Q Squared Ltd

Q Squared is a family owned business consultancy, providing coaching, facilitation, advisory and speaking services for our global client base

Founder

David McQueen

I work with high performing executives, entrepreneurs and boards as a coach. My work is mainly but not exclusively to clients working in finance, tech and energy related industries.

Executive Coach

I am a professional speaker delivering keynotes, masterclasses and webinars to audiences around the world. I focus on inclusive leadership, culture change, effective communication and mentoring.

Check out www.davidmcqueen.co.uk for further information.

Professional Speaker

I have moderated hosted and chaired conferences, facilitated panels, link presented and  hosted awards for a number of clients including Morgan Stanley, Unltd, Virgin Media, The Social Enterprise Coalition, Igenius and LBO Merton.

I have been the host of the Virgin Startups Hothouse Tour, a UK wide tour of entrepreneurial funding and mentoring for startups. 

Hosted enterprise awards for the likes of Startups.co.uk, Shell Livewire, SFEDI and NFTE. Hosted panels for The Retail Conference, Virgin Media and the BBC.

I bring experience and candour to my role, with the sole aim of making my clients look good.

Conference Moderator & Awards Host

Black Unity BIke Ride

Board Trustee

Social Ark

Working with young people from under-resourced communities to use their lived experiences to lead sustainable change!

Trustee

Chisenhale Gallery

Chisenhale Gallery is one of London's most innovative galleries for contemporary visual art, promoting national and international developments in visual culture.

Patron

Black Founders Hub

Black Founders Hub is the peer network for high growth, black owned, service businesses. It's a non-profit membership organisation for black owners of service businesses who want to generate significant wealth, growth and sustainability.

Non Executive Director

Forbes Family Group

Forbes Family Group (FFG) are active capital investors, executive coaches and mentors, and community activists. We believe that with the right networks, support, investment and collaboration we can help more organisations to do good and do more and take a prominent role in driving positive social mobility from the communities that we serve

Legacy71 Ltd

LEGACY71 was a startup platform for Black Tech Founders based in the UK.

Managing Director

Magnificent Generation

Magnificent Generation was a youth leadership company providing empowerment programmes for young people and those who work with them.

We worked in schools, colleges and organisations outside mainstream education delivering speeches, workshops and coaching programmes , as well as providing consultation and delivery with other youth focused organisations. 

Our clients included 
PiXL ★ SSAT ★ Teach First ★ Schools Network ★ Channel 4 ★ Livity ★ Enterprise Education Trust ★ Youth for Today ★ Young Enterprise ★ Speakers Trust ★ First Give

We have delivered at over 1000 schools, colleges, youth groups and conferences around the world.

The Kiyan Prince Foundation

We work with young people to increase awareness and address the consequences of gun and knife crime through education. KPF aims to empower young people by promoting a sense of belonging, self-worth and purpose that can be found outside of gang culture and offending behaviour through providing access to diversionary and preventative activities

Member Board of Trustees

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I help high performing individuals and organizations achieve clarity, strategy, and action across three critical areas:

🔹 Personal Mastery – Mindset, habits, self-discipline, and resilience.
🔹 Professional Excellence – Leadership, career strategy, executive presence.
🔹 Business Growth & Wealth – Entrepreneurship, decision-making, scaling impact.

As a curator, storyteller, and community builder, I integrate personal, professional, and business development into a cohesive framework for transformation. My work spans leadership, sustainability, and creative expression, all driven by a commitment to excellence and meaningful impact.

For me, leadership is not just about titles, it’s about courage, conviction, and action. My book, The BRAVE Leader, alongside my articles and podcast, explores what it means to lead courageously, strategically and with resilience/anti-fragility in an evolving world.

I collaborate with executives, founders, and boards to refine leadership strategies, build high-performance cultures, and navigate complexity with confidence. I also run group programmes for senior managers and directors looking to accelerate their leadership

I am increasingly focused on businesses that balance economic, environmental, and social responsibility, especially energy, food security, wellness and housing. True sustainability isn’t just about compliance, it’s about creating long-term value while safeguarding the planet and the communities we serve. Through advisory work, speaking engagements, and coaching, I support mission-driven enterprises committed to innovation and sustainable impact.

Beyond leadership and business, I host QED, a series of invite-only dining clubs for people in my network. I’m a passionate collector of African and Caribbean art, curating stories and cultural legacies through visual narratives. Creativity fuels my approach to problem solving and vision building, whether in leadership or in the arts.

And for lifelong balance? You’ll find me cheering on Liverpool FC, where passion, resilience, and strategy are always at play.

Let’s connect if you’re building something bold, impactful, and sustainable.

david mcqueen

Canada Lands Company / Société Immobilière du Canada

Planning, organisation and implementation of strategies, policies, programs and services related to organisational design, DE&I, accessibility, and psychological health and safety within all divisions and affiliates of the company, including the real estate division/head office of the CN Tower, Parc Downsview Park Inc. and Société du Vieux-Port de Montréal Inc.
DE&I:
-Governance review
-Company-wide self-identification campaign
-ERG support
-DE&I committee activities and support
-Workforce planning for better representation
Psychological Health and Safety:
- Implement PHSMS (training, communication, tools) - using the ''Standard with 13 psychosocial factors''
- Integrate PHS into JHSC work
- Accountability measures, PHS KPI tracking and analysis (IRS)
- Employee relations for psychological health and safety
Culture Integration:
Integrate uniting statement across divisions
Develop tools, templates, communication
Accessibility:
-Participate in Accessibility Community of Practices
-Implement multi-year accessibility plan (OADA, CNSST, ADA)
-Promote inclusive language on ableism and accessibility
-Accommodations

Corporate Culture Manager 

Follow us on  Facebook ''AlliÉes de la diversité et inclusion en milieu de travail""

There is no diversity without inclusion, there is no inclusion without social justice and equality, none of it matter if there is no ownership nor accountability:
-Whose opinion is not heard 
- Who is not around the table/ where is everyone else? why is just "us"? 
- Does our company reflect the making of our society top down, lateral, every other way
-Do qualified employee we hire represent the making of schools demographic
- Is the culture of our company inclusive? Who is hired? who gets promoted? whose project gets funded?

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant

La Gouvernance au Féminin - Women in Governance

Senior Program Manager

Hydro Québec

Disability Case Manager at Hydro Québec:
-Diagnosis doesn't equal incapacity 
-Sometimes accommodation and flexibility can equal wellness 
-With the right teams, the right support and coordination, a disability doesn't mean the end of a career
-Unions.and their representatives, managers and HR advisors, employees should always team up for the best outcome 
- Strive for prevention : workplace safety at all level physical, psychological, work -personal life balance, small but mighty step can reduce absence rate.

Disability  & Accessibility Case Manager

SRA Staffing

Montréal is booming with Start up Tech companies, small and medium ones trying to attract the most qualifies or as qualified as the giant.

Helping companies find the misfits that complement their teams 
Representing candidates and making sure the pay is equal
Helping clients with needs assessment

IT Recruiter

Téo Taxi

Human resources management in a start-up:
-Pay and compensation review post merger, job analysis and classification, competence definition, salary adjustments recommendations
-Disability and Workplace accident monitoring work accidents CNESST, from report to return to work accommodation including.
-Coordination of Benefits with government programs (CNESST, EI, SAAQ, ...)
-Everything and anything : training, system implementation

Human Resources Coordinator (contract)

Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship - Caribbean

-Created a human resource management plan for the Branson Centre, an organization that focuses on supporting the activities of developing entrepreneurship in the Caribbean islands.  
-Aligned of the human resource management plan to the Branson Centre’s strategic plan by assessing the current practices in recruitment, employee engagement programs, compensation and recognition, gap analysis, planning and elements of implementation of the plan.

Contract: Human resource Management Advisor (Contract)

The Co-operators

-Management of client service department, people, financial, operational management  
-Project implementation of the CRM system 
-Project transfer of document management system to other departments
-Participating in the working from home pilot project
-Managing the employee recognition project that increased the employee's engagement.

Client Service Manager

-Project management: Planed, implemented and managed the launch of group benefits in Québec by reviewing the project offerings, ensuring compliance with Québec laws and regulations, documenting adjustments and language control. 
-Review group product offering to evaluate competitive advantage, review documentation, claims processing practices in accordance to RAMQ, taxes
-Review of complex cases of disability, health and dental claims. Making business decision taking into consideration service cost, reputation and processes internal

Group insurance manager (Benefits)

Nexim Canada Inc.

-Building and maintaining relationships with brokers and other business sources. 
-Managing the day-to-day operations  including but not limited to rates evaluation, premium compensation to brokers as well as to the carrier
-Identifying and negotiating plan changes (plan design), renewal conditions, and assist in claims.
-Participated in the project of  making the program national in 2009.

Account Manager: Group Insurance (Employees benefits)

VSO/GIC Avenir Femmes

-Supported the process of implementing project activities on HIV&AIDS, the project had few components: advocacy, promoting prevention, voluntary testing, and healthy positive lifestyle as well as caring with HIV/AIDS patients, orphans and vulnerable children
-Built a team of a project coordinator, four supervisors who worked with the community volunteers to coordinate care of people living with HIV &AIDS 
-Provided training and support on programme development (including advocacy and lobbying), proper and transparent management of human resources and finances, by facilitating the elaboration of human resources and financial policies
-Adapted and implemented the VSO Cameroon systematic approach to capacity building and partnership development. that allow partners to assess their areas of strength and weaknesses
-Developed HR and financial reporting tools to comply with VSO and CARE Canada requirement for financing a local organisation

Organisational Development Advisor/Project Coordinator

I have evidence of outcome to:
•	Launch strategic HR roadmaps tailored to evolving portfolio needs
•	Customize HR programs ensuring compliance with corporate standards
•	Design, develop, and deploy HR programs using change management frameworks and stakeholder engagement (ISO)
•	Create and implement governance frameworks through incremental and agile approaches
•	Embed HR initiatives into operations by mobilizing internal allies and influencers
•	Monitor program adoption, measure effectiveness, and advise HR CoEs on strategic enhancements
•	Liaise across Business HR and HR CoEs for insights and program relevance
•	Champion consistency and alignment through sharing best practices within HR teams & operation   managers and employees 
•	Drive continuous improvement through collaborative development of HR tools and processes
•	Coach stakeholders in HR management and program delivery for seamless execution
•	Foster engagement by keeping teams informed, involved, and celebrating milestones
I have delivered HR projects in EDI/DE&I, Corporate Culture, Psychological Health and Safety and operational project implementation

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