Testimonials

From recent clients:

“Maggie is a human gem who holds nuance, complexity, challenge, and possibility with immense and formidable care. I've never met anyone who is so attuned to the very challenging, imminently relatable, and always human dynamics at the heart of every workplace. She has a beautiful ability to connect genuinely with people in a way that helps them feel seen, heard, and capable of doing their best work because they care about connecting with their authentic selves, as she invites them to do.

Maggie is also an operations wizard, holding strategy, process, and implementation together in ways I've never seen. I met Maggie in stormy weather. I know I can trust her to land the plane. I consider this an invaluable gift. She is one of the most attuned and talented people I've had the pleasure of witnessing at work. I'm so grateful to walk alongside Maggie and learn from her as we continue this work."

—Jackie Wong, former board chair, SWAN Vancouver

“Maggie has a unique ability to root down to the challenges you face, and give simple effective solutions that work really well. She kind of puts it up as a series of questions which systematically addresses the issues, and brings out the hidden challenges to the surface. It was a great learning experience with Maggie, and I would definitely recommend her to my colleagues for leadership training and mentoring.”

—coaching client

& Here’s what former colleagues & collaborators have to say about working with me:

“Maggie was instrumental in steering our organization through a significant period of change. She ensured our strategic planning process was operationally achievable and that the plan itself was both aspirational and practical. She managed departures of several key senior staff, providing leadership and support to the entire team. Her empathetic approach to management was exemplary. She inspires others to excel and would bring a wealth of skill and expertise to any organization.”

—Caily DiPuma, former Board President & litigator,
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

“Maggie is a gifted organization builder. She has an ability to see how things will flow, to anticipate the good and the bad, that can seem preternatural. Maggie’s a Problem Solving Machine. Maggie builds relationships of deep trust and respect.

Maggie’s a keen political strategist and forward-facing organizational leader. Her time as Leadnow’s Managing Director was spent in service of the broader movement - a time spent building capacity for thousands of people to campaign, organize and participate in creating a better future for our country. I am in awe of her profound integrity, and her constant focus on answering one question: ‘what’s best for the organization as a whole?’”

—Jamie Biggar, former Executive Director, Leadnow.ca

“Maggie amazes me. She is compassionate, brilliant, and authentic. Not only has Maggie been someone that I can lean on, but she has also been someone that I can look up to.”

—Zoya Jiwa, 2015 RADIUS Fellow and 2016 SFU Student Social Innovation Activator

“Maggie's work with the BCCLA was nothing short of transformational. Maggie understands how to take complex goals and break them into achievable steps. In this way, she managed to find our organization a permanent home, help steer a major governance overhaul, and modernize our operations and finances. In addition, Maggie was a wonderful partner to me and the other leaders of our organization as we imagined how to implement the kinds of big and audacious goals we had for our own departments.”

—Charlotte Kingston, former Director of Community Engagement,
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

“Maggie joined RADIUS at a time when we were doubling our budget and programming for the second year in a row, and showing strains at the seams as we raced to keep up. Her original brief was to help stabilize our core operations, and position us for more sustainable growth. She did this and much more. In her time here she brought tighter processes to our organization, a rhythm to our team’s functioning, a powerful and consistent voice to our communications, and heart and soul to the RADIUS community.

She quickly became the driving force of how we work as a team…we’re also deeply thankful as her work to entrench all of the above has left us far more capable of navigating these inevitable transitions in a growing organization.”

—Shawn Smith, RADIUS Director

“Maggie Knight is fearless! She has pushed our organization to work with the utmost integrity, be bolder, and think bigger.”

—Kiri Bird, former LED Lab Manager at RADIUS

“Maggie is exceptional at determining organizational priorities and putting systems in place to achieve them. She approaches her work with a deeply rooted equity lens that ensures all stakeholders are involved in the decision-making process, and regularly reviews systems to determine if they are working the way they should or if they need to be revisited and revised. As a manager she is highly collaborative and actively seeks out mentorship and coaching opportunities to help people achieve their stated goals.

Maggie is a natural leader, providing excellent strategic advice in the areas of governance, human resources, and operations. She truly brought the BCCLA into a new era.”

—Jessi McCallum, former Operations Manager,
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

“Maggie is a truly inspirational leader… I'm often impressed by her openness to new ideas…When presented with challenges, she's a person you'd want to run to, as she's calm and level-headed, and has always provided useful feedback and advice.”

—Hubie Yu, former student society Chief Elections Officer
and President of Bachelor of Arts & Sciences Integrative Council

“Maggie has just been an amazing contributor to RADIUS. She has ensured that the story of RADIUS and the great work of the team and people involved are told in a dynamic and engaging way. She ensures the entire operation is well run and that all the details are ‘handled.’ She does it all with professionalism and a calm, cool demeanor!”

—Kirk Hill, Assistant Dean, External Relations,
Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University

“Maggie was among the strongest and most valuable members of the [Canadian Youth Delegation to the 2010 UN climate talks], contributing nuanced knowledge on policy issues, mediating divergent views, elaborating our position eloquently in meetings, and working tirelessly...to raise awareness among the Canadian public by developing creative outreach strategies using the most current social media tools.”

—Marie-Marguerite Sabongui, fellow Canadian Youth Delegation member,
Canadian Youth Climate Coalition