Hey there!

We're the Leaders for Leaders Team

We develop confident leaders so they can drive success in their organization (and we make it fun)!

Hey there!

We're the Leaders for Leaders Team

We develop confident leaders so they can drive success in their organization (and we make it fun)!

In the last 30 years in the leadership development space …

we’ve trained 300,000+ leaders in Canada, the USA, and all over the globe.

Here's the truth:

When it comes to booking great leadership development trainings, we know you want to be confident you’re choosing something your leaders and team members will love.

You want sessions that will be a perfect fit for your goals and timeline AND you want them to be good…really good.

We get it. You don’t want to book what you thought would be a killer session, just to watch your attendees use the time to answer emails or texts.

You work hard to provide sessions that are practical and actionable and that’s what we work tirelessly to provide…

… because we want your leaders to win by gaining the new skills they need to thrive.

Meet Your New Favorite Team

In addition to learning what each team member brings to the table, find out how they care for themselves and how they give back to others.

Tim Arnold

President, Author, & Keynote Speaker
MEET TIM

Claudia Valle

Program Director & Facilitator
MEET CLAUDIA

Christy Bloemendal

Director of Operations & Facilitator
MEET CHRISTY

April Sunshine Hawkins

Facilitator
MEET APRIL

Libby Williams

Workshop Coordinator
MEET LIBBY

Scott Russell Dempster

Design & Development
MEET SCOTT

Owen Jeffries

Virtual Programs Producer
MEET OWEN

Here are the ways we can work together to create confident leaders. 🤝

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Book a workshop

Cheering workshopYou can equip your leaders with many of the necessary skills they need to lead with our engaging, half-day workshops. There are 6 to choose from.
BOOK A WORKSHOP

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Book a Masterclass Series

Masterclass groupLooking for quick, interactive ways to keep your leaders learning and growing? Our 1-hour virtual masterclasses help your team tackle specific, unavoidable tensions that are always popping up.
BOOK A MASTERCLASS SERIES

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Book a Keynote

Tim KeynoteHosting an event for a large group and need a killer keynote speaker? Our President, Tim Arnold, has a crowd pleasing keynote to go with each of his best selling books.
BOOK A KEYNOTE

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Book a 6-Month Certificate Program

Certificate GroupDo your leaders need to build the skills covered in all six of our workshops? Check out our Leadership Foundations Certificate Program to create confident leaders in just 6-months.
BOOK A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

OPTION

Book a workshop

Cheering workshopYou can equip your leaders with many of the necessary skills they need to lead with our engaging, half-day workshops.

There are 6 to choose from.

BOOK A WORKSHOP

OPTION

Book a Masterclass Series

Masterclass groupLooking for quick, interactive ways to keep your leaders learning and growing?

Our 1-hour virtual masterclasses help your team tackle specific, unavoidable tensions that are always popping up.

BOOK A MASTERCLASS SERIES

OPTION

Book a Keynote

Tim KeynoteHosting an event for a large group and need a killer keynote speaker?

Our President, Tim Arnold, has a crowd pleasing keynote to go with each of his best selling books.

BOOK A KEYNOTE

OPTION

Book a 6-Month Certificate Program

Certificate GroupDo your leaders need to build the skills covered in all six of our workshops?

Check out our Leadership Foundations Certificate Program to create confident leaders in just 6-months.

BOOK A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Start learning today about healthy tension from our president,

Tim Arnold

Begin equipping yourself and your leaders to navigate unavoidable workplace tensions by buying one of his best selling books, following him on LinkedIn, or booking Tim for your next event.

All of our clients have two things in common.

1) They are serious about developing their leaders.
2) They want their leaders to drive success.

Our workshops are perfect for organizations in the following worlds/industries:

  • For-profits
  • Tech
  • Higher Eduction
  • Engineering
  • Healthcare
  • Non-profits
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We have had the privilege of working with hundreds of clients in dozens of industries, including:

Agriculture, Mining and Energy

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

Banking, Finance and Insurance

Education and Training

Government and Public Administration

Healthcare and Social Assistance

Hospitality and Tourism

Information Technology & Telecommunications

Manufacturing

Not-for-Profit and NGOs

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotechnology

Professional Services

Retail and Wholesale Trade

Utilities

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Hayley Bishop

CMP Account Director at Wynford and Immediate Past President, SITE Canada

“I have had the distinct pleasure both of working with Leaders for Leaders for over a decade. Their passionate commitment to higher learning principles, and innovative, customized training design continues to impress professionals and executives, alike.

They also inspire people to give back and make a difference. I cannot recommend them highly enough.”

Like you, we are energized by giving back and making a difference.

That’s why 10% of our profit is invested into the development of leaders who lack opportunity and nonprofits near and dear to your (and our) hearts.

The Leaders for Leaders team

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Tim Arnold

President, Author, & Keynote Speaker

Tim Arnold has spent over two decades helping leaders manage complexity, increase resilience, and deliver results, with clients that include The United Nations, Royal Bank of Canada, Allstate Insurance, Compassion International, Toyota, and Siemens. After running both a for-profit business and a homeless shelter, he leverages his real-world experience to help organizations pursue both profit and purpose. Tim’s work focuses on helping leaders unleash the superpower of Both/And thinking in an Either/Or world.

Beyond leadership development, Tim is an avid fisherman, world traveller, and really bad hockey player. His biggest accomplishments are being dad to Declan and Avryl, and husband to Becky.

Cares for himself by: Fishing (ideally with friends)

Gives back to others by:  Volunteers in the Migrant Worker Support program

Claudia Valle

Program Director & Facilitator

Claudia has worked with Tim Arnold for over 20 years. She leverages her background in experiential education so that the leaders and teams she works with reach their goals and their full potential. This has resulted in her designing programs for Fortune 500 companies that include Enbridge, Procter & Gamble and Sysco; and delivering cutting edge learning experiences in various countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Cares for herself by: Seeing as much live music as possible and hosting gatherings with her partner John (an opportunity to also put her mixology skills to good use!)

Gives back to others by:
Volunteering as a board member for a non-profit in her community as well as sitting on fundraising committees for her local Hospice.

Christy Bloemendal

Director of Operations & Facilitator

Christy takes great pride in designing our business operations to ensure our clients get the first-class experience they can expect when collaborating with Leaders for Leaders. When facilitating, she is dedicated to helping teams with the courage, skills, and knowledge needed to tackle complex challenges head-on.

Christy has worked as a teacher, university instructor, and school leader, honing her ability to design and deliver exceptional learning experiences for all ages. Her hope for everyone she works with is that they leave energized and empowered to increase their effectiveness and capacity in both their professional and personal lives.

Cares for herself by: Adventuring in nature with her toddlers and husband, exploring the world through slow travel, running, and playing tennis as often as possible.

Gives back to others by:  Serving on the board of her local community tennis club, volunteering in her daughter’s kindergarten class helping 5-year-olds learn to read

April Sunshine Hawkins

Facilitator

April utilizes her 20+ years of teaching and facilitation experience to help leaders learn to navigate the unavoidable tensions that come with leading a team. She’s a bit of a polymath and has gained experience and insight into many aspects of business, leadership, sales/marketing, non-profits, community building, and the worlds of therapy/mental health. She loves empowering people to tap into more of their emotional intelligence and provide psychologically safe spaces for people to work.

Cares for herself by: Hiking with her partner, hosting dance parties, traveling to new places in her camper van.

Gives back to others by: Doing pro bono work for organizations like Thistle Farms and therapists/authors she loves who need marketing support.

Libby Williams

Workshop Coordinator

Libby is a dynamic professional with a diverse background spanning over a decade in client services, coordination, project, and operations management. She is passionate about supporting teams and leaders, and creating seamless systems and processes that turn vision into reality.

Dedicated to fostering collaboration, driving meaningful change, and empowering others to do their best work, her goal is to ensure every initiative runs smoothly and creates lasting impact.

Cares for herself by: Carving out time in her daily routine for physical activity, reading, and mindfulness.

Gives back to others by: Volunteering at Happy Days Sanctuary, helping to provide care for rescued animals

Scott Russell Dempster

Design & Development

When there’s an overwhelming amount of information, Scott uses his background in education, communication, and design to make it simple and easy to follow. When not pushing pixels around, he can be heard (from great distances) playing the bagpipes.

Cares for himself by: Combining remote work and travel to walk and drink coffee in as many different countries as possible.

Gives back to others by: Developing sites, resources,and video for non-profits and organizations that connect people in meaningful work.

Owen Jeffries

Virtual Programs Producer

Owen is working with Tim and the team to help clients have a great experience. His international background in the professional recruitment and financial services domains has taught him to seek tolerance and look for common ground with his counterparties, no matter how different they may be. Owen is passionate about meeting new people and completing projects with his peers, and he hopes that collaboration with him can always lead to the discovery of a new, better way to achieve a goal.

Cares for himself by: Exploring old European cities, reading a good book and playing the piano.

Gives back to others by: Volunteering with his friends to cook meals at a local homeless shelter, working to host events for youth groups near Toronto.