Canadian Business Awards 2022

Owned and run by Louysa Akerley, PeopleStrong is a bilingual executive recruitment firm located in Moncton, New Brunswick, serving primarily the Atlantic provinces. With 20 years’ experience in both Canada and the US, PeopleStrong’s passion is in connecting people, and it puts this passion into action by finding the perfect candidates for its clients as they look to fill executive and higher-level positions within their companies. From the initial search to the final offer and everything in between, PeopleStrong provides the highest-level service to ensure every step is seamless, professionally executed, well thought-out, and aligns with the values of the client organisation. It is also one of the only recruitment firms in Atlantic Canada that offers fully bilingual services alongside extensive experience in executive-level recruitment. PeopleStrong is tenacious and relentless in its search for the perfect candidate. Having previously worked as a recruiter in Connecticut and New York, PeopleStrong owner, Louysa Akerley finds providing her service in Canada to be much more beneficial to the client and candidate. She said, “One of the most obvious differences and advantages for my business in Canada (and New Brunswick specifically) is the rarity of the service I offer as an independent and fully bilingual recruitment firm. Top talent is not actively looking for these positions, and that is where I am able to come in and bring a level of expertise to scouting candidates and act as an advocate for both candidate and client organisation until the final step.” Clients and candidates also find a perk of working with PeopleStrong to be how digitally-focused it is. The firm was highly digitised prior to the pandemic, so when the pandemic did hit, there were very few changes that needed to take place within its operational plan. PeopleStrong was therefore able to continue operating with surprising ease throughout the pandemic, while it watched many other organisations unfortunately struggle with the transition. Louysa said, “I would dare say that the pandemic only furthered our efforts and aided in PeopleStrong’s success as more companies were in need of outsourcing their recruitment and hiring. Companies quickly went digital and face-to-face contact became limited, making the hiring process and finding quality candidates more difficult for them, especially when compounded with the significant changes already taking place within their organisation.” And Louysa hasn’t stopped there in terms of her digital projects. She is proud to announce that at the end of 2021, she launched a sister company that furthers PeopleStrong’s connection initiatives – LoveStrong Executive Matchmaking. Louysa commented, “Throughout my career, I have been approached countless times by clients or connections inquiring about whether I would consider using my expertise to connect people on a more personal level. Out of this grew the idea to build LoveStrong Executive Matchmaking (www.ilovestrong.ca), a fully personalised, curated, exclusive, and discreet service for executives and professionals looking for love. LoveStrong perfectly complements and builds on everything I know and love about people, networking, relationships and connections, and has already far surpassed my expectations. I am so excited about what 2022 will bring for both PeopleStrong and LoveStrong.” Company: PeopleStrong Recruitment Contact: Louysa Akerley Email: [email protected] Website: www.peoplestrong.ca Dec21505 Best Bilingual Recruitment Firm - New Brunswick

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