Johanne Berry CM is a Canadian businesswoman. She is the founder of Tele-Ressources Staffing Services Ltd, an employment agency established in 1985 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Career
editBerry was born in Montreal Canada to an entrepreneur father.[1] In high school, she worked as a secretary at Bell Canada before joining the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. As she grew older, she ran her own clothing store in her parents' garage before being recruited by an investment firm at the age of 23.[1]
Eventually growing bored at the investment firm, Berry decided to open her own agency in 1985.[2] She sold her home and car to fund a 1200 square foot sub-let as she began to establish Télé-Ressources.[3] By 1996, Tele-Ressources Staffing Services Ltd became the first Montreal recruiting agency to obtain a ISO 9000 certification.[4] As a result, she received the Women of Distinction Award from YWCA of Montreal[5] and later earned the Mercuriades Company of the Year award.[3]
In 2010, Berry received the Association of Canadian Search, Employment & Staffing Services Award of Excellence.[6] Three years later, she was honoured with the prix Réalisations by the Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec in collaboration with Les Affaires.[7] In 2014, Berry was elected a member of the Conseil du patronat du Québec Club entrepreneurs.[8] Berry became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2016.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Richer, Anne (May 28, 2010). "Johanne Berry" (in French). La Presse. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ ""J'avais la foi et je croyais en mon projet de vie" - Johanne Berry, de Services de placement Télé-Ressources". lesaffaires.com (in French). November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Premières en affaires". issuu.com (in French). December 2013. pp. 22–27. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Accelerating Growth for Women Entrepreneurs". bdc.ca. April 26, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "LES LAURÉATES DU PRIX FEMMES DE MÉRITE". fondation.ydesfemmesmtl.org (in French). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "L'ultime récompense pour la présidente de Télé-Ressources - Johanne Berry récolte le Prix d'excellence de l'ACSESS". newswire.ca (in French). May 18, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Johanne Berry Honoured for Her Outstanding Career". teleressources.com. October 30, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Le Conseil du patronat du Québec remet son Prix de carrière 2014 à Hervé Pomerleau, administrateur et fondateur de Pomerleau". newswire.com (in French). April 8, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "MME. JOHANNE BERRY, C.M." gg.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2019.