The Evolving Workforce: Round Table Discussions

Leigh Mitchell is an inclusive, innovative DEI & Marketing Consultant and Marketing Professor at the University of Guelph Humber and York University. Leigh is committed to equity and belonging in workplaces and founded Bee Happy HR & Marketing Co. to improve diversity and inclusion results within organizations committed to making a difference but unsure where to start. Bee Happy HR is a full-service brand management and diversity-driven HR company.

She supports professionals, entrepreneurs, busy recruiters & HR departments to provide DEI coaching, HR, and business branding services with a certified team of experts in her Bee Happy HR Hive. Leigh is proud to be building Canada’s leading diverse Human Resource and Brand Management Organization focused on employer and business branding, position promotion, recruiting, and retaining diverse talent for your workplace. Leigh has recently been recognized as a DEI Expert by Statistics Canada.

Leigh is also the founder of Women in Biz Network; curates mentorship initiatives, promotes Women in Biz Network’s diversity-driven career board, and delivers personalized DEI training and marketing training.

Connect with Leigh on Linkedin and across social media channels via @hireherjobboard.

Sara Bibb is a certified HR Leader and our Director at Bee Happy HR Co.  She is a professional and certified Human Resources Professional.  You will think she is part of your team because she takes pride in serving her clients and getting the best solution to the HR issues they are experiencing in their business.

She excels in her superior communication skills and relationship-building skills with everyone she works with.  She completed her post-graduate program in HR Management at Seneca College and obtained her Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation in 2009. 

Sara discovered that smaller companies have the same HR issues as larger ones, but without the professional HR resources to handle them.  What else was there to do? 

With her 16+ years in HR, she started her own HR Consulting firm and became the HR Department for small business.  Sara is also the HR Mentor for Women in Biz Network.