Empowering Organizations by Engaging People and Driving Meaningful Change

Our Inspiring Story Unfolds

At Inner Strength Communication, we’ve spent the past 10 years empowering organizations to transform from within. Founded on the belief that people are the driving force behind any successful organization, we specialize in internal communication strategies that foster connection, collaboration, and lasting change.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between strategy and action, ensuring that employees at all levels are not just informed but actively engaged. Over the past decade, we’ve partnered with organizations navigating pivotal moments such as mergers, cultural shifts, and digital transformations, helping them achieve alignment, trust, and results through strategic communication.

Engage Employees

Building a culture where cooperation thrives, and all voices are heard. Together, we tackle challenges and celebrate successes.

Communicate to Connect

Leveraging insights to drive impactful actions. With strategic focus, we ensure goals are not only met but exceeded.

Build Strength from inside out

Encouraging inventive thinking and fresh perspectives to inspire new solutions. We aim for progress through breakthrough ideas.

Collaborate to Deliver Results

Commitment to high standards in all endeavors. Each interaction and outcome reflects our unwavering pursuit of mastery.

meet the team

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Priya Bates

President

Priya Bates is an award-winning professional communicator with a passion for driving strong performance from the inside out. As President and owner of Inner Strength Communication, Priya builds strategic internal communication, engagement, branding and transformational change plans that help connect the dots between business strategy and employee delivery. In her 20+ year career, Priya has led communication for organizations including Loblaw Companies Limited, HP Canada and Compaq Canada.

Priya is an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) and recently became one of the first Certified Communication Management Professionals (CMP) in the world. In 2010, she received the Master Communicator (MC) designation, the highest honour bestowed upon a communication professional from IABC Canada. In 2016, she became an IABC Fellow, a lifetime achievement from the International Association of Business Communicators and the highest global honour bestowed on a professional communicator from the association.

Steven Gangbar

Digital Transformation Strategist

Steven Gangbar has over 20 years of experience developing, executing, and managing communications programs for large global financial and professional services organizations. His focus has been on leveraging strategic communications to advance communication, brand, reputation, marketing, public affairs, and employee engagement goals. He has particular expertise in digital communications, change management, brand, culture, and issues management.

As an employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Scotiabank, Sun Life Financial, and CPP Investment Board and as an independent consultant, he has transformed communications programs to a digital-first approach, led communications for digital transformations, implemented employee value propositions and engagement strategies, and led brand programs aimed at delivering a consistent customer experience. He has expertise in assessing and transforming cultures to support transformations, integrations, restructurings, and brand redesigns.

Andrea Tubbs

Communication Specialist

Andrea Tubbs, owner of Swansea Communications, has a breadth of experience in marketing, communication and public relations in a variety of sectors. Her nearly twenty career has been in high tech, non profit, post secondary and for the last eight years in the real estate, tourism and hospitality industries. Andrea takes a hands-on approach to her work with all clients and thrives on executing successful and measurable campaigns within her disciplines of practice.

Andrea is an active member of the business community as President of the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce. She also chairs and is involved with various committees focusing on business in her region.

Andrea is an IABC member, holds a Diploma in Public Relations from the University of Victoria and a Diploma in Business Administration from Capilano University.

Rachelle Henderson

Internal Communication Strategist

Charm Lopez

Executive Assistant

Global Partners

Inner Strength partners with internal and change experts around the world in order to deliver globally.

Mike Klein

Mike Klein is Principal of Changing The Terms, a Netherlands-based consulting practice focusing on internal and social communication.

An MBA graduate of London Business School, Mike has been an internal communicator since the late 1990s, working for major UK, European and US organizations, including Maersk, Shell, Cargill, easyJet, Barclays, and the US Department of Transportation. He is the author of From LIncoln to LinkedIn, a book on organizational and community influence combining learnings from internal communication and his previous career as a political consultant in the US.

In 2018, Mike was commissioned by intranet and digital workspace vendor Happeo to conduct a seven-part research series looking at The Present and Future of Internal Communication. Mike has subsequently conducted workshops based on the research in Toronto and London and is a frequent speaker and blogger on global internal communication trends.

A dual US/UK citizen, Mike is the past chair of the International Association of Business Communicators in the EMENA region.

Jason Anthoine

Jason Anthoine is the managing founder of Audacity, a consulting firm focused on employee engagement, internal communications and culture change.

With more than 30 years’ experience, Jason’s career includes leading global communications for GE Energy Management, an $8 billion manufacturer of energy and electrical components with more than 20,000 employees, and Newell Brands, a $16 billion manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with more than 30,000 employees. Earlier in his career, he also led internal communications for Southwire Company and Siemens Energy & Automation. His client work includes employee engagement and change management assignments for CIBA Vision, The Coca-Cola Company, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, Johnson & Johnson, Mars Chocolate North America and Time Warner Cable.

Technology Partners

At Inner Strength Communication, we collaborate with leading technology firms to enhance the employee experience by delivering innovative and effective solutions. Our technology-agnostic approach ensures we recommend the best-fit platform tailored to your needs, budget, and support structure.

Our Featured Partners

It’s time to bridge the gap. Your people are your company’s most valuable asset, but they can only contribute the full measure of their talents and skills when they are informed and engaged. Traditional channels are missing the mark. Today’s communication is digital and “digital” means mobile-first. Invest in a platform that prioritizes your people and purpose. Revitalize company culture with communication that hits home. Brand your employee experience. Boost engagement by enabling bottom-up communication. Make a tangible difference with your employee communications platform. https://staffbase.com/

Other Trusted Partners

Why Choose Us?

Our partnership with these industry-leading platforms enables us to provide tailored recommendations for your internal communication needs. Whether you’re looking to enhance engagement, streamline communication, or boost employee recognition, we’ll guide you to the right solution at the right time.

Interested in Becoming a Partner?

If you’re a technology company specializing in internal communication solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us today to explore partnership opportunities.