GPA
TRANSITIONING GENERATIONS | TRANSFORMING COMPANIES
Trusted Advisors with Customized Solutions
We are a team of highly-credentialed professionals focused on advising, strategizing, facilitating and coaching our clients through crucial transitions and transformations, creating sustainable solutions to address organizational challenges. Collaboration characterizes our consulting approach and our flexible frameworks allows for successful problem-solving and customized solutions.
Our Associates have extensive experience across industries in for-profit, not-for-profit, and partnership organizations, and have delivered – and implemented – significant change at the individual, team and organization levels.
We also have a deep understanding of the unique dynamics of family business and family offices, and have designed specific service areas for family enterprises including succession planning, NextGen leadership development and the creation of family governance structures.
With five decades consulting experience, our global team has advanced degrees in psychology, business, governance and medicine and are licensed to practice their craft. We know about organizations because we have led them. We know leadership because we are leaders. Our aim is both to help optimize the performance of your business and create long-lasting and sustainable relationships with our clients built on trust, professionalism and dedication.
the gpa team
Colleen Bastian
Ph.D.
Marcus Benayon
JD, MEd, PhD., C. Psych.
Sandra Bertoli
B.Sc.
Tracy Hare
MA
Lara Patriquin
MD
Marc Prine
Ph.D.
John A. Rogener
M.A.
Stephen Scanlan
M.Ed.
Hartley Stern
MD, FRCS, FACS, ICD.D
Nicholas Tiliacos
M.I.M
Debrah Wirtzfeld
MD MSc FRCSC ACC ICD.D MBA
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In addition to leading GPA’s practice in GTA (Toronto) and SW Ontario, Tracey’s boutique firm focuses on accelerating individuals, teams and organizations through executive coaching and business consulting. Tracey has partnered to extend the reach of Coaching Co. through her association with global consulting firms such as Deloitte, LHH Knightsbridge and Gerald Pulvermacher & Associates (GPA). She has extensive experience helping organizations proactively plan, manage and implement strategic change while assessing readiness and supporting the ‘human side’ of strategy implementation. Tracey also brings a depth and breadth of experience helping organizations develop and strengthen strategic, operational and organizational capabilities through leadership development and executive coaching.
An active member of the local and global community, Tracey is a Past President of Rotary Club of Kitchener-Waterloo and Chair of the Region of Waterloo Immigration Partnership Council.
Nicholas Tiliacos
Nicholas Tiliacos is a career Chief Executive Officer with a proven track record of driving consistent double-digit growth in public and private companies. He has wide-ranging international operational, fundraising, and M&A experience, giving him a unique ability to advise and coach domestic and global clients. Currently, he is focused primarily on engagements in Europe and North America.
He has led companies at different stages of development, from being the CEO of a NASDAQ publicly-traded company to leading early-stage startups. He has learned that changing business circumstances require diverse human talent, approaches, and tactics. What is common to all phases of business is the need to maximize individual performance, promote risktaking and innovation while preserving the necessary teamwork to achieve common organizational goals.
Nicholas holds a BS in Business Administration, a master’s degree in International Management (M.I.M) from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and is a certified Executive Coach.
Marcus Benayon
Marcus has consulted with Canada’s top family offices and industry leaders as their personal advisor and chief of staff. He subsequently grew advisory practice partnering with high-net-worth families across Canada, Europe, and the US in dealing with wealth transfer, business development and legacy.
Marcus has also served as Executive Advisor to six CEOs and Presidents of major private and public companies across diverse sectors, including land development, finance, and manufacturing. Although his roles have been diverse, all required the ability to influence, build trust and develop strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including C-Suite, Boards and Government Officials. Marcus has also had the opportunity to coach and mentor new and existing leaders to help advance their most critical objectives.
At his core, Marcus is a teacher and educator. Culturally astute, Marcus’ perspective is global and multicultural having lived, worked and traveled across the USA, Canada, Israel, Europe, building relationships and a diverse professional network.
Dr. Marcus Benayon, holds a Doctorate degree in Applied Psychology and Human Development, a Master’s degree in Education, both from the University of Toronto, and Juries Doctor from Columbia University, NYC.
Marcus lives in New York City.
Tracey Hare
In addition to leading GPA’s practice in GTA (Toronto) and SW Ontario, Tracey’s boutique firm focuses on accelerating individuals, teams and organizations through executive coaching and business consulting. Tracey has partnered to extend the reach of Coaching Co. through her association with global consulting firms such as Deloitte, LHH Knightsbridge and Gerald Pulvermacher & Associates (GPA). She has extensive experience helping organizations proactively plan, manage and implement strategic change while assessing readiness and supporting the ‘human side’ of strategy implementation. Tracey also brings a depth and breadth of experience helping organizations develop and strengthen strategic, operational and organizational capabilities through leadership development and executive coaching.
An active member of the local and global community, Tracey is a Past President of Rotary Club of Kitchener-Waterloo and Chair of the Region of Waterloo Immigration Partnership Council.