A true Swiss Army knife, Charlyne has built her career through collecting experiences that allow her to flex her multidisciplinary muscles. Starting out as a theatre major, and completing a very brief stint as a high school teacher, she found her way into HR. Five winding years later, she became immersed in and in love with Canada’s fast-paced startup and technology ecosystem.
From leading in-house HR at a rapidly growing company poised for acquisition to running one of Canada’s premier venture-backed accelerators, to being the Founding Director of Career Services at Lighthouse Labs, Charlyne has made a career out of supporting founders and their teams. In 2021, she became a founder herself and launched Sova Operations, a micro-agency that provides early-stage startups with fractional HR and business operations support.
With a strong belief that business is built on relationships, planning events has played a major role throughout Charlyne’s career. She has helped bring people together through everything from intimate meetups and high-energy Demo Days to SXSW activations and large-scale, multi-day conferences such as GROW Conference, Traction, and Metabridge. She loves creating experiences where people can learn and make meaningful connections. As a longtime attendee of Tech Talent North, Charlyne has known and admired the Cube Business Media team for years and is over the moon to now be part of the team.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Charlyne recently moved with her family to a small town on Vancouver Island. When she isn’t collecting new career experiences, she can be found birdwatching, walking her miniature dachshund, or binge-watching trashy reality television.