Hemisphere Strategists

Eleonaure Dufour

Founder - Lead Strategist

Éléonaure Dufour is a Calgary-based organizational change strategist and systems thinker who helps leaders and organizations navigate complexity with clarity, empathy, and intellectual rigor.

With a Master’s in Human Systems Intervention from Concordia University and more than fifteen years of experience in Change Management and People Disciplines. As the founder of Hemisphere Strategic Change Solutions, Eléonaure approaches every engagement with a dual-hemisphere philosophy: the structural discipline needed to execute change, and the relational intelligence required to transform culture.

Specialties Include:

  • Organizational Change Management

  • Enterprise transformation strategy

  • Leadership coaching, alignment, and communication strategy

  • Talent management and learning strategy

  • Human Systems Intervention & complexity-informed interventions

Avery Thompson

Executive Assistant

Avery blends high-touch emotional intelligence with sharp analytical thinking to help leaders operate at their best. With a Bachelor of Communications (Minor in English Literature) from Mount Royal University, Avery brings depth in writing, PR, research, organization, and strategic communication.

Specialties include:

  • Executive operations & calendar orchestration

  • Writing, editing, and professional correspondence

  • Research and synthesis across business, policy, psychology, and organizational change

  • Personal task management and prioritization systems

  • Emotional intelligence and interpersonal navigation

  • Branding, communications, and narrative shaping

Abby Clissold

Operations & Talent Strategy Architect

Co-Founder of Hemisphere, Abby brings more than a decade of experience shaping talent ecosystems across industries a rare combination of business acumen, human insight, and entrepreneurial energy. She is an accomplished HR strategist, talent architect, and serial entrepreneur whose career spans organizational development, talent acquisition, workforce strategy, and operational leadership.

Abby holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management from Mount Royal University, a foundation that informs her disciplined approach to workforce strategy, employment practices, and organizational stewardship. Designing people-centered systems that unlock performance, strengthen culture, and accelerate organizational growth.

Specialties include:

  • Entrepreneurial innovation and venture creation

  • Change-ready HR models for dynamic or cyclical industries

  • Organizational development & people systems optimization

  • Employer brand positioning & candidate experience design

  • Integrated Talent Strategy & Workforce Architecture