Why Blue?
Paths to Where?
"Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress...water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it."
Tracey Knows Transitions.
"Tending to the emotions, energy & opportunities of Transformation"
Tracey Ivanyshyn has spent her life building things that matter—companies, cultures, communities—and most of all, belonging.
For over 25 years, she led a group of purpose-driven businesses in Canada, known as much for their award-winning performance as for the people-first culture she cultivated within them. Leading her team of over 100 employees was a great joy in her life and an incredible teacher. And when approached to sell the companies to a larger aligned competitor, she found her own transition to spaciousness and a new chapter.
Now Tracey transforms workplace cultures through the power of kindness. She helps organizations build trust where it's been lost, culture where it's been strained, and emotional safety where it's most needed. As a corporate grief educator, she is also quietly pioneering a new model for how we show up for one another in times of loss—at work, and beyond.
Tracey Knows Trust,
Tenacity & Tenderness.
Tracey Knows
The Way Through.
Eight ways Tracey holds you through what's next.
Tracey Knows Business.
Experience
25 years building her group of award winning companies before transitioning through an enlightening and ultimately successful exit.
Leadership
Highly skilled at finding, nurturing & mentoring top leaders and motivating teams through transitions.
Systems
An artist at creating systems for supporting beginnings, middles and endings at work — on a mission to create a new global system for recognizing kindness as a driver of performance, culture & impact.
Tracey Knows Transitions.
Personal
Pathway from
Nursing›Medical social worker›Public policy maker›25-year Entrepreneur & founder in software and finance›Divorce at 30›Current 28-year marriage›Explorer›Mom›Grammie›Explorer
Professional
Pathway from
Public Health Director›Private sector pivot›150+ person international award-winning company›Decades of trusted client relationships›Successful exit to aligned ownership group›Now leading the WorkPlace Kindness Revolution alongside Kindness.org
Life
Pathway from
Post-grad student›Mom of three›Empty Nester›Caregiver of Aging Parents›Bereaved Daughter›Consultant & Educator›Calm resource for aligned founders, leaders & individuals finding their way home to themselves
Soul
Pathway from
Caregiver & witness to her parents' final transitions›End of Life Consultant›Grief Educator›Guide for those navigating the biggest transition we face›Full to whole›Hold and behold›Continuing the soul's great journey with love