The Talent Advisor:
Building The People Who Build Your Business

The Talent Advisor is a management consulting firm specializing in helping align people, leadership, and culture to enhance performance, productivity, and results. We are an independent, employee-owned advisory firm offering a range of proven services to organizations of all sizes and sectors. Let’s discuss how we might partner!

Brent Pederson: Bio

Brent is a trusted talent advisor with a proven track record spanning over 25 years. For 16 years, he performed at a senior level (Senior Client Partner) in 2 global management consulting firms where the average industry tenure is 3.2 years. He’s worked in 8 countries across a wide range of projects and sectors, with over 80% of his business being repeat clients. Prior to consulting, Brent spent 15 years in senior leadership roles in the industrial sector.

Brent is a master facilitator and excels at leading groups to achieve outcomes. He is also a certified and insightful coach to any level of leader. Brent’s style has been described as interactive, practical, and no-fluff. He annually delivers 50+ workshops, 500+ assessment tools, and 15 conference keynotes. He’s equally comfortable working on shop floors, plant/mine sites, and in executive boardrooms. Brent has worked across a wide variety of sectors, including industrial, energy, mining, agriculture, utilities, financial services, technology, government, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and many others.

Brent’s passion is building the people who build your business.

Education & Certifications

Brent holds a Master’s of Education degree (University of Regina) and Certificates in Power Engineering (SAIT), Organization Design (University of Southern California), HR Management (Queens University), and Adult Education (St. Francis Xavier).  He is certified in: executive coaching, over 20 different assessment tools, ProSci Change Management™, the Six Thinking Hats™, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator™ (MBTI), and holds the Certified Professional In Human Resources (CPHR) designation.