GoodBeing
WHO WE ARE
Founder & Principal
Bo Aganaba
Bo is the Founder and Principal at GoodBeing Co. and host of the GoodBeing Podcast. He is an urban, environmental, and energy planner by training, and former executive director of a youth-led sustainability not for profit organization. The son of Nigerian immigrants, he has spent time living in the UK, Canada, Hungary and Denmark - which has all contributed to giving him a deep sense of appreciation and belonging to the world as a whole.
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Through his experience working with sustainability advocates and professionals, Bo has seen and felt the risks of burnout, anxiety, fear, and eco-grief facing so many. As a long-time mindfulness and meditation practitioner, his passion is to help people hold the reality of the scale of the challenges we face through mindful awareness, while also using collaboration, creativity, storytelling, and dialogue to help teams navigate challenging topics and goals. He also encourages a holistic approach to wellbeing, with a focus on reconnecting with our bodies as a key component of mental and physical health.
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Bo brings a calm and welcoming presence as a communicator and facilitator, and a sense of safety to difficult conversations. As an Executive Director, he facilitated dialogue and collaboration between young sustainability professionals and leading Canadian businesses to provide creative solutions to inclusive hiring and workplace culture practices. As the founder and principal of GoodBeing Co., he works with businesses, organizations, and community groups to develop new ways of being that blend sustainability strategy and transition economy leadership development with creating cultures of belonging. His experience includes working with a broad variety of organizations including Meridian Credit Union, ABB, Suncor, TELUS, Canadian Community Economic Development Network, and Natural Resources Canada.
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Professional Coach
Amelia Galizia
Amelia is an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), a certified Integral Associate Coach™, and an Integrative Enneagram Practitioner, dedicated to supporting individual development and self-actualization in her coaching practice. Her deep curiosity for people—nurtured by a childhood immersed in the performing arts, and enriched by years spent living in France and Italy and engaging in social causes—naturally led her to coaching. Her coach approach is rooted in self-compassion, play, and wonder, as she draws on clients' strengths and innate qualities to help them lead more purpose-driven, embodied, and balanced lives, both professionally and personally.
Amelia’s academic background is equally diverse. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Ottawa, a Master of Arts in Women’s Studies and Feminist Research from Western University, and a Master of Arts in Immigration and Settlement Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University. She is committed to continuous learning and will soon pursue the Professional Certification Module with Integral Coaching Canada.
With extensive experience as a coach and facilitator, Amelia has coached Directors and CEOs in the for-profit sector and continues to support middle managers in the public service through facilitation and coaching, focusing on change leadership development to help enhance their leadership capacity and leverage their innate strengths to achieve personal and professional goals. Amelia is also an experienced trainer and facilitator, with over three years of experience designing and delivering workshops for public servants in the Government of Canada on topics such as privilege, and navigating change. A passionate public speaker, community activist, and lifelong learner, Amelia enjoys books, travel, cooking, nature walks, and practicing yoga in her free time. She lives on the un-ceded and un-surrendered Anishnaabe Algonquin territory, also known as Ottawa, ON, with her husband and their cockapoo.
“To participate in the dance of life with sense to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it is a wonder beyond words.”
- Joanna Macy