We're on a mission to make life work. 

Times have changed and so has the illusion of work-life balance. The balancing act is exhausting. We understand that what you need now is a new way to work. 

We believe that to live your best life means finding the freedom that time + space + flexibility can bring you.  Forget balance. Welcome to work-life freedom.

It’s how we MAKE SMART WORK™.


Meet our Team

 

HUMILITY | MINDFULNESS | AUDACITY | GRIT | FAIRNESS

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GRAHAM WONG

VISIONARY


A serial entrepreneur, creative visionary, and long time remote worker, Graham has a long standing passion for creating unique experiences. 

From fashion and retail to running his own Toronto based ad agency, Graham brings over 20 years of talent to curating physical, brand, and digital experiences. 

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JESSE SHARRATT

INTEGRATOR


Proficient in communications, marketing, design, product development, and project management, Jesse is a growth hacker.  

Jesse brings experience in creating and innovating educational technology platforms for the Ministry of Education of Ontario and curating live events for national non-profits. 

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LEYAH CYNAMON

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS


Leyah has a deep understanding and compassion for how people, systems and spaces interface and it’s impact. Leyah’s passion for people has created an alchemy of flexible and robust spaces and operations for honest human experiences. She is a well seasoned and experienced leader with a long history of operations and people. This experience and passion has delivered top notch experiences at Arc’teryx, MEC and LAUFT.

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MARIA PALLAS

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND OPTIMIZATION


A seasoned performance manager, leader and data driven storyteller, who is passionate about implementing the strategies and systems that create scalable and sustainable growth.

Maria brings with her 20+ years experience helping people and businesses thrive.



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ELAD HAVA

PRODUCT MANAGER


Elad is an experienced Product Manager with a demonstrated history of improving quality, profitability and processes. He demonstrates an ability to analyze data and identify improvement levers.

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MEL SCHEMBRI

SALES LEAD


A long time, passionate and dedicated advocate of truly flexible working solutions, Mel has an extensive global sales background in this space over 15+ years.  Mel’s specialty lies in tailoring modern working solutions for her clients that help promote and deliver long term growth, commercial success and employee satisfaction.   

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GRAHAM TINGLE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR


Graham comes from an ad agency background. He took that experience, along with a love and knowledge of the production side of the creative process, to his own content creation venture in late 2014. Graham brings to LAUFT a holistic approach to brand stewardship and creative problem solving.

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ABID MIRZA

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGER


A never say no attitude, Abid has the ability to seamlessly work within multiple roles. At his core, Abid has a hustle mentality to get things done. 

He brings extensive experience in the sales, marketing, communication and customer support roles and is always looking for new challenges to keep him busy.



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JUSTINE BOREL

EXPERIENCE LEAD


Creativity runs in her blood. Growing up next to the ocean, tranquility and function inform her aesthetic. Traveling around the world and embracing the new and the grit of getting things done. There is nothing that is outside of what she can do. Justine brings a worldly experience to her designs and her deep curiosity drives her abilities to solve problems and to provide excellent design solutions and applications for exceptional space experiences.

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KEVIN LI

PERFORMANCE MANAGER


Kevin started his career in the banking and insurance industries, where he honed his skills analyzing numbers and training customer service teams. He's passionate about developing relationships and finding strategic solutions for his colleagues and customers.

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RAVI DESAI

FULL STACK DEVELOPER


A programmer and a fan of history. I’m not picky about where I get wisdom from, and am always interested in applying it to get things done within the bounds of the Pareto principle.

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JHONATHAN GONZALEZ

FULL STACK DEVELOPER


With a strong passion for development, Jhonatan brings more than 7 years of experience in creating awesome user experiences. When he isn't writing code (which is a rare occurrence), Jhonatan can be found exploring the great outdoors and hiking with friends.

Jhonatan loves supporting those around him with a true growth mindset for solving complex problems.



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DEREK MACRAE

LOCATION MANAGER


Any and all success Derek has had in his sales career comes from his passion and interest in people. Derek’s worked for brands such as Starbucks, Mars Inc and Campbell’s Soup Company and is loving the opportunity to help LAUFT join that company.

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MARCUS MARQUES

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE


Coming from a background in CyberSecurity and Digital Marketing Sales, Marcus is passionate about ensuring customers always leverage technology to be leaders in the industry. As an entrepreneur, he understands the importance of data, systems and elevating the customer experience to ensure success in a growing business. Working to develop the sales team from the ground up at a startup is a dream come true. Marcus is hungry to bring the LAUFT experience to everyone in the world.

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GEORDIE SUMMERS-LUBAR

RELATIONS & OPERATIONS LEAD


Coming from the world of politics, Geordie has a background in operations, communications, and bringing the right people together to make things happen. He loves finding creative solutions and building something new. He has 5 years experience in Federal politics, working with Finance, Natural Resources and Agriculture policy.

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NIKOLAY YOZOV

FRONT END DEVELOPER


Nikolay is a full stack front end web developer with a strong background in Javascript, node, and react.

With over five years of experience in the industry, Nikolay is skilled at creating user-friendly, responsive, and scalable web applications.

In addition to his technical skills, Nikolay is also a strong communicator and team player. He is always willing to share his knowledge and experience with others and enjoys working collaboratively to solve complex problems.

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