Meet Our facilitators
Cecily Elmas
Manager Essentials, Your Essential Self, Facilitator Lab
Cecily (she/her) is the COO of The Corker Collective. She is a bold facilitator and a heart-centred executive coach. For the past 20 years, Cecily has been leading personal and leadership development work that scales teams and impacts organizations at large. She was a part of the founding lululemon retail training and operations teams and has since worked with countless other businesses from varying industries. As a Certified Professional Coach, StandOut Coach and Yoga Instructor, Cecily is exceptional at hosting impactful and introspective experiences. The common denominator is always human beings willing to experience a radical transformation; she delivers every time! Her greatest teachers are her two incredible children whom she learns from daily alongside her husband in North Vancouver, BC.
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Conor TOPLEY
Manager Essentials, Your Essential Self, Facilitator Lab
Conor Topley (he/him) is an Adjunct Professor at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia where he teaches courses on strategy, and business fundamentals and spends his time figuring out how to ensure his students pursue meaningful work to tackle the world’s biggest problems. He has 10 years of facilitation experience working for Apple’s Global Retail Training Team, teaching at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, and through his experiences in sales and marketing at Unilever.
Faris Khalifeh
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Manager Essentials, Your Essential Self
Faris (he/him) is an international leadership coach, consultant, and facilitator with over 10 years of experience working with clients from different industries ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. His corporate background has given him a unique perspective on life coaching, leadership, and training. Faris coached more than 1000 leaders globally across many industries. His passion for coaching is visible through all his work including teaching, mentoring, consulting, community development, and serving on boards including The International Coaching Federation (ICF) in 2017. Faris is also a Keynote Speaker and spoke at many international events . Prior to becoming a coach, Faris spent 10 years in the workplace having held senior roles in management and leadership.
Cayley Benjamin
Manager Essentials, Your Essential Self, Facilitator Lab
Cayley (she/her) brings over 13 years of leadership development, facilitation, and coaching experience to her role as Facilitator + Leadership Coach at The Corker Collective. Her practice spans a spectrum of sectors and has included working with C-suite executives and people leaders in retail, tech, legal, banking, manufacturing, and mining, as well as professional athletes, yoga teachers, and entrepreneurs. Cayley is well known for her warmth and kindness, and working with her puts participants in the perfect mindset to create lasting, meaningful change.
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Pete BOYLE
Manager Essentials, Your Essential Self
Pete is an energetic people leader and facilitator, who is deeply passionate about capturing the small (and big!) steps we take each day on the path of growth and fulfillment. He has over 15 years of experience facilitating, coaching and developing teams spanning multiple industries including, hospitality, retail, technology, and transportation. Pete is known for the fun, curiosity, and optimism he brings into his facilitation – energy he draws from his 18-month-old daughter Eloise.