Founders of Calgary-based BluEra – Beyond Executive Search, Bryan Arthur, Shahauna Siddiqui, Carolyn Duckworth and Catherine Bell

Catherine Bell (EMBA) and Carolyn Duckworth (PHE’95, EMBA’01) recently joined forces with Shahauna Siddiqui and Bryan Arthur to create a new company called BluEra – Beyond Executive Search. BluEra is a boutique retained executive search and team building firm located in Calgary. It evaluates, creates, and builds high-performing teams, drawing on its founders’ professional and personal networks and their deep knowledge of the renewable energy, oil and gas, and retail industries. They are “passionate” about working with companies who share their belief in making a positive difference in the world. Also believing in the power of teams, they work closely with their clients, customizing their services and combining their talents to help client companies grow and develop their human capital. “BluEra is guided by values such as honesty, intellectual challenge, and a positive attitude,” say its founders, “and, since every search is a journey, we value finding fun along the way.” Catherine and Carolyn thank all their professors at QSB for giving them the necessary skills to launch this endeavor. Despite starting in September, one of the rockiest times in the economic history of Canada, they already have a full book of business.