Hyla Pollak

Hyla Pollak is a senior consultant at Arcus. She is a seasoned human resources professional with over 25 years of experience in HR leadership functions, including people management, talent acquisition, total rewards, and training and development. She began her career at Sony of Canada in their HR department.

Hyla’s comprehensive experience and passion for fostering positive workplace cultures have established her as a respected leader in the field of human resources.

In 2011, Hyla joined the startup Newtopia as the Director of Sales and was the company’s sixth employee. As the company expanded, she transitioned back into HR, contributing to its growth to over 150 employees within a few years. Her efforts were instrumental in Newtopia earning the Great Place to Work certification in 2020. Hyla later served as Vice President of People Operations at Deep Genomics Inc., where she continued to apply her extensive HR expertise.

Beyond her professional endeavors, Hyla is an avid fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, Raptors, and Maple Leafs. She enjoys sharing insights on health, wellness, exercise, parenting, sports, HR, marketing, and politics.

Services

Arcus offers clients a unique combination of fact-based industry knowledge and superior functional expertise. Our consultants have an average of over 22 years experience, twice the industry average. Find out more about our growth, change management and  operations services.

At Arcus we believe that a strategy is only as good as the results it delivers. Strategic outcomes are most predictable and effective when companies develop a portfolio of initiatives that are aligned with core competencies and aligned activities enable the company to offer a superior value proposition.

Service coverage

The variety, breadth, and depth of the projects where Arcus can be a resource are made unique by each client’s specific needs. By providing a very small sample of projects we’ve completed, we can help you understand how and when to use our services. Visit the links below to find out more about a specific problem or opportunity you would like to address.

Below is a sample of the range of services that Arcus has provided to clients.

  • A survey of 2,350 consumers and 1,320 business leaders for feedback on sustainability trends
  • Architecting a multi-year change strategy for a Fortune 500 company
  • Mentoring a CEO on organizational change
  • Excellence transformation of a leading B2B services company
  • Creating a new sales deployment model for a healthcare company
  • Developing a position evaluation and compensation model for a professional medical association   
  • Improving services to customer segments by deepening their understanding of customer attitudes

“Arcus manages to consistently deliver tangible results on market research and strategy projects. They combine deep business expertise, powerful research capabilities, and innovative thinking to deliver substantial value.”

– Vice President, Nikon


Data Dashboards
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  • Gain actionable insights with access to real-time Canadian consumer, business and sector spending and location data.
  • Inform economic policy, investments, sales deployment and strategic plans by looking at trends across different industries and regions in Canada.
  • Influence your businesses’ future growth plans by understanding consumer behaviour

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Media Coverage

Arcus has been quoted extensively in media on a range of topics and can offer research studies, insights and ideas. Here are some examples from the Globe and Mail, BNN, CTV, Global TV and others.