Hi, I’m Fiona Stevenson
I’m passionate about helping individuals and businesses maximize their creativity and potential.
About me
I’m a classically trained CPG marketer turned entrepreneur, speaker and author - with expertise in creativity, innovation, brand management, marketing strategy, and energizing business teams.
In 2015, I co-founded The Idea Suite, an innovation agency recognized by Report on Business as one of Canada’s Top Growing Businesses for the 3rd time in 2023 and included on the Adweek 100: Fastest Growing Agencies list in 2020.
In 2021, I co-founded a second company, Energy for Growth, with a mission to energize teams through lasting behaviour change that drives personal and business growth.
Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, I spent more than a decade in brand management roles at Procter & Gamble in Toronto, Canada and Geneva, Switzerland. In 2017 I was recognized in the inaugural P&G Alumni Network’s Global ‘40 under 40’ list, and was a 2022 delegate for The Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.
I’m a three-time bestselling author - my innovation book for kids launched last Fall - and an author for entrepreneur.com. I love to speak and write on the topics of innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and culture.
I’m passionately committed to the growth of young professional women through volunteer mentoring, speaking and capability-building engagements. I’m a proud sponsor of Forward Together and 11-time host of its annual conference for high-potential professional women.
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We bring the perfect combination of business-mindedness and creative thinking to every training program. We understand what it takes to drive real-world commercial success, having led hundreds of innovation and research projects across multiple geographies for a global client base. And we, along with our highly capable team, bring unmatched passion, expertise and energy to every training program we deliver.
Blog
Check out my blog for my latest musings on the topics of creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth.
I also contribute to The Idea Suite blog and Energy for Growth blog.
Testimonials
Media Coverage
Sept. 11, 2024// Growth Decoder Podcast - “Following your passion with The Idea Suite and Energy for Growth”
Mar. 17, 2023// Family Brand Podcast - “Exploring and developing creativity with your kids”
Oct. 12, 2022// Dig In Podcast - “Why Constraint Breeds Creativity”
Oct. 5, 2022// Business News - “The greatest helmet of all time: a story of inclusion and creative problem solving”
Sep. 29, 2022// The Logic - “Innovation at Work”
Jun. 19, 2021// Success Made to Last Podcast
Apr. 28, 2021// Unleashed Podcast - “Exploring pandemic burnout”
Oct. 28, 2020// Strategy - “Finding your pivot is about asking the right questions”
Oct. 15, 2020// Business Insider - “Pivoting to virtual, female-founded innovation agency The Idea Suite thrives amid the pandemic”
Sep. 29, 2020// Thrive Global - “How it feels to fight for your business’s survival through the COVID-19 pandemic”
Sep. 25, 2020// Business Insider - “Toronto female-founded innovation agency The Idea Suite ranked as one of Canada's Top Growing Companies for the second year in a row”
Nov. 01, 2019// Financial Post - “BMO's $3-billion fund for women-owned businesses taps into segment growing faster than any other”
Sep. 30, 2019// Business Insider - “Toronto female-founded innovation agency The Idea Suite is ranked as one of Canada's Top Growing Companies”
Jan. 11, 2017// Strategy - “Why do ‘big ideas’ seem so elusive?”