Company Profile

Ownership: Privately held Canadian corporation

Founded: 2009 by Lisa Taylor

Phone: (416) 721-8494

Website: www.challengefactory.ca

General Business Activities: Challenge Factory provides comprehensive career services that are unique in the Canadian marketplace.  We support clients through career change by providing professional career services, day-in-the-life career test-drives, industry leading tools and comprehensive career transition support.

For career changers we:

• offer proven coaching services that are practical and customized 
• arrange for one-of-a-kind Immersion Experiences to ensure each client physically experiences the change they are about to make before taking any significant step. 
• provide comprehensive transition services that leverage online tools

For those curious about a career or job we:

• provide a 1-4 day Immersion Experience with an expert in the field

For our community of Experts we:

• satisfy a desire to mentor and demonstrate leadership in their field

Client Fast Facts:

• 40% of clients are over age 55
• 20% of clients are women returning to the workforce after extended absence (of between 1 and 25 years)
• 90% of clients approach Challenge Factory intending to apply for a new job
• 60% of clients decide to become entrepreneurs while working with Challenge Factory
• 20% of clients decide to remain with their existing employer after working with Challenge Factory

Expert Fast Facts

• Over 160 experts on-hand to work with clients with new experts joining every week
• More than 40 industry areas represented
• Clients and partners located from British Columbia to Quebec

Partnerships and Memberships

• Knightsbridge: Outplacement and HR consulting organization
• ActionAwaits:  Adventure-based tours and travel
• FreshTransition: Software solution provider for job seekers
• Company of Women: Ontario-based networking group for women business owners
• Corporate Connections One: Toronto Business Networking Group