Kirby excels at guiding organizations towards achieving operational excellence. With a strong scientific/analytical foundation, he brings a passionate style of infusing metrics and measurement into results, as well as a proven ability to guide organizations through challenges time and again. His vast corporate experience, combined with his certifications as a Fellow in Board Governance and Master Black Belt in Lean and Six Sigma, bring a wealth of insight and real world direction into the HGLS journey.

In parallel with the business excellence path, instruction & facilitation has remained central to Kirby’s career arc. He genuinely enjoys helping people achieve personal excellence and guiding them beyond perceived limitations.

Kirby brings his unique fusion of experience, ability, and inspiration to HGLS with a laser focus on building the company to sustainable success.

Over 25,000 adults have attended his workshops to high acclaim across an array of areas such as Board Governance, Project & Risk Management, Communication, and principles of Leadership. His leadership roles at Ryerson (now Metro) University as a teaching professor and member of the curriculum committee, as well as his design & delivery of professional workshops for a myriad of organizations, bring invaluable insight into HGLS design and development principles. Notable recent cases include working with the prestigious Women In CleanTech, Women in Venture Capital and Mitacs Elevate elite programs.