Our Story
Celebrating 17 Years of Conversations that Count
In 2025, we reached a landmark: 17 years of creating space for meaningful conversations with clients across Canada and beyond.
We’ve spent this time building trust, nurturing collaboration, and supporting teams and communities to engage in dialogue that truly matters.
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Our journey has been shaped by you—our clients, partners, and collaborators. To celebrate, we’d love to hear from you!
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Barefoot’s Timeline
Susan Murphy joins the Team
Susan Murphy joins Barefoot Facilitation as a Part-Time Business Manager.
Nino Kovačević Joins the Barefoot Team
Nino Kovačević joins Barefoot Facilitation as an Associate Facilitator.
Joss Pirker Joins the Barefoot Team
Joss Pirker joins Barefoot Facilitation as Client Experience Coordinator.
Kerri Miller Joins the Barefoot Team
Kerri Miller joins the Barefoot Team, expanding capacity to help our clients to co-create facilitation and training solutions.
Barefoot Expands its Circle of Consultants
Senior Consultant, Marg McClean and Consultant, Mark Williams joins the Barefoot Facilitation team to help increase Barefoot's capabilities.
The Barefoot Space Launches
Barefoot Launches it's new monthly newsletter, The Barefoot Space, full of resources for workplaces to rethink their conversations and ongoing project highlights within Barefoot Facilitation.
Douglas Wetmore Joins Barefoot
Douglas Wetmore joins Barefoot Facilitation as Administrative & Communications Coordinator.
Barefoot Crosses Borders
Barefoot receives its first international client: Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda.
Barefoot Expands Digital Learning Capabilities
Returning from her previous work with Barefoot towards ASANT, Rachel Sumner joins the team as our newest Consultant, helping us to extend digital learning capabilities and opportunities.
Barefoot Facilitation Expands to Newfoundland & Labrador
Barefoot Facilitation contracts Consultant, Linda Carter to help extend Barefoot's reach to Newfoundland & Labrador.
Barefoot Moves Out
Barefoot leases its first office space in Bedford, Nova Scotia to support the team and growing projects.
Joanna Butler Joins Barefoot
Joanna Butler joins Barefoot Facilitation as Administrative Coordinator.
Gerard Delivers his first Keynote
Gerard delivers his first conference keynote speech, "The 6 Elements of Greatness".
Barefoot Awarded Contract with the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories
Barefoot Facilitation is awarded it's biggest project yet, the design and development of an online community platform for people with dementia and their care partners for ASANT. Tracey Bennett, Julian Gibbs, Tom Crilley & Fadi Khalil are brought on to support the project, led by Rachel Sumner.
Barefoot's First Part-time Employee: Lisa Olie
Lisa streamlined Barefoot's business practices. Today, she's working her magic over at Liquid Assets in Nova Scotia.
Barefoot Facilitation Becomes Incorporated
First Strategic Partnership: Research Power Inc.
Barefoot Facilitation creates its first strategic partnership with Stephanie Heath, Research Power Inc. to collaborate with the Health Literacy Embedded Learning Demonstration Project.
First Client: Nova Scotia Environment
Barefoot Facilitation receives their first client, an Operational Planning Process with the Nova Scotia Environment team.
Website & Branding First Launched
Barefoot's first Accountant/Bookkeeper
Amy MacIsaac creates and manages Barefoot's financial practices. Now a valued client at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia!
