About

Leanne Nichol

Founder + Executive Recruitment Director

Leanne’s had unconventional thinking patterns since childhood. Her mind innately dissects and orchestrates relational experiments to make the seemingly obscure harmonize with the orthodox. Leanne can navigate the trenches by day, to then celebrate royal victories seamlessly by night. She instinctively believes we are all connected, therefore is invested in the notion that everyone and everything belongs somewhere, somehow, in its divine time. The fluctuating diversity of recruitment allows Leanne to flex her utility muscle, to ultimately exercise her purpose of serving and uniting individuals in a simplistic flow state with grace and ease.

Leanne leverages her humanitarian disposition and solutions mindset to generate innovative methods to bridge complexities while maintaining respect for traditional values and principles. She’s derived an acute awareness of self and has learned that personal evolution is fundamentally rooted in radical self-accountability and integrity. Allowing herself to be intuitively guided, Leanne encounters both adversity and prosperity with a natural sense of curiosity, logic, and authenticity. She consciously seeks to apply these concepts to each element of her life, resulting in a holistic approach to integrating and empowering people within her networks and recruitment business practices.

When recruitment found Leanne in 2006, she embarked on an instant success story. She’s experienced several trials and triumphs in this variable space as a recruiter and business owner, refining Leanne’s adaptability, tolerance, and humility as a visionary leader. Her impact within Executive Search + Placement, Small Business Management + Operations, Land + Engagement Consulting, and Motherhood have contributed to Leanne being regarded a maverick connector. She offers a balanced lens and functional engagement style to her client and candidate networks.

THE Expertise

Full Cycle Recruitment + Retention • Strategic Sourcing + Selection Initiatives • Proposal Creation + Management • Policy Development + Process Enforcement • Business Development + Marketing • Business Writing + Polishing • Candidate Profiling + Marketing • Target Market Research + Execution • Associate Unity + Harmony • Contracts Negotiation + Relationship Management • Dispute + Conflict Resolution

Leanne is confident managing the variances of a 360-recruitment desk, and all ingredients of the recruitment lifecycle, to include:

Requisition Preparation + Marketing • Strategic Talent Sourcing + Mining • Interview Evaluation + Vetting • Short Listing + Selection • Hiring + Contracts Management • Onboarding + Contingent Worker Orientation • Post Placement Talent + Assignment Management

Janelle Nichol,
Business Development + Client Delivery Consultant

A results directed sales professional with experience in a value-driven sales approach. Possessing comprehensive B2B sales and account management knowledge, with a substantiated and durable revenue achievement record. Independently responsible for acquiring new accounts and driving high-volume sales by managing the total sales life cycle. Effective communication style, highly organized, collaborative, and detail oriented with an entrepreneurial spirit and elevated EQ.

Demonstrated performance in various capacities such as new home sales, logistics, consulting, and international transportation. Consequently, equipped with an extensive network in an array of industries including Energy, Transportation, Land Development, Warehousing, Import + Export, Pharmaceutical, Event Management, and Crypto Mining. Specialties to include:

Areas of Expertise

New Client Acquisition + Onboarding • Client Engagement + Relationship Management • Account Management + Partnership Renewals • Sales Forecasting + Revenue Generation • Outbound Prospecting + Inbound Business Development • Knowledge Sharing + Team Designing • Target Market Research + Solutions Execution

Testimonials

I am pleased to meet an exceptional recruiter like Leanne. She has consistently impressed me with her ability to find the perfect match for the job while being professional and approachable. She takes a thoughtful and strategic approach to building relationships with candidates and hiring managers. I would highly recommend Leanne to anyone seeking a job or an employer looking for a talented worker.

Leanne is incredibly talented and could succeed at whatever endeavour she was to undertake. That said, she has found her niche in recruitment. She has an intuitive knack for pairing people with cultures that suit them. This is a win for both the employer and the applicant as it translates to a relationship that is fruitful over the long term. The primary reason that Leanne is so successful at this is her finely tuned ability to listen. She will give the client (whether an organization or a career seeker) the time and attention required to understand their needs. This skill (both somewhat innate to her and refined overtime) above her attention to detail, responsiveness, accuracy, and voracious work ethic is what binds her to continued success overtime. By being a true "people person" in this way she has demonstrated a track record of making fruitful, lasting employee/employer relationships. If you are looking for a person or a placement, please do yourself a favour and seek the services of iR Corp. Your most valuable investment is in yourself or the people that work with you. Leanne is a master of this marketplace.

Leanne is truly a master of her craft. Not only does she assess where her clients would fit best with open opportunities, she provides non-biased suggestions to really get you thinking about what's really best for you and your career goals. I highly recommend Leanne; her skill set is unmatched!

I have had the pleasure of learning from Leanne, she is a mentor in the field of executive recruitment surrounding multiple industries. Leanne holds an instinctual talent for not only sourcing and pairing top candidates with skill set, personality, and cultural alignment within talent roles. Her attention to detail is driven with empathy and passion, it is no surprise that iR Corp's referrals and relationships have blossomed over her 18 plus years in the industry. Leanne is no stranger to challenges, her flexibility in market fluctuations has created value and expertise that surpasses the average recruitment specialist.

In a highly competitive market like Calgary, agencies and consultants need to provide consistent, reliable, and top-notch results to their customers. Finding fulfillment from successful placements, Leanne is driven to present companies with well-suited candidates, allowing her clients to spend less time on the screening process. In a fast-paced environment, where every minute affects the bottom line, companies want to focus on quick and efficient long-term hiring and, therefore, need services like Leanne's to do reliable sourcing of top-notch talent. Leanne delves into getting to know her clients - asking pertinent questions about the role, the individuals involved, and the company needs - and consults with them in order to provide a clear image to attracted talent. Rather than plugging candidates into any vacant role, Leanne consults with her candidates about their wants and needs and builds trust by getting to know them as professionals and as individuals. This enables Leanne to assess candidates' skills and to understand who would fit with which corporate culture - a critical part in finding a long-term "fit". Leanne is both personable and professional, which makes her a pleasure to work with. Having spent many years in a recruiter role in Calgary, she is well-versed in talent searches in a highly volatile job market, giving her a proven competitive edge.

I have worked with Leanne both in the past and most recently while recruiting for a senior level consultant for our firm. I found her knowledge and understanding of our needs and industry to be exceptional. Her communication level was superior to any other agency that I have worked with, and she was able to deliver excellent and qualified candidates for our requirements. She is bright, professional and was always on top of my requests. She takes a very collaborative approach to recruitment and is very well versed in the current workforce market. I believe these skills are what afforded her the ability to make several recommendations that allowed us to expand the scope of our search to talent that would fulfill our needs. I would highly recommend Leanne for any senior level recruitment needs.

Back in 2014, Leanne was the 2nd recruiter I ever worked with, the 2nd to place me, and out of any of the recruiters that I've ever worked with or been reached out to over the years, she's one that I most vividly remember. I was happy to hear that she had started her own firm with iR Corp. and when the time came to start thinking about my next steps, she's the only recruiter that I wanted to partner with. Leanne is the type of recruiter and consultant that you can strategize with; have an open conversation with; who takes your parameters seriously; is a great sounding board and gives great real time and market relevant advice. She's professional, sincere, diligent and it's no surprise to me that after recently reconnecting with her, she was able to, yet again, align me with the next step in my career. If you're looking for a reliable partner, I have and would recommend Leanne and iR Corp. to anyone!