Left Travel and getaroom Announce Partnership



Maple Ridge, Canada, April 18, 2019 — Left Travel, an industry leading travel tech company, is excited to announce a new partnership with getaroom, rated the “Best Hotel Booking Site” by Frommer’s. The partnership will add getaroom’s inventory of over 140,000 hotels to Left Travel’s 16 brands as well as provide phone and booking support.
“Both Left Travel and getaroom believe in continuously working to improve the overall booking experience for travelers,” said Business Director of Left Travel, Ashley Joslin, “We’re looking forward to working alongside them to offer travelers more inventory, competitive pricing, and easier mobile booking options, including phone support.”

About Left Travel

Left Travel is a data-driven travel tech company that specializes in matching the right traveler to the right destination at the right property, at the right time. Our big data marketing engine uses predictive analysis to personalize digital experiences for the traveler.
“We want to create better travel experiences because travel brings people closer together, breaks down barriers, and shows us new possibilities”
Left Travel presently has 16 brands with access to over 14 million vacation properties around the world and has recently expanded internationally with local brands in Australia, Germany, and the UK.

The full list of Left Travel brands are:

RentByOwner
RentalHomes.com
BedroomVillas
Stays.io
Alojamiento
Summer Rentals
AlohaVillas
Exec Stays
Vacationhome.rent
PetFriendly Accommodations
Meilleures Locations
Rentalhomes24.de
SellOffRentals
Left Travel is a subsidiary of Left, an award-winning BC Tech Company located in Maple Ridge.
About getaroom
getaroom.com provides travelers a state-of-the-art lodging website (www.getaroom.com) which offers travelers the lowest hotel rates on the Internet. Clients calling its toll-free call center at 800-HOTELS-8 (800–468–3578) can also receive the benefits of unpublished pricing, with rates typically 10 to 25 percent less than published rates on its site and other internet sites and as much as 50 percent less. There is full disclosure about the property at time of booking including the hotel name and exact location. getaroom.com offers accommodations at national chain and independent boutique properties in major destinations in the U.S. and Europe.

by management@fullframemarketing.com

Inside One of Canada’s Top 100 Employers

Earlier this year, Left was honoured to have been named on the elite list of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The award recognizes companies that invest in their employees’ personal growth by offering unique initiatives, continuous learning, and development opportunities.

Left was the smallest company recognized, with only 36 Canadian employees at the time of entry. “Although a small company in comparison to others on the list, our heart is big,” said CEO and Co-founder, Chris Jensen. “We’ve demonstrated that you don’t need big, expensive programs and benefits to create an exceptional place to work — with innovation and progressive initiatives, any company can become a top employer regardless of size if you set your heart and mind to it.”

With that statement in mind, we want to share some of our ‘Lefty magic’ by giving a behind the scenes look into what makes Left one of Canada’s Top Employers.

Board Room


To start our #InsideCanadasTop100 tour, we bring you to the boardroom which reflects that 1/3 of our people are in Maple Ridge and the other 2/3 of our team are in Bangladesh. We use this room to conduct team calls to bring our global Lefties together.
 
The other special thing about this room is that it has our B-Corp certificate. We became a certified B-Corp in 2017, which means we're committed to use business as a force for good. It was a tough milestone to achieve, and we are very proud to have earned it.

Scrum Room


As a technology company, we practice agile methodology and use sprints to organize our workflow. We have our goals visually displayed to encourage cross-department transparency within the company.
Dhaka Room

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh where over 18M people live and where Left has one of its two Bangladesh-based offices.  Like many evolving cities in emerging markets it is growing rapidly. Each year, almost 1M people are added. When you have that kind of growth, the infrastructure simply can’t cope. Healthcare, roads, connectivity - they’re all being strained.
A large part of what we’re building with the RightMesh project is about finding solutions for those in emerging markets. The Dhaka room reminds us of this, and the people we’re trying to help.

Disney Room


When we set up Left we looked to people we admired, and one of those is Walt Disney because of how he set up his business. In 1957, he had the foresight to imagine what Disney could be today. With Left, we have tried to do the same by building a company with a strong vision of lasting value.

10:10


Everyday our team meets at 10:10 am to share news, updates, wins, and most importantly, the numbers. We practice open book accounting, because we believe if everyone has a chance to hear the numbers, they have an opportunity to influence them.

Dream Program


Through our award-winning ‘Dream Program’, we help our Lefties identify their personal dreams, and we support each other collectively to achieve them. Whether an individual’s dream is to buy a home, be a digital nomad, achieve Permanent Residency in Canada, or something as simple as have the time to teach their kids to cook, we pool resources or tickets, conduct training, or find other creative ways to support each other. We believe that whatever the dreams, it is our obligation to help our Lefties achieve them because they are helping us achieve our corporate ones.

Library


Our library acts as a multipurpose room. It serves as not only a quiet place for our Lefties to work or read but is also a spot for our Lefties’ children to spend a few hours when they’re off school.

Standout Wall


We find that if we focus on our Lefties’ strengths, rather than their weaknesses, they’re more passionate about the work they're doing. That is why we use ‘Strength Finder 2.0’, an online resource that identifies 'stand out' traits. We display the results on our wall to show our team the best ways to work with each other based on our strengths.

Games Room


A few years ago, we realized we could spend a few hundred dollars on an okay boardroom table or we could spend the same money on a really, really nice table tennis table... guess what we chose?

Legendary Lefty Wall


One of our favourite unique initiatives, the ‘Legendary Lefty program’ was put in place as a way for Lefties to nominate their peers when they see them demonstrating our core values. Every month at each of our offices, one ‘Legendary Lefty’ is chosen from our wall of peer nominations and recognized in front of the team!

Core Values


The very essence of Left is reflected in our 10 core values which we’ve had since the company’s founding. We keep our values displayed on our kitchen wall to keep them top of mind and be the best we can be.

If you have any questions about our programs or initiatives, or if you would like to come see our office for a culture tour, please reach out to amber@left.io!

by management@fullframemarketing.com

Left Launches New Website!

The Left team is proud to announce the rebrand of our website www.left.io! Built with our community in mind, our new site provides a clear message of who we are, our amazing culture, and what we’re building.

With our new clean design we’ve made the website more intuitive for our community and job seekers. We’ve also improved the structure of our content, so you’ll get more from scrolling our homepage, including our announcements, awards, and global goals for sustainability development.

We’ve refreshed our #LeftyLife blog to provide our community with updates into the going ons at Left. To make sure you don’t miss a thing, we’ve also included a live social feed stream from our Facebook.

Lastly, we’ve revamped our ‘careers page’ to provide insight into our culture and how we empower our global team to make their mark.


We hope that you like our new look, and if you have any feedback, please let us know on Facebook or Twitter.

About Left

Left is a B-Corp Certified, Canadian multinational media and technology company committed to using technology for positive social impact. Officially one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Left has grown to a global team of over 160. Left Travel, a brand of Left, has been using big data, A.I., and predictive analysis to convert high search intent traffic into quality bookings for hotels and short-term stays since 2010. With its mobile mesh networking project powered by blockchain and tokenization, RightMesh, Left is addressing the global challenge of connectivity — particularly in regions where the digital divide is greatest. Headquartered in the Vancouver-based suburb of Maple Ridge, BC, Left has offices and employees in Bangladesh, Singapore and the United States. RightMesh AG, a Swiss registered fully owned subsidiary of Left, contracts the research and development of the RightMesh project to Left.

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Introducing Our New Data Scientist, Shariful Islam

Left Travel welcomes new data and machine learning scientist to global team

With recent global growth, including the launch of our four new international brands, Left Travel is growing our Data team to power our predictive analytics. Left Travel uses Machine Learning models to match the right traveler to the right destination, at the right property, at the right time.

We’re thrilled to announce the newest addition to our data team, Shariful Islam, as our Data Scientist. Although he only joined the team a short while ago, he has already started to make his mark on our organization.

About Shariful

Shariful holds a Master’s degree in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University (SFU), a Masters of Applied Science in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a Bachelor of Science from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. In addition to his degrees, Shariful has eight technical certifications, ranging from deep learning to sequence models. Over the past ten years he has worked at AIUB, UBC, North South University, the Art Institutes, and SFU, sharing his passion for data as both a lecturer and researcher.

A chat with Shariful Islam

Amber: Shariful, what made you look to transition from the education to private sector?

Shariful: After being in the education sector for nearly ten years, I was looking for a change. I took on technical contract roles in 2016 and 2018 which ignited my desire to work in a fast paced environment. I began looking for a role that would both challenge me and allow me create value within the industry.

Amber: Was there a particular reason that you pursued a career in the travel industry?

Shariful: It was a bit of a surprise actually. I was looking for a career in the tech industry, but it was the job description that was most important to me. I wanted a data science role that used machine learning and had growth opportunities. When I first saw the job posting from Left Travel, it immediately seemed like a good match for my career ambitions. As I learned more about the company, I saw that it was also a good culture fit. I really lucked out!

Amber: What made you want to work at Left Travel?

Shariful: In addition to the role itself, the team was a determining factor. They’re an incredibly driven group that is constantly innovating… I wanted to be a part of it.

Amber: What excites you the most about the year ahead?

Shariful: Left Travel has experienced consistent growth since its founding, and we’re on the path to have a record-breaking year. There is huge potential for me to use my skills as a data scientist to help increase that growth. Seeing the results of what we will do as a team is what really excites me.

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Left selected as one of “BC’s Top Employers”

Maple Ridge Tech Company chosen as one of BC’s Top Employers in the country’s strongest job market.

MAPLE RIDGE, BC — February 21, 2019 — Left, one of Canada’s fastest growing companies, has been selected as one of BC’s Top Employers by Media Corp Inc. this morning.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for 2019. This award is several years in the making and reflects the efforts of our wonderful team,” said Chris Jensen, Co-Founder and CEO. “It would not be possible without all of our Lefties who are the foundation of our culture and who make Left such a great place to work.”

Now entering it’s 14th year, the award celebrates employers that lead in their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Employers throughout British Columbia were evaluated by the editors at Canada’s Top 100 Employers using the same criteria as the national competition: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement.

Left was recognized for its outstanding HR practices including its robust parental benefits, unlimited paid time off for community volunteering, and a culture that encourages a healthy work-life balance. The full magazine and the editors’ detailed reasons for selection are available online at: https://content.eluta.ca/top-employer-left

This award adds to a number of awards received by Left in the past year in recognition of their corporate culture and HR practices, including being named as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

About Left:

Left is a B-Corp Certified, Canadian multinational media and technology company committed to using technology for positive social impact. Officially one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Left has grown to a global team of over 145. Left Travel, a brand of Left, has been using big data, A.I., and predictive analysis to convert high search intent traffic into quality bookings for hotels and short-term stays since 2010. With its mobile mesh networking project powered by blockchain and tokenization, RightMesh, Left is addressing the global challenge of connectivity — particularly in regions where the digital divide is greatest. Headquartered in the Vancouver-based suburb of Maple Ridge, BC, Left has offices and employees in Bangladesh, Singapore and the United States. RightMesh AG, a Swiss registered fully owned subsidiary of Left, contracts the research and development of the RightMesh project to Left.

About Mediacorp Canada Inc.

Founded in 1992, Mediacorp Canada Inc. is the nation’s largest publisher of employment periodicals. Since 1999, the Toronto-based publisher has managed the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, which includes 18 regional and special-interest editorial competitions that reach over 15 million Canadians annually through a variety of magazine and newspaper partners. Mediacorp also operates Eluta.ca, a large job search engine that includes editorial reviews from the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project and is used by almost 8 million users in Canada each year. Mediacorp also hosts the Top Employer Summit, Canada’s largest conference for senior- level HR professionals.

For more information, visit www.left.io.

Press Contact:

Dana Harvey, CCO

1–778–929–3262

dana@left.io

by management@fullframemarketing.com

Left Award Summary 2018

At Left, we’re incredibly proud of our award-winning team! This past year the team was recognized for the efforts of many years of hard work, dedication, and — of course, our vibrant culture that exists because of our awesome Lefties.

Read on for the summary of the awards we were recognized with this year.

Canada’s Top 100 Employers

Left was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers on Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s 2019 list. With only 36 Canadian-based employees at the time of the application, Left was the smallest company of the top 100 organizations, some of which had up to 65,000 Canadian employees.


 

Now entering its 20th year, the 2019 Canada’s Top 100 Employers List is a national competition to find employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Employers are rigorously graded by Mediacorp Canada Inc. on eight criteria, and still there are an increasing number of applications each year. Left’s scores for the eight categories of criteria were: Physical Workplace (A+), Work Atmosphere and Communications (A+), Financial Benefits and Compensation (B+), Health and Family-Friendly benefits (B+), Vacation & Time-off (A-), Employee Engagement and Performance (A), Training & Skills Development (A+), and Community Involvement (A+).

An internal analysis of the scoring revealed that with those ‘grades’ and only 36 employees, we earned a ‘GPA’ of 3.63, which placed us in a tie for 7th place in the top 100 organizations!

Read the full release on Canada’s Top 100 Employers here.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

Left was selected from hundreds of nominations based on its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and bold innovation. Our organization earned the spot as 16th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ list in Canada, and 101st on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ list in North America. Left’s impressive revenue growth of 409.08% from 2014–2017 on the strength of its subsidiary, Left Travel Inc., was a deciding factor in making both lists.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program winners consist of public and private companies in the technology sector, which have transformed the industry. Now in its 21st year, the program runs alongside the broader Deloitte North American Technology Fast 500™, with winners automatically eligible for this elite ranking.

Read the full release on Left being recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Canada.

High Impact Hero Award

Left was proud to be the recipient of the High Impact Hero Award, presented at the BambooHR Summit. The ‘Hero Awards’ recognize companies that excel in various areas of human resources within the company. Award finalists were selected based on the quality, impact, and results of their programs. They were then interviewed by members of the BambooHR Hero Awards Committee. Winners in each category were selected based on the strength of their specific programs and passion for HR.

The ‘High Impact Award’, is given to a company that exemplifies general greatness in HR and has developed particularly effective HR programs. Left’s Dream and Community Engagement programs, were standouts as effective components of our overall culture and our 95% voluntary retention rate.

Read the full release on Left being selected for the High Impact Hero Award here.

Metabridge Top 15 Company

Metabridge selects the most innovative, high growth technology scale-ups to be in the Top 15 Canadian Scale-ups, which Left was honoured to have been selected for.

Left Co-Founders, Chris Jensen and John Lyotier, attended the Metabridge executive retreat where they were able to disconnect and network with like-minded peers and technology leaders. While at the retreat, Left was selected by the other 14 companies of their cohort as the ‘People’s Choice Award’.

Award Finalists

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Left Recognized by Deloitte As One of the Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Canada and North America

Maple Ridge, Canada — November 15, 2018 — Left, a technology innovation company with holdings in AI, big data, blockchain, and mesh networking, today announced two impressive achievements ranking 16th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ list in Canada and 101st on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ list in North America.

Left was selected from hundreds of nominations based on its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and bold innovation. Left’s impressive revenue growth of 409.08% from 2014–2017 was a deciding factor in making the lists.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program winners consist of public and private companies in the technology sector, which have transformed the industry. Now in its 21st year, the program runs alongside the broader Deloitte North American Technology Fast 500™, with winners automatically eligible for this elite ranking.

“We are thrilled to be honoured by Deloitte and recognized as a contributing factor in the tremendous evolution of the Canadian technology sector,” said Chris Jensen, CEO and Co-founder of Left. “As a certified B-Corporation, our revenue growth allows us to continue to build technology that makes the world a better place. In particular, our mobile mesh networking project, RightMesh, is poised to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty, improve educational outcomes, and bring connectivity to the almost 4 billion people left behind in the digital divide.”

“Business is changing rapidly, and what used to work a few years ago isn’t a recipe for what will work in the future,” said Erica Pretorius, Partner and National Leader for the Technology Fast 50™ program at Deloitte Canada. “Fast 50 winners are a beacon of innovation and I’m looking forward to how they will change the business and technology landscape in the future.”

To qualify for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranking, companies must have been in business for at least four years, have revenues of at least $5 million, be headquartered in Canada, own proprietary technology, conduct research and development activities in Canada and invest a minimum of five percent of gross revenues in R&D.

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About the Deloitte Technology Fast 50™

 The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 program is Canada’s pre-eminent technology awards program. Celebrating business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, the program features three distinct categories including the Technology Fast 50 Ranking, Companies-to-Watch Awards (early-stage Canadian tech companies with the potential to be a future Deloitte Technology Fast 50 candidate) and the Leadership Awards (companies that demonstrate technological leadership and innovation within the industry.) Program sponsors include Deloitte, 3C Innovation, BCF Business Law, Bank of Montreal, Bennett Jones, CBRE, First West Capital and OMERS Ventures . For further information, visit www.fast50.ca.

About the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

 Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2014 to 2017.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company’s operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America.

About Left

Left is a B-Corp Certified, Canadian multinational media and technology company committed to using technology for positive social impact. With its project, RightMesh, Left is addressing the global challenge of connectivity — particularly in regions where the digital divide is greatest, such as in Northern Canada and developing nations. The project’s mission is to connect the next billion users through their infrastructure-less connectivity solution that uses mobile mesh Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth technologies inherent in mobile devices around the world to share internet data in areas without access to quality internet bandwidth. Individuals are incentivized to share data through financial compensation afforded by blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies (RMESH). Left Travel, another brand of Left, has been using big data, A.I., and predictive analysis to convert high search intent traffic into quality bookings for hotels and short-term stays since 2010. Headquartered in the Vancouver-based suburb of Maple Ridge, BC, Left has offices and employees in Bangladesh, Singapore and the United States. RightMesh AG, a Swiss registered company, contracts the research and development of the RightMesh project to Left.

About Deloitte

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee (“DTTL”), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the “Deloitte” name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

Press Contact

Dana Harvey
CCO, RightMesh
1–778–929–3262
dana@left.io

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Left: Small Company with Big Heart Selected as one of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers”

Maple Ridge, BC — November 9, 2018 — Left has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers on Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s 2019 list published on Friday. With only 36 Canadian-based employees at the time of application, Left was the smallest company on the list which includes organizations of up to 65,000 Canadian employees.

“While we are a small company in comparison to others on the list, our heart is big,” said CEO and Co-founder, Chris Jensen. “We’ve demonstrated that you don’t need big, expensive programs and benefits to create an exceptional place to work — with innovation and progressive initiatives, any company can become a top employer regardless of size if you set your heart and mind to it.”

Now entering its 20th year, and with an increasing number of applications, the 2018 Canada’s Top 100 Employers List is a national competition to find employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. This is the first year Left has applied to the competition and is one of only 15 new entrants on the list. Employers are rigorously graded by Mediacorp Canada Inc. on eight criteria. The criteria, and Left’s scores, are: Physical Workplace (A+), Work Atmosphere and Communications (A+), Financial Benefits and Compensation (B+), Health and Family-Friendly benefits (B+), Vacation & Time-off (A-), Employee Engagement and Performance (A), Training & Skills Development (A+), and Community Involvement (A+).

“The average size of companies in this year’s Top 100 was 7,585 Canadian employees,” continued Jensen. “An internal analysis of the scoring revealed that even with only 36 employees and those ‘grades’, we earned a ‘GPA’ of 3.63, which placed us in a tie for 7th. We are really pleased to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.”

Mediacorp editors shone a spotlight on particular initiatives at Left including an IVF subsidy in addition to generous baby bonuses and parental leave top-ups, unlimited paid time-off for community volunteering, and the choice of a unique, family-friendly location close to nature. The full magazine and the editors’ detailed reasons for selection are available online at: www.CanadasTop100.com/national.

Left is committed to using technology for positive social impact. Through its RightMesh project, Left is addressing the global challenge of connectivity — particularly in regions where the digital divide is greatest — using a mobile mesh networking protocol and platform with blockchain technology and tokenization.

ABOUT LEFT

Left is a B-Corp Certified, Canadian multinational media and technology company committed to using technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Headquartered in the Vancouver-based suburb of Maple Ridge, BC, Left has offices and employees in Canada, Bangladesh, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States.

For more information, visit www.left.io.

Press Contact:

Dana Harvey, CCO
1–778–929–3262
dana@left.io

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Left Finalist for Best Workplace Culture and Most Innovative Use of HR Technology in the 2018 Canadian HR Awards

MAPLE RIDGE, BC — JULY 16, 2018— LEFT announced today that it has been selected as a finalist for the ‘Best Workplace Culture’ and ‘Most Innovative Use of HR Technology’ in the 5th annual Canadian HR Awards, the leading independent awards for the HR function in Canada and top representation of people-centric leadership, service, performance, innovation and principle in the business.

Winners in all 24 categories will be selected by a panel of industry experts and announced on September 20, 2018 during a stellar black-tie awards ceremony at The Liberty Grand Toronto hosted by ‘TV’s funniest woman’ Jessi Cruickshank.

“The finalists are the best of the best,” said Jessica Duce, Project Director of Canadian HR Awards. “They demonstrate the resilience, innovation and sheer management smarts it takes to build a thriving people-centred business today. Success stories like theirs are the lifeblood of HR in Canada.”

“We are honoured to be selected as a finalist for the Best Workplace Culture and Most Innovative Use of HR Technology,” says co-founder and CEO, Chris Jensen. “Our 10 core values represent the heart of Lefty culture and are embedded into everything we do. We are passionate about innovation and constantly seeking to make process improvements. It is wonderful to be nominated in two categories that represent both aspects of our business.”

The annual gala welcomes over 600 top HR professionals from Canada’s top HR teams and employers of choice. Those who wish to attend the event are urged to reserve and purchase seats as soon as possible.

About Left

“Imagine if…” It was those two words that launched the Left story in 2010. Imagine if we could build a company built on innovation and ideas where thinking differently was cherished rather than chastised. Imagine if we could leverage technology, marketing, and automation to build businesses of real and lasting value. Imagine if what we built made a difference to our families, our Community, and the world at large.
With its headquarters in the Vancouver-based suburb of Maple Ridge, Left is a multinational media and technology company with holdings in mobile mesh networking and Internet-based businesses. A few of our most well-known and innovative brands include: WAVE™, YO!™ and the Left Travel group of brands. Our flagship project is RightMesh, a platform and protocol that incorporates mesh networking with blockchain and tokenization to connect the next billion people and lift 100 million people out of poverty.

Contact: Amber McLennan
Email: amber@left.io

About Wealth Professional:

Human Resources Director is published in multiple editions in Canada, Australia, USA, Asia and New Zealand. The Canadian print edition is published quarterly, with a readership of 1,800. The print edition is supported by HRD Online, an online industry hub offering in-depth features, analysis of
current HR issues, case studies and e-newsletters sent daily to 24,000 readers and subscribers across Canada. Content goes beyond industry standard, offering highly engaging, timely, relevant, innovative and entertaining articles. HRD has positioned itself as the magazine of choice for the country’s most influential HR decision makers.

Contact: Krissy Salvador
Email: krissy.salvador@keymedia.com

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Left's Magical Retreat

In early June, our Lefties travelled to Loon Lake for our yearly strategic retreat. As our company has grown substantially over the last twelve months, this was a special opportunity to come together and reflect on the company culture and organization as we continue to scale. With the theme of the world of witchcraft and wizardry, the experience was magical to say the least.

As seen in the video above, our first day was spent immersed in a world of sorcery. Our Lefties were first split into ‘houses’, which included team members from every department of our organization, to compete in the wizard trials. Wands were made, duels were fought, dragons were tricked, and brooms soared through the sky to make up a brilliant day of team bonding.

“The retreat to Loon Lake was absolutely magical! the creative team at Left managed to fulfill my 11 year-old dreams of being a wizard! Having never worked for a tech company before (or been on a company retreat), every moment was exciting, and it was really awesome to bond with the team over the course of a few days. I’m looking forward to continuing to create magic as we work together to change the world.” — Keefer Rourke, Co-op and SDK Developer at Left

Our second day was company focused as our Lefties came together to plan our organizational objectives for the coming year. Our team did a deep dive into our process, people, product, platform, and purpose by asking questions on long term outcomes and working through scenarios collectively as a team. The session was fantastic. We had unique perspectives and ideas as all were present, from our newest Lefties to those who have been a part of the company since its founding in 2010.

“The retreat was a great opportunity for us to revisit the meaning of our Corporate Values through exciting team challenges and friendly competition. It was a lot of fun, but it also reminded me of why Left is such a special place to work — the amazing and generous people, and a culture that dares to be incredible in all things. I lost my voice singing around the campfire, but can’t wait for the next one!” — Joanne Lott, Project Manager, Left


After having spent time on our team and company, the final day was a focus on the self. Melissa Quinn, our Director of Corporate Strategy, led a’ Dream Workshop’ to help our Lefties identify the areas (such as family, career, spirituality, community, etc) in their lives that are most important to them and to help them set goals to improve them. The workshop sparked great conversation and left everyone feeling elated as we packed up the cars for the bumpy drive home.

“I feel fortunate to say I’ve attended 3 Left retreats because each one has been its own unique and awesome experience. This year was extra magical — not just because we now have enough people to hold a proper wizard match, but also because as we’ve grown, we’ve brought on people who know that a little bit of magic is important.” — Jenna Mortemore, Product Manager, Left


With the sound of the soft crunch of gravel beneath our tires, our team made our way down the winding dirt road back from Loon Lake. Looking around at the smiles of our Lefties, it was evident the retreat had left us feeling stronger as an organization and closer as a team. We are very excited to start the next chapter and cannot wait to see what comes next.

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