Audie McCarthy, founder and president of Marrek Solutions Inc., has been involved in the human resource field, specializing in recruitment, management training & coaching, and positive employee relations for over fifteen years. She has over ten years experience in operational management in both call centre and retail environments, plus three years as an entrepreneur.

While with Bell Canada Phonecentres, she significantly increased sales performance by designing and instituting the first sales coaching program within Bell Canada. As Human Resource Business Partner, Audie was a key player in the strategic transition project, which resulted in the amalgamation of Bell Canada Phonecentres, and Bell Mobility stores (now Bell World). This included the creation of the performance management systems and the transition of 1000 employees, both managers and sales teams. Audie has successfully built trusting relationships while working in both unionized and non-unionized settings.

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Audie has extensive experience in managing and mentoring corporate coaches and trainers responsible for design and delivery of sales, customer service and management course curriculum. As a small business owner she continues to coach individuals looking to improve their skill set, enabling them to grow their business. She is a trained career transition consultant and works with individuals looking to improve themselves within their current places of employment or those that are seeking new employment opportunities elsewhere.

Audie operates “Beyond Networking”, a women’s networking group, co founded with Karen Roy, Royalmount Consulting. Beyond Networking is aimed at taking networking to the next level through seminars and training.

Audie designs and delivers management courses for her own company as well as for educational institutions such as The Centre – Skills Development & Training, a not- for-profit corporation affiliated with the Halton District School Board, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario and Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario.

She co authored the book, “Leadership – it is not Just For Leaders”, with Karen Roy. Audie is also a regular contributor of articles to the HR Matters newsletter, a monthly publication. She has also been published by BIZ magazine. She has spoken at various conferences including Employment Expo, Opportunity 2003 and the Hamilton Manufacturing Conference.

Her business clients include but are not limited to: Rogers Wireless, Teletron Communications (a Bell World Dealer), The Cell Shop (a Rogers Dealer), The Hamilton Training Advisory Board, Rocky River Sign Company, Herman’s Building Centres, Sheridan College, Mohawk College and the Osteoporosis Society of Hamilton-Niagara.

Audie is driven by a strong sense of commitment to personal values of integrity, excellence and continuous improvement. These values are carried forth in her business philosophy where she thrives on helping others to succeed and truly believes that increasing profitability and the success of a business is dependent on the ability to communicate and treat people well, both the people within the organization and its customers

Audie believes in giving back to the community that she lives in. She is on the Board of Directors for the Stoney Creek Chamber of Commerce (www.chamberstoneycreek.com) and is a part of the Speaker’s Sub Committee. She chairs the Women in Business Committee for the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. (www.oakvillechamber.com). She is the community advisor for the School Council at Memorial Public School, Stoney Creek, and past chair of the same council. Audie holds two positions, one as chair of the steering committee and another on the communications sub committee of the Human Resource Matters Project of Hamilton which focuses on attracting and retaining talent in all sectors of the Hamilton business community. (www.hrmattershamilton.ca) Annual volunteer projects involve canvassing for the Cancer Society and assisting with the Ontario Wheelchair Tennis Championship Tournament held in Stoney Creek.

Audie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.