About Shalyma

Hello! I’m SHALYMA CAMBRIDGE – a coach, facilitator, and consultant, passionate about leadership development, inclusion, and supporting diversity in organizations.

In a “previous life,” I was deeply entrenched in a marketing and communications career that developed across non-profit, public, and private organizations with several years of experience in financial services. I enjoyed the creativity and problem-solving aspects of my work but I was acutely aware of the lack of diversity as I moved up within corporate spaces. Being a child of parents who immigrated from Trinidad and Tobago – settling in Lower Mainland British Columbia – I was familiar with being the “only” or “one-of-very-few” in most spaces. However, along with this status came the regular occurrence of unintentional microaggressions; feelings of being “othered”, tokenized, or invisible; experiences of imposter syndrome; and the challenge of finding safe, supportive professional communities.

It is my belief that these patterns can be changed.

So… I pursued the work of doing just that! I discovered that I absolutely loved facilitating change and witnessing personal transformation. Seeing that light bulb go off and helping people apply new insights (about self or the world) to build authentic careers, healthy cultures, and inclusive organizations is truly an honour.