Kairos is about seizing opportunities that arise to accelerate the achievement of results.

It is the momentary rightness of time and place that creates the right atmosphere for action. It is acting at the opportune moment. It is thinking + acting...

Our beliefs

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Ideas without actions are worthless.

As Saint-Exupéry said so well: "A strategy without a plan is called a wish." We make it a point of honor to create the conditions for success to make things happen with you and for you.

02

We have the courage of our opinions.

We're not here to win a popularity contest, but rather to help you take the actions necessary to go further. Yes, we will challenge you, and no, we won't necessarily share your point of view... Other consultants will do that for you. Not us!

03

A curious mind is a happy mind.

Keeping your horizons open, taking an interest in a wide array of topics and continually recharging your batteries is essential to bringing fresh perspectives. There is no place for fixed ideas at Kairos.

04

No compromise on quality. We get to the bottom of things.

We work efficiently but without cutting corners. Intellectual rigor is embedded in everything we do. There are no ready-made recipes for us. Our approach will be tailored to meet your needs.

05

Work hard, yes, work while having fun: absolutely!

Life is too short to take yourself seriously and not make the best of it day after day. And even when doing important work, it is essential to have fun and to have a good laugh!

06

Good ideas don't have titles.

There are valuable ideas in all of us; in the youngest, and in those who have a few grey hairs. Those who come from foreign countries or from around the block... To us, it is essential to listen, collect these ideas, discuss them and make them grow.

An seasoned team with diversified expertise...

Marie-Pierre Lépine

Co-Founder
Senior Strategic Advisor

Stéphane Gagnon

Co-Founder
Senior Strategic Advisor

Clémence Webster-Marcil

Change Management and Communications Advisor

Marie-Pierre Lépine

Co-Founder
Senior Strategic Advisor

Marie-Pierre has over 20 years of experience in marketing, market positioning and communications strategy. Before co-founding Kairos, she held senior positions at Marketel (McCann), Laurentian Bank and Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, where she was also a member of the Grant Thornton network's international MARK-COMM committee.

Since launching Kairos, Marie-Pierre has worked closely with clients in the professional and financial services, media, real estate and fintech sectors. Her primary goal: to inspire and work closely with leaders to create a lasting impact within their organizations. Going the extra mile is her motto.

She excels at creating marketing and brand positioning strategies, customer experience and impactful communication. Pragmatic and curious by nature, Marie-Pierre loves to bring a new perspective and simplify what seems complex at first glance. Her studies in psychology and marketing research have caught up with her: she continually seeks to better understand consumer behaviour and market trends, and to integrate these dimensions into all of her missions.

Known for her contagious energy and passion for sharing her expertise, Marie-Pierre has been coaching ambitious young entrepreneurs for over seven years through Montreal Inc., in addition to giving conference presentations and workshops.

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Stéphane Gagnon

Co-Founder
Senior Strategic Advisor

After completing his master's degree in marketing, Stéphane's career path evolved in two stages: leading teams in corporate settings, and then running his own company. First, he climbed the corporate ladder and led transformations in large corporations for over 20 years at Laidlaw, Microcell (Fido), the National Bank, and finally at the Laurentian Bank, where he was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management.

Calling on his entrepreneurial spirit, the second chapter of Stéphane's career took place at the head of Kairos, which he co-founded with Marie-Pierre. His mission: accompany leaders and help them make the best strategic decisions possible, while inspiring the fine talents joining Kairos.

Throughout his career, Stéphane has primarily focused on projects involving an in-depth analysis of clients and markets, the development of robust and differentiated visions, the ability to transform a great idea into a clear and executable plan, and has orchestrated several significant transformations, including numerous technology projects. He accompanies clients working in the telecommunications, financial services, professional services, media and air transportation industries, among others.

A quick thinker, Stéphane loves to navigate complex business issues and bring pragmatic and effective solutions that deliver results.

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Clémence Webster-Marcil

Change Management and Communications Advisor

With more than ten years of experience in communications and marketing, Clémence has positioned herself as a valuable ally in managing various strategic projects. Eager to continuously expand her knowledge, she does not hesitate to step out of her comfort zone and push her limits.

Her career path began with Team Spectra (Evenko / Molson Group). As a communications coordinator and then as press agent, she forged solid ties that helped local and international artists shine at two of North America's biggest music festivals.

Clémence's calling to event production led her to the independent media outlets Index-design and Infopresse. It is at Ædifica, as head of communications, that her career took a turn towards strategic consulting and organizational development. More recently, at Centraide, within the national office of the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign, she distinguished herself by her ability to propose concrete and fruitful strategies, in addition to accompanying teams in the achievement of their objectives.

At Kairos, Clémence brings a wealth of transdisciplinary skills and expertise. In addition, her dynamic personality and interpersonal skills allow her to easily integrate into work teams and respond to clients' needs.

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Philippe Gingues

Marketing Coordinator

Christine Chami

Marketing Advisor

Philippe Gingues

Marketing Coordinator

Along with a bachelor's degree in marketing from the John Molson School of Business, Philippe has diversified professional experience in the financial services and consulting sectors, as well as social media management.

Eager to tackle new challenges and to continually expand his skill set, Philippe has been involved in a multitude of internal and external communications, branding and social media strategy projects during his time at Laurentian Bank and consulting firm Richter. Passionate about social media for over 11 years, Philippe has put his extensive knowledge of social media to good use at ICUC as a content specialist. At this member company of the Dentsu Aegis Network, he was entrusted with monitoring, moderating and managing interactions with the more than two million followers of the Canadian Tire retail chain's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok pages, as well as seven of its sub-brands.

With a penchant for variety and recognized for his attention to detail, he supports the entire Kairos team in the execution of projects, from the research and analysis stages to the execution of strategies and projects. He is someone you can count on at all times!

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Florence has spent the last 8 years evolving in academia where she completed a master's (University of Montreal) and a doctorate degree (University College Dublin) in history. She has strong analytical and writing skills and is a seasoned researcher. Her training as a historian allows her to analyze a situation with the necessary perspective while emphasizing the importance of a particular context. She enjoys intellectual challenges and has a thirst for knowledge. Florence always puts people at the center of her reflections and is highly empathetic.

Her experience in academia has also allowed her to be involved in all kinds of collaborative projects (conferences, publishing of scientific journals, research projects) during which she has discovered a real passion for coordination, process optimization and teamwork. When faced with a problem, Florence likes to find solutions that will simplify everyone's work.

Finally, she places a high value on social responsibility and has been involved for over four years in the online magazine HistoireEngagée.ca where she manages the publication of a host of articles that offer a historical reading of the current issues that shake our society.

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Christine Chami

Marketing Advisor

Christine is a determined marketing manager with over 15 years of experience. Throughout her career, in part in the Middle East and in Montreal, she had the opportunity to develop marketing strategies for consumer goods companies (Clarins) and service companies (Richter, Yahoo!, Young & Rubicam). Her particular interest in digital marketing and digital campaign management led her to recently complete her master's degree in e-commerce management at HEC Montréal.

Christine's background allows her to understand the different challenges that businesses face and to adapt to changing markets. With strong analytical and management skills, she excels at carrying out marketing strategies that exceed expectations while increasing consumers’ brand loyalty. Strategic and innovative, she is recognized for her ability to promote brand awareness and product performance.

Christine knows how to put her expertise to good use and brings to Kairos a diversified experience. Building close collaborative relationships, she integrates with ease and fluidity into any work team while ensuring objectives are achieved and providing truly applicable solutions. Dedicated and results-driven, she is passionate about brand positioning and growth strategies, and improving the customer experience across all channels.

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... supported by valuable collaborators

Marie-Eve
Carignan

Associate Professor

Louis
Chapdelaine

Creative Director + Brand Designer

Marie-Eve Carignan

Associate Professor

Marie-Eve Carignan, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Université de Sherbrooke and Head of the Media Division of the UNESCO Chair in the Prevention of Radicalization and Violent Extremism (UNESCO-PREV Chair). Her research focuses mainly on the impact of media and cultural industries on society, media content analysis, journalistic practices, ethics and deontology of journalism, risk and crisis communication, and public relations. Marie-Eve has extensive professional experience in communications within small and large organizations. She has contributed to several collective works and published in national and international journals on the subjects of communication, journalism and history.

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Louis Chapdelaine

Creative Director + Brand Designer

Rigorousness, cheerfulness and the ability to see beyond trends are probably what best define Louis. He is the man in the shadows who works faster than his shadow. His goal is to optimize the consumer experience through design and, every day, you are exposed to his work without knowing it.

For the past 15 years, he has been the prime contractor in redesigning identities such as Medisys, The Canadian Red Cross, Resolute, Espace pour la vie, The Royal Canadian Mint, Camso, the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay, and more recently, Humanity & Inclusion, an international brand that has won several accolades.

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Kim
Morton

Senior Advisor

Karine
Gauthier

Print and Web Designer

Kim Morton

Senior Advisor

Kim Morton, President and Founder of First Division Marketing has spent her 20+ year career focused on driving brand recognition and generating revenue for a variety of high-tech companies. Kim has a passion for introducing software and services into the insurance market, and has worked for industry leaders such as Guidewire, One Inc and Sapiens. She is committed to driving more effective GTM (Go-to-market) execution and knows what it takes to create, manage and deliver results-oriented and affordable marketing strategies. Kim has deep industry analyst relationships and engages her clients with key influencers to help them gain momentum faster.

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Karine Gauthier

Print and Web Designer

Nearly ten years of experience in an advertising agency doing print production, branding, and campaign adaptations on all platforms make her a seasoned, creative, and efficient graphic designer. She can do it all under the tightest of deadlines.

As a freelancer since 2012, she has developed her skill set to include Web graphic design, content architecture and ergonomics, Web project management, HTML5, ads for LaPresse+ and a good knowledge of the different languages used to build a design adapted to your needs and manage website production.

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Audrey
Gilbert

Strategist, Project Manager and Founder of La Shop Web

Kristel
Ouimet

Consultant

Audrey Gilbert

Strategist, Project Manager and Founder of La Shop Web

Audrey began her career 16 years ago in a "traditional" advertising agency. A Jill of all trades, she worked in the media and print production departments, but quickly turned to project management, where she found the diversity she was looking for. As she was not afraid of novelty, she was often the first to raise her hand when a new type of project came along.

She was quickly seduced by the Web’s flexibility and its measurable aspect. Initially assigned to content, she quickly learned about UX, UI, SEO, SEM, CMS, CSS... She has managed many Web projects along the years, and has good technical knowledge.

Passionate about people, she carefully listens to her clients, understands their reality and knows how to find the best solution to any problem.

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Kristel Ouimet

Consultant

With more than 15 years of experience in the fields of marketing and communication, Kristel first began working in a corporate environment at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton. She led the firm's largest integrated campaigns, spearheaded a brand image redesign project and organized dozens of high-level events for various business clienteles. Her love for challenges and freedom leads her to support her own clients in the development of marketing plans and strategies as well as project management. Although the real estate industry is prominent in her portfolio, she has worked with clients that come from a variety of backgrounds, from professional services to the travel industry to luxury brands.

Kristel charms with her strategic vision, leadership, creativity, rigorousness and versatility. She is a strong team player that quickly becomes a valuable ally. Passionate about discovering the world, she has traveled to many regions of the globe, which has helped her develop an exceptional sense of open-mindedness.

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Franck
Tankoua

ViJump Co-Founder