Meet the Team
Who We Are.
ConsciousWorks was created with the vision of supporting leaders, teams and organizations to be proactive about their mental health and performance. We leverage science to help develop the skills, habits and work design for practical and sustainable behaviour change, leadership engagement, and shifts in workplace culture.
Our products reflect that education is the foundation, but that interpersonal, systematic environmental shifts are what will create a profound impact to unleash our human potential at work, and in our everyday life.
Core Values
Evidence-Based
Backed by science, and made accessible through humour and realness.
Compassionate
Our aim is to help people grow.
Resilient
We embrace challenges and encourage others to do the same.
Collaborative
We work with you to help in a way that works for you.
Alignment
We work with those with a real intention to change.
Why ConsciousWorks?
Our team of data-driven scientists apply a comprehensive approach to behavioural change & optimizing brain health in approachable formats. This helps create strong, agile minds, support leaders and develop an ideal workplace environment for organizations globally. We are committed to using an approach that best suits leaders and their teams, and are flexible to ensure maximum benefit. You get to design the help that you need.
Meet The Team!
Dr. Lisa Belanger, PhD, EMBA, CSEP-CEP
Founder of ConsciousWorks | Instructor | Researcher | The Boss
Lisa is the CEO of ConsciousWorks, a consulting firm that helps leaders apply the findings from leading-edge scientific research to maximize their mental capacity and performance. Lisa has a Ph.D. in Behavioural Medicine, an Executive MBA, and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and High Performance Specialist.
Prior to COVID-19, Lisa was travelling the world (with her two month old baby) visiting companies to explore workplace culture, leadership, and the ability to destress from work. Pulling from the data and her lived experience she has created and hosts the popular podcast, Work Less, Produce More.
Lisa is also the founder of a national charity, Knight’s Cabin, offering wellness programming to cancer survivors and the author of Inspire Me Well: Finding Motivation to Take Control of Your Health & A Cup of Mindfulness: For the Busy & Restless.
Her greatest accomplishments include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with her father, running the Paris Marathon, and being a professional snack holder to two tiny humans.
Visit Dr. Lisa’s website here!
Dr. Julie-Anne Fritz PhD, PBiol.
Consultant | Administrative Support
Biology, science and the transfer of evidence-informed knowledge to the community is a life-long passion and journey for Julie-Anne.
She holds a PhD. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, is a professional member of the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists, and has taught at Universities in both Australia and Canada.
Julie-Anne brings over 15 years of experience as a researcher and educator to the ConsciousWorks team in her role as Consultant. With ConsciousWorks, Julie-Anne provides program and research support, and designs educational content.
As a mother of one boy, Julie-Anne enjoys living an active and experiential lifestyle.
Visual Communications & Marketing Manager | Graphic & Web Design | Marketing
Creativity has always been a big part of Marina’s personal and work life. As well as being a hobby artist for many years, she has over 5 years of experience working in the creative field. At ConsciousWorks, Marina brings her creative direction to all visual elements for the company. She also plays a role in marketing and administrative support.
Marina received her diploma for Visual Communications at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in the Digital Media and IT Program. Marina’s work in graphic design and education at NAIT has given her the skillset for web design, layout design, and brand development.
One of her most exciting achievements as an artist was being part of an art exhibition at the Lethbridge art gallery, CASA.
Let’s Connect.
We’re ready to discuss options for you and your team.