Bailey VaezFractional COO · Leadership Facilitator
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Hi, I'm Bailey.

Most consultants are strong in systems or strong in people. Rarely both.

I work at the intersection, which means I can read a broken operating model and the team dynamics underneath it.

Vancouver, BC · Working across the globe, especially US · Canada · UK
My Story

I started as an industrial engineer, trained to see systems, eliminate waste, and make complex operations run efficiently. Then I spent 10+ years building a workplace wellness and employee engagement company from scratch, serving over 7,000 people across Canada. That's where I learned you can't optimize humans like a process. This tension is where all of my work lives now.

In my experience, what moves organizations forward is a rare combination of structure and humanity, accountability and trust, and radical clarity and genuine care for the people holding it all together. Getting those things to coexist is where the hard work is. It's truly a discipline and an art.

I've been on both sides of the table: as a founder and later as an executive partner, leading HR, operations, and strategy inside technology and professional service firms like EventMobi, Change.org, and Point Blank Creative. I've helped executive teams rebuild after rupture, and designed the culture and operating rhythms that enabled us to progress.

Along the way, I continued to go deeper, not just into how organizations work, but how people operate both inside and outside organizations. I completed a Master's in Adult Education and Leadership, trained in adaptive and embodied leadership, and became a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction facilitator. I've taught graduate-level courses in organizational behavior, strategic planning, project management, and leadership, and currently teach as an adjunct professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business.

Here's what my clients say
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Bailey takes the time to genuinely understand a business before bringing solutions, and she brings a range of them. Working with us over several years (pre-pandemic), she helped our decentralized organization develop a long-term culture strategy, including facilitating a multi-day design workshop with HR leaders across the company. She was able to draw out both the challenges and the strengths to help us define a shared vision. The output was excellent and the process was well received across the organization. Bailey is open, honest, and deeply competent. A true partner.

Logan King·Director, Corporate People Resources, Black & McDonald
Background & credentials
Founder experience
  • Founder & CEO, Proactive Movement
    Built and led a national workplace wellness company profitably for 10+ years. 7,000+ users, 50+ subcontractors, clients including CIBC, SAP, and PwC.
Operator experience
  • Head of Operations, EventMobi
    Strategy, operations, and people executive for a global SaaS during a period of rapid scale. Drove cross-functional improvements contributing to $1M+ in retained revenue.
  • Interim Head of People & Performance, Change.org
    Employee lifecycle across 400+ employees on six continents. Supported a CEO transition.
  • COO, Point Blank Creative
    Operations, People & Culture executive for a scaling national social impact agency. Grew headcount 200%.
  • Post-Investment Advisor, Acumen Fund
    On-the-ground advisory for 2 social enterprises in India.
Education & training
  • Master's in Adult Education & Leadership, University of Toronto
  • Industrial Engineering (B.Eng), University of Toronto
  • Trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • Trained in Adaptive Leadership & Coaching
Methodologies
Lean & Six SigmaHuman-Centered DesignOKR / EOS implementationAdaptive LeadershipOperating Cadence DesignOrganizational Diagnostics
Teaching & recognition
  • Adjunct Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
  • Graduate courses in Organizational Behavior, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Leadership Development
  • Top 30 Under 30, Women's Executive Network, Canada
Frequently asked

Questions I get often.

Bailey is an organizational consultant, fractional COO, and leadership facilitator who works at the intersection of strategy, operations, and people. She helps leaders build the clarity, alignment, and operating conditions where great work happens, without burning people out along the way. Her background combines industrial engineering and operations leadership with advanced training in adaptive leadership, mindfulness, and how people work under pressure.

Vancouver, Canada. Working with organizations across the globe, especially the US, Canada, and the UK. Engagements are typically a mix of virtual and in-person, with on-site sessions for key moments like leadership alignment facilitation, strategic planning retreats, and organizational diagnostics.

Bailey works with founder-led companies, social enterprises, and people-centric organizations in sectors like tech, healthcare, education, climate, and professional services, typically 30+ employees and $3M+ in revenue. Her clients are growing, navigating change, and ready to invest in how they operate and how they lead.

Most consultants are strong in systems or strong in people. Bailey works at the intersection, which means she can read a broken operating model and the team dynamics underneath it. Fifteen years as a founder, five-plus as an executive, years facilitating and teaching at the graduate level. When a client needs a leadership team reset and a strategic planning overhaul and a thinking partner: that's one engagement, not three different hires.

Where to start

Let's connect and work together.

A 30-minute conversation. You describe what's not working and I tell you honestly whether I can help and how I'd start.

Book a Call or email hello@baileyvaez.com