About Achieve
At Achieve we believe that you are capable of changing your life on your own, however, the power of community brings you confidence, support, and joy to accompany you in your journey.
We strive to help you boost your confidence and happiness through day-to-day actions and annual plans.
Our story
Achieve started out when 2 people (Andrea & Lisa) realized there was a need to help individuals realize their best life. Most people think they are alone in their struggles but truly everyone is a “work in progress”. They had an idea to bring motivated people together, those that had a burning desire to be more and to make a greater impact. In the beginning, 5 women stepped up to join Andrea and Lisa in the first “Fridays in the Woods”, a weekly Achievers accountability group that met every Friday, in a cozy cabin in the woods. In the span of 3 months, all 7 group members were seeing significant growth in the areas of their life they chose to focus on. Encouraged by their success, the partners began to put together a more formalized program so that they could impact more lives, Achieve Success By Design was born. Over the next several years, they perfected their program, to be delivered anywhere in the world digitally and leveraged technology to connect like-minded achievers together to amplify the success results. Success begets Success. Today, Achieve provides several programs that build onto the success of their original Success By Design program, helping people all around the world live inspired successful lives.
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Our Mission
Our Vision
To support and empower people who are feeling stuck as they go through life transitions, ACHIEVE holistic success
Our Mantra
“Oh Thou Light of Lights, we would be light-bearers! Help us to light our torches from Thee and to keep them ever aflame. Save us from the presumption of attempting to force our light upon others, but that we might light their way to Thee”
-Unknown Author
Achieve values
This is our air and our food. Things that we will never compromise and that compose a solid base for all decisions that are made in Achieve
Purpose
We believe that we all have a purpose to fulfill. We strive to live our purpose daily and are passionate about helping others do the same.
Service
We believe that we all have unique gifts and talents to be shared. We are fulfilled when we have impacted others positively.
Diversity
We strive to create an inclusive culture that respects and recognizes that our differences contribute to our success.
Growth
We believe that success is not an end state but a journey of continuous improvement. We believe in life-long learning.
Authenticity
We speak and live our truth. We do not pretend to be perfect in our journey to excellence.
Community
No person is an island. We need each other. We are stronger together. True success happens in community.
Purpose
We believe that we all have a purpose to fulfill. We strive to live our purpose daily and are passionate about helping others do the same.
Service
We believe that we all have unique gifts and talents to be shared. We are fulfilled when we have impacted others positively.
Diversity
We strive to create an inclusive culture that respects and recognizes that our differences contribute to our success.
Growth
We believe that success is not an end state but a journey of continuous improvement. We believe in life-long learning.
Authenticity
We speak and live our truth. We do not pretend to be perfect in our journey to excellence.
Community
No person is an island. We need each other. We are stronger together. True success happens in community.
Leadership team
Andrea L. Wilson
P.Eng., MBA (Co-Founder)
Andrea emigrated from Jamaica with the sole purpose of completing her Engineering degree and getting an MBA, as she thought this was the path to her success. After years of climbing the corporate ladder, working twice as hard as everyone else just to fit in which resulted in several health challenges, she was restructured out of her job. With this experience, she wanted to inspire others to not let society or others define their success or their ability to achieve their dreams.
Shortly after losing her job, Andrea founded Achieve as she wanted to help people, like herself, get a clear vision of what success looks like to them, create a path to this success and ultimately have the impact they desire.
Andrea is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, and in addition to her work with Achieve, she is a Professor in the Business School at Humber Institute of Technology. Andrea has an Electrical Engineering Bachelor degree and a Master of Business Administration, however, what she is most proud of, is being the mother of 3 amazing daughters.
Lisa A. Scale
Co-founder
Lisa enjoyed great success as a portrait photographer earning accolades for her photography & entrepreneurial skills. Regardless of her success, after almost 3 decades, she felt miserable, finally realizing her values no longer aligned with her business or industry. Somewhere she forgot her dreams. Focusing on her values and desire to impact others, Lisa found joy in helping people live their purpose and in doing so, found hers. Today, she enjoys her location-independent life, teaching and coaching while living and travelling in Europe. Lisa’s passion to help young leaders began while teaching at college and university. Watching her own children struggle to prepare for life away from home, made her realize the need for the Achieve™ program. Following her dream to travel, Lisa recently relocated back to Canada after 2 years living in Europe with her husband and 3 children.