Dawn Williams

Dawn Williams, President   Bringing with her over 25 years of sales management experience, Dawn Williams recognizes what it takes to succeed in sales. She has held managerial positions at Allstream, ACC, Xerox Canada, Medisys Health Group and Pitney Bowes, where from 2005-06 she directed a regional team of five sales managers and 43 sales representatives.   Ms. Williams' extensive experience in sales includes recruiting, training and managing sales staff; developing and nurturing client relationships; and overseeing the execution of strategic sales initiatives. Her teams consistently set standards for growth and surpassed aggressive sales targets. Ms. Williams applies her insider knowledge of sales and sales-people to the selection and recruitment of uniquely qualified sales professionals. She , along with her partner, purchased Sirius Personnel 14 years ago and in that time she and her team have placed hundreds of sales and marketing professionals. She is a working owner, interviewing hundreds of candidates yearly. She has been invited to speak to university classes at all levels, in both English and French, on job hunting skills, interview skills and at the high school level, the importance of school. The recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, Ms. Williams is a hands-on manager who is committed to fostering a motivational work environment.. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Montreal's Concordia University, and earned her MBA from Athabasca University.   In her free time, she volunteers at the Montreal Children's hospital in oncology and has been volunteering there since age 18. She is also a volunteer at a youth home to help young ladies with leadership skills, volunteers as a mentor, for the last 7 years,  at charitable organization that awards scholarships to students entering university and is one of the founding partners of a non-profit, focused on getting more Blacks into C suite and board positions in Montreal. She is also an avid runner, running 6 days per week and loves to travel.