Meet our team.
We are all strategic thinkers with in-house operational expertise across start-ups, growth and enterprise businesses.
We thrive in driving change and are motivated to help you turn your strategy into execution, by navigating the organizational chaos that comes with growth and transformation.
We will ensure your strategy, goals and culture are aligned and serving the same outcome.
Gillian, Founder
Gillian Davis is a leadership transformation specialist. She is a passionate entrepreneur and founder of Overtime Leader, a transformational leadership and organizational consultancy, that cultivates a high-performance culture that achieves transformative growth.
Born and raised in a small town in Canada, Gillian always had a strong desire to drive change and create positive impact in people’s lives. She pursued her education in business and leadership, earning a bachelor's degree in Commerce with a speciality Marketing, honing in on consumer behaviour,
After completing her education, Gillian worked in various leadership roles in the corporate world for over a decade. However, she always felt a strong desire to do something more meaningful and impactful. So, she decided to start her own coaching and consulting business to help leaders reach their full potential.
In 2017, Gillian founded Overtime Leader with a mission to help leaders navigate the organizational chaos that comes with growth and change. Working alongside industry defining clients like Wetransfer and MessageBird she designed customized coaching and consultancy programs to meet the unique needs of each client, and OverTime Leader quickly grew to become one of the top leadership coaching and consulting firms in the country.
Gillian is a highly sought-after speaker and coach, and she has worked with leaders from a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, technology, and her clients include; Wetransfer, Spotify, Google, BenevolentAI, Ikea,.
In addition to her work at Overtime Leader, Gillian is also an active member of her community and has volunteered her time and resources to various charitable causes such as women in entrepreneurship, parkinson;s and Canada’s tech ecosystem. She believes in giving back and making a positive impact in the world, and she inspires others to do the same.
Travis, Head of Growth
At the core of Overtime Leader's growth initiatives, Travis Brown leverages his role as Head of Revenue and Growth to drive our clients to their peak potential. His 17-year career in revenue optimization is a testament to his skill in transforming these early stage ventures into significant players, especially in the fast-paced sectors of tech, media, entertainment, advertising, publishing, and the creator economy.
At Overtime Leader he brings a wealth of experience and expertise to sales and business development. He ensures each aspect of growth is systematically addressed, optimizing each persons and team's potential into tangible success and outcomes. His leadership is characterized by providing seasoned consultancy guided by nearly 20 years of experience that help in delivering repeatable and sustainable growth strategies that deliver predictable outcomes. He does this all by working collaboratively with CEOs and C-level executives.
Travis's notable achievements include doubling revenue at Pearpop within a mere six months to over $1M in MRR and the development of significant brand and agency partnerships in the Americas and the APAC region at WeTransfer while leading the product strategy and Ad Tech team, significantly boosting their P&L.
His formative years at industry giants such as Paramount Pictures Viacom, 20th Century Fox and AT&T honed his expertise in revenue generation, building high-performance teams, and managing large-scale business operations. This experience underpins his current success in crafting and executing growth strategies that consistently exceed company objectives at both start-up, growth and enterprise level.
Educationally, Travis brings a solid foundation with an M.B.A. in Finance, Strategy, and Entrepreneurial Studies from the USC Marshall School of Business, complemented by a B.A. in History and a minor in Political Science from UCLA. His professional acumen is further enhanced by specialized certifications, including the Reforge Growth Series, Executive Product Strategy from Kellogg at Northwestern, and a Six Sigma Green Belt.
Outside of his professional realm, Travis has a zest for outdoor activities and dedicates his time to providing emotional support to veterans as the Director of the LA Chapter of Pets For Vets, using the healing power of companionship with rescued dogs.
In Good Company….
The OverTime Leader team is made up of former practitioners that have lived through the problems we are helping our clients to solve. We come with empathy and the belief that you have the answer and our role is to help you get there so that you own the solution when we are no longer in the room.
We have the capability and experience to work across the globe. Leaning on cutting-edge technologies, we are comfortable facilitating teams in-person and in remote environments, with a preference for a combination of the two (when possible and safe). Every interaction with OverTime Leader ensures you: reflect, identify, adapt and progress.
Our delivery teams are made up of former; Product Managers, Heads of Talent, Internal Comms, UX Leads, Integration specialists, and agile coaches. Together we bring the wealth of this collective experience to solve our client's needs.
Our team of delivery partners is enabled by a team of operators who ensure our client delivery runs smoothly. We are proud to provide opportunities for non-linear career paths and that means in our internal team we have:
The equipment manager of Canada's National Women's Hockey Team.
A pediatric nurse turned internal comms lead for one of Europe's most creative companies.
An ex- F1 Pit lead turned operational and administration wizard.
Our experience….
The OverTime Leader team is made up of former practitioners that have lived through the problems we are helping our clients to solve. We come with empathy and the belief that you have the answer and our role is to help you get there so that you own the solution, when we are no longer in the room.
From navigating acquisition implementation, tricky board dynamics and founder exits to running 100+ people company offsites - it takes a lot to shock us. We leverage our collective experience and scars by holding the space for your team to intentionally design the consistent leadership style that will drive your business strategy and enable you to future-proof your business in the process.
We have worked with hundreds of leaders through our programs and we're really proud of the impact our work has had. Here’s what some of our clients have said:
“OverTime Leader partnered closely with me on my goals and built a long-term engagement/change management plan to accelerate our team performance.”
- CBO, Typeform
“OverTime has helped us understand better how we need to shape our organization, how we can effectively ‘land’ those organizational changes and how we need to show up as leaders in order to reach our strategy.”
- CEO, Wetransfer
“OTL is not about telling you and the team what to do or where the issue is. Their approach is more about reflection and discovery. This not only leads us and our teams to develop our own solutions custom catered for our team and culture but also provides a safe, non-confrontational, supportive environment to address issues and challenges.”
- CMO, Bitmovin
OverTime Leader has the capability and experience to work across the globe. Leaning on cutting-edge technologies, we are comfortable facilitating teams in-person and in remote environments, with a preference for a combination of the two (when possible and safe). Every interaction with OverTime Leader ensures you: reflect, identify and adapt.
Culture is the operating system for a business.
We know how important a healthy culture is to driving scale and sustainability, so we’ve established our own clear set of values that guide our behaviors and practices.
Listen up and speak out - we stay present, pay active attention, and tell it like it is.
Be purposeful and practical - we work with intention, providing the techniques, tools and tips for client success.
Maintain a growth mindset - we stay open and keep learning.
Apply the coach approach - we root work in what works.
We’re growing fast ourselves.
If you’re passionate about progressive leadership development, get in touch about our part-time delivery roles.