About Deanick
Different strengths.
Working together.
Deanick is led by Dean and Jana. We combine growth and revenue experience with the people, operations and financial foundations that help a business work.
Dean Hillard
Founder · Growth, Revenue & Delivery
Dean’s background includes roles at WeWork, Sophos, Bullhorn and TalentClick, spanning software sales, team leadership and business operations.
Born in Europe and educated in the UK, he has lived and worked across multiple continents, including Hong Kong, the UK, Germany, Canada and the U.S.
As WeWork’s first employee hired in Western Canada, he worked across Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. His responsibilities brought together real estate, operations, design, account management and marketing, giving him experience across the work involved in establishing and running locations.
Since founding Deanick in 2019, Dean’s work has focused on revenue, marketing and operations. He works directly with owners and teams to find more customers, strengthen existing relationships and make the business easier to run.
His hands-on experience includes implementing Shopify ecommerce stores, Salesforce and HubSpot CRM systems, and Klaviyo email marketing and automation. He connects those systems to the team’s everyday work, from attracting customers and following up on enquiries to managing accounts and encouraging repeat business.
Dean leads most client delivery, building campaigns and sales scripts, hiring and training teams, and staying involved as changes take effect.
Based in Vancouver, Dean works with businesses across Canada and the U.S.
Connect with Dean on LinkedIn
Jana Mutch
Managing Partner · People, Operations & Finance
Jana started her own coaching and consulting business in 2020. Since then, she has worked with companies to help their people learn, their teams develop and their businesses grow.
Her approach draws on leadership experience as Director of People Operations at Moz and Director of Operations at STAT Search Analytics. Earlier in her career, she spent seven years in sales and marketing coordination at Whyte’s Foods.
At Deanick, Jana helps owners build the foundations their business needs: capable teams, clear responsibilities, practical operations and a better understanding of their finances. Her coaching experience supports owners and managers as they learn to lead, work through difficult decisions and put changes into practice.
Jana works alongside Dean, bringing attention to the people and processes behind delivery. Much of her work happens behind the scenes, helping owners and teams build a business they can manage as it grows.
Based in Vancouver, Jana works with businesses across Canada and the U.S.
Connect with Jana on LinkedInBased in Vancouver.
Working across Canada
and the U.S.
You’ll know who you’re working with and what we’re responsible for.
We agree the scope together and stay close to the work. If a project needs additional expertise, we discuss that with you before making commitments.
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Integrated Solutions for Complex Needs
We align technical insight with disciplined execution to provide measurable gains across operational, financial, and strategic domains.
Based in Vancouver, Canada we love working with people.
It inspires us and gives us energy and we’ve been fortunate to work with many diverse and successful organizations throughout our journey.
We use this energy to help individuals and companies achieve their goals.
We have extensive experience working with early stage companies that quickly turn into giant behemoths. We want to work with you to help you build out your processes, teams, career paths and ultimately your future. This way you can concentrate on doing what you do best; leading and building.
Dean
Dean Hillard is the founder of Deanick Consulting Group.
He is the lead consultant and helps companies exceed their growth targets through sales and marketing opportunities.
Dean is most passionate about creating exciting energy with people through conversation and discovery. In working for some of the largest companies in the world, Dean realized his passion lives in creating real and organic relationships with his partners and decided to build a life that allows him to do that every single day.
Dean was an early stage employee at WeWork and was celebrated as one the highest performing members of the 12,000 strong company while simultaneously being an advocate for coaching and improvement among the workforce.
While working at Bullhorn, Dean was able to learn from multiple company acquisitions that enabled him to quickly develop the skills to manage and thrive in the fast paced world of venture backed technology companies. He was awarded four president club memberships while over-exceeding targets in his tenure.
At Sophos, Dean was hired as the youngest ever Account Executive to take to the floor. At just 23 he was in a fantastic place to learn, develop and hone his skills at one of the world’s most successful enterprise software companies.
When not at work, Dean can be found biting his nails while watching his beloved Leeds United FC or running around the beaches and mountains of Vancouver with his beautiful family.
JANA
Jana is the Managing Partner at Deanick Consulting Group.
Jana keeps everything ticking behind the scenes. She is passionate about helping people show up as their most authentic selves, no matter the situation.
During her professional career, Jana has held many, seemingly disparate positions, from warehouse and logistics management to makeup artistry for film, fashion and theatre; to serving at the renowned Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. No matter where she was, Jana has always put people first. Engaging with people, getting to the core of them, finding their motivation and helping them find success and growth in their roles, that’s where Jana really shines.
She was an early employee at STAT Search Analytics, that was recently acquired by a leading SEO Software company based out of Seattle, WA. As Director of People Operations, she played an integral role in that acquisition process, facilitating a smooth transition with an emphasis on employee retention.
These days Jana is focusing on the concept of “professional motivations and rewards; how companies can maintain the best outputs, while keeping employees happy and engagement high”
When she’s not working, Jana can be found lounging on her patio, planning her next trip, reading non-fiction or drinking her 6th cup of coffee.