Who We Are

Welcome to Great Minds Professional Development, where we are dedicated to enhancing your skills and bolstering your confidence. In our role as coaches, our ethos revolves around facilitating teams to excel in innovation, resilience, and overall excellence.


Our coaching methodology is centered on both individual and team development. Recognizing that every team we work with is unique, we emphasize a collaborative approach, one centered around meaningful discussions with you.

At Great Minds, we're big fans of the magic of coaching to take you and your team to the next level. Our founders, Heather-Lynn and Jane, bring an eclectic mix of business smarts, corporate savvy, and just plain understanding to guide you and your team toward greatness. Join us to boost your team’s skills and see some seriously impressive results. Because at Great Minds, we know that workplace culture is the secret sauce to your success!


Meet the Team

Jane and Heather-Lynn, both certified coaches, share a dedicated commitment to fostering the success of teams and individuals. Their diverse backgrounds provide a comprehensive understanding of both leadership and team dynamics, ensuring a supportive environment where everyone feels acknowledged and empowered in their professional pursuits.


  • Principal + Co-Founder

    Jane is an experienced Coach, Mentor and Leader, who empowers individuals to continually grow, evolve, and embrace the value they bring to the world.

    She is a Certified Professional Coach, focusing on Leadership and Professional Development Coaching. Jane enjoys being able to create an impact by building meaningful and authentic connections with her clients. Her goal is to help others feel more energized, confident, and empowered as they continue on their path forward. In her role as a Coach, she believes that empathy is her best superpower!

    Prior to becoming a Coach, Jane spent almost 15 years in various corporate environments, including Investment Banking and Legal Services, with a focus on team engagement, performance management and leadership development.

    Jane is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC), Energy Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and a COR.E Leadership Dynamics Specialist (CLDS) from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC). She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Guelph.


  • Principal + Co-founder

    Heather-Lynn is a certified Coach + Counsellor with a passion for facilitating growth in an individuals professional development. With a background in entrepreneurship and workplace dynamics she firmly believes that workplace results have a direct correlation with workplace values.

    Having navigated the ups and downs that accompany the growing years of businesses, her approach to coaching is empathetic and empowering to those beginning their own careers. Using a co-collaborative approach in her practice, Heather-Lynn avidly supports individuals through accountability, habit stacking and building intentional professional brands.