Karen St. Jean
613.721.5997
Karen has over 20 years of corporate experience including the role of an Executive Leadership Development Coach and has coached within senior and executive levels. Until recently Karen was the Ottawa Managing Partner of a professional services firm that provided services in the areas of leadership development, teambuilding and retention included business development, marketing, staff management and program delivery. Prior to that, she had been the Director of Human Resources at DY 4 Systems and was involved in all Human Resources aspects within a high growth public company. In addition, Karen brings hands-on delivery experience of various management training modules while she was employed with Learning International - currently owned by Time Warner. Karen is well versed in the most effective strategies and techniques for developing a high-performance culture and has faced and successfully met three of today's greatest challenges; leadership development, recruitment and retention. Her first-hand experience in a demanding role makes for a clear understanding of organizational needs and priorities.
Danny Osadca
FounderDanny’s career spans over 33 years with significant experience in strategy creation, growth management, international marketing, financings, turnarounds and restructuring along with significant shareholder value creation. A majority of his career was in a CEO role primarily in the public company environment in addition to private company involvement. Danny was CEO of Med Eng Systems (a private company specializing in electronic counter measure technologies and protective gear) in 2006 after sitting on it’s board since 2004. Danny successfully restructured and refocused the business until the fall of 2007 when it was sold for over $600 million to a TSE listed company. Danny was appointed CEO of DY 4 Systems in 1989 when DY 4’s revenue was less than $15 million and requiring significant restructuring and financing. By 1993, the company launched a successful IPO on the TSE and in 2001 the business was sold to a NYSE listed company for $270 million. From 2002 to 2005 and 2008 to present Danny founded and led the Osadca Group focusing on assisting companies in developing strategies to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. Danny has and continues to serve on multiple public and private boards. Danny has served on multiple public company boards including DY 4 Systems, Tundra, Advantage Preferred Share Trust Fund and AIT in addition to various private and not for profit boards.
Associates
The Osadca Group has extensive relationships with various business associates who become engaged with the Osadca Group in various client relationship and assignments. The common theme with our associates is the real life and value add experience that each brings to the assignment. As with Danny and Karen, each associate has a proven results orientated track record in the field that they are advising.
