Ambit Gender Diversity Consulting

Media: Oak Bay Half Marathoner advocates for gender inclusivity in sport ‘The most important thing is to try to make change’

Published on 2017 06 07 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in In the news

Kingsley, a white masculine queer person, stands on a track wearing a black t-shirt that reads Oak Bay Half Marathon in white text. There are trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

Originally published by Oak Bay News on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Kingsley Strudwick ran in Oak Bay’s half-marathon May 28 alongside 1500 other race participants and 150 youth in the Kids Run. A transgender Oak Bay resident, Strudwick has recently been reigniting his connection to sport. “Growing up, I was really active and involved in a […]

INgrooves Music Group (and an excuse to praise Laura Jane Grace)

Published on 2017 04 11 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Clients

The first time I went to the INgrooves website, the first picture that appeared in their image carousel was of Against Me! and their totally bad-ass lead singer Laura Jane Grace. Seeing my high school (and current) punk rock hero on their home page only reaffirmed that INgrooves was definitely a company I’d love to work with.

EVENT: Engaged HR hosts “The Deep Dive” on April 25th Update SOLD OUT

Published on 2017 04 01 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Clients, Current Events

Kingsley stand with his hands in front of his collarbones, smiling. A Green banner reads: Gender Diversity in the Workplace

Update: **SOLD OUT** Engaged HR, in collaboration with PeopleOps, is hosting an Ambit training on April 25th from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Anyone can register for this training, but it may be of particular interest to you if…

What do you want your kid to call you? Expanding conversations about labour, birthing, and parenting with Mothering Touch

Published on 2017 03 21 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Clients

A whiteboard with black printing that says "What do you want to kid to call you?"

What a wonderful experience it was to have a training with Mothering Touch! In a room full of labour and birth coaches, doulas, breast feeding guides, and yoga instructors, we were able to both acknowledge the gendered roots of childbearing and parenting, and also to expand our collective imagination of all the possibilities we can create for […]

Gender diversity training with the Hotel Grand Pacific

Published on 2016 12 21 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Clients

A business card that says Hotel Grand Pacific sits on a large wooden table in a conference room. In the background are 5 office chairs that are around the table.

The Hotel Grand Pacific really does have a little bit of everything. They not only offer beautiful accommodation in the inner harbour, but also a full spa, a gym and pool at the Athletic Club, fantastic food offerings, as well as providing space for conferences, weddings, and many other community & business functions. So it’s not surprising that […]

Ambit presents at Victoria’s first DisruptHR Moving beyond "The Transgender Tipping Point"

Published on 2016 12 20 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Updates

Text Reads: Kingsley Strudwick, Moving Beyond the Trans Tipping Point. There is a Yellow lightnight bolt above this text, and the text is on top of a picture of the Legislature and Victoria's inner harbour.

I had the honour of presenting at Victoria’s first (of what will surely be many) DisruptHR event. This event is described as “an information exchange designed to energize, inform and empower…

Workshop with Hemma: the home of yoga and acupuncture Deepening conversations on accessibility in holistic healthcare spaces

Published on 2016 12 15 | by Kingsley Strudwick | in Clients

A photo of Michael (founder of hemma, acupuncturist, & yoga teacher), Alison (front deskfront desk staff, yoga teacher, & and homebody coordinator), and Kelly (manager)

My hope for many workshops that Ambit facilitates is that people will come away having even more questions about the content than they did when they arrived. For this reason, and many others, working with Hemma Yoga and Acupuncture has been…