Heather Masters

I get brought in when something isn't landing.

A partnerships function that stalled. A team that's lost its thread. A process that looks right on paper and still won't move.

My first move is always the people, not the process. The process is rarely the real problem. Then I build something that holds.

In practice that's:
Partnership systems and functions built from scratch, or rebuilt when t

Palette Skills is a national Canadian non-profit delivering accelerated, industry-led upskilling programs that help workers transition into high-growth sectors, combining employer-designed training with job placement support.
As a Senior Manager, I led a remote team of eight across a national partnerships portfolio spanning employer aquisition, community ecosystem development, and pipeline strateg

Built and managed strategic partnerships that created employment pathways for Canadians transitioning into new careers. Worked across employer and community ecosystems, developing relationships and pipelines that connected non-traditional talent with organizations ready to hire differently.

Identified and cultivated grassroots and community-based partnerships across Canada, creating meaningful employment pathways for Canadians who needed them most. This role taught me that the most powerful partnerships are built on genuine shared purpose, not just aligned objectives.

Five years of relationship-centred fundraising and donor stewardship with one of Canada's most trusted community organizations. I worked closely with donors, volunteers, and corporate partners to build giving programs tailored to what each person actually cared about. Launched a major giving program that exceeded its goals, not because of the strategy, but because of the people who believed in it

This is where it all started. I built an independent practice at the intersection of nutrition, hypnotherapy, energy healing, animal communication, and intuitive work - long before most of those things had mainstream language around them.
I worked predominantly with women and children, in the quiet, profound space where conventional approaches hadn't been enough.
The foundation of everything I do

Co-hosted two connected radio programs focused on wellness, personal freedom, and human potential. Covered topics including holistic health and nutrition, mindset, energy work, and living more fully.

Co-hosted two connected radio programs focused on wellness, personal freedom, and human potential. Conversations ranged from holistic health and nutrition to mindset, energy work, and living more fully. It was early proof that the threads I'd been pulling on my whole life - people, healing, and honest conversation, could hold an audience.