, retail, non-profit, academic, manufacturing, technology, and government.ย 

Jessalynโ€™s focus in coaching is to provide leaders with the thinking space to reflect on and process current business challenges, supply practical tools to support and leverage their personal style, and bring a fresh perspective to help critically shape their thinking and experiment with new shifts in style to achieve greater impact.ย ย 

Jessalyn also leads our Assessment Centre and is certified in 20+ global assessments and provides a unique practical perspective in using assessments to accelerate individual/business growth and bring critical insights into the hiring process.ย 

Jessalyn has her BA from the University of Guelph and is a Certified Human Resources Professional and Kolbeโ„ข Consultant and has accumulated the required professional hours and is finalizing certification with both CTI and the International Coaching Federation.

Danica Smith, BA

HR Business PartnerDanica Smith is a trusted HR advisor to staff, managers and C-suite leaders. Bringing a practical approach to the human side of the business, Danica finds the unique intersect between culture and company performance.

Prior to joining Allen Leigh, Danica held various HR roles within the manufacturing, tech and start-up environments. Danica brings with her a wide breadth of HR experience in the areas of talent management, employee relations, compensation reviews and learning & development.

Danica is known for her initiative, quick wit, and ability to build strong relationships across all levels and departments. Danica has an undergraduate in Science and post-grad HR Management, experience in a multinational corporation and small boutique HR firms.

“Coaching was significant in terms of helping a key leader to more fully understand how they could best leverage their strengths and also make some important style shifts to improve their overall performance.”

Jim Carrie, Vice President, Global Operations, Christian Children’s Fund of Canada

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