Carla Smith is a Business Performance Coach with The Professional Builder, working closely with members to support their success in reaching their business goals and vision. She shares a passion for entrepreneurship, personal leadership and team building with our members.
Carla brings her direct experience as both a serial entrepreneur, and a licensed architect. Prior to starting and exiting two businesses in the fitness and education space, she worked as an architect in both large and boutique firms in Boston and Vancouver for 14 years. Carla developed specialties in sustainable design, and mass timber design and construction, and she was a lead member of a project team winning Canada’s highest award for architecture, the Governor General’s Medal.
As an entrepreneur and small business owner herself, leading a team of 50 team members, Carla understands the challenges faced by all small business owners, from the finances and marketing to creating a clear vision and strategy and getting the team on board.
