Professional History
Audra August is a senior leadership consultant and advisor. She works with leaders and boards to build effective leadership and healthy cultures. Audra consults to organizations in a variety of industries including consumer-packaged goods, retail, natural resources, not-for-profit and professional services.
Audra has held leadership roles with, BlackBerry, Whirlpool Corporation, and LHH Knightsbridge and she worked for two global human capital consulting firms focused on engagement, measurement, and communication. In addition to consulting, she is currently working with a Not-for-Profit all-girl’s school in Oakville, as Head of People & Culture. Audra has contributed as a speaker and writer on leadership & board effectiveness, culture, and succession management. Her most recent article on CEO Succession, Courage to Change, was published in the Institute of Corporate Directors magazine Director Journal.
Coaching Philosophy
Audra works with clients to challenge conventional thinking, ask tough questions, and offer thoughtful insights that enable change. She helps organizations surface and resolve systemic issues and gain greater clarity, focus, and alignment around strategic imperatives.
Specializations
- Executive Coaching
- Strategic Facilitation
- Culture and Values Development
- Executive Team and Board Effectiveness
- Organizational Development
- Talent Planning
- Succession Management
Education
- University of Western Ontario, B.A. in Sociology
- DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University, Not-for-Profit Board Governance Program
- Richard Ivey School of Business
Other Experience
- Serves on the Board of Directors for Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), an innovative, family-focused children’s’ mental health organization
- Previous Chair of the Board of Directors of STRIDE (Supported Training & Rehabilitation in Diverse Environments).
- Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP (Canada) Society for Human Resources Management (USA)
- Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP (Canada) Society for Human Resources Management (USA)
- International Coaching Federation
