About Dawnier

Why Dawnier?

The Boutique Experience. A Modern Advantage.

We believe exceptional recruitment requires two things: a genuine understanding of people and the ability to find the right talent efficiently.

At Dawnier Solutions, we’ve built our approach around both.

As a woman-owned, founder-led boutique recruitment firm, we intentionally partner with a select number of clients at a time. This allows us to offer something increasingly valuable in today’s fast-moving business environment: personal attention, direct access to experienced professionals, and a recruitment partner who genuinely understands your organization.

We don’t simply work from a job description. We take the time to understand your business, your culture, your ambitions, and the qualities that make someone truly successful within your team.

And while our approach is deeply human, our methods are anything but traditional.

Behind the scenes, we embrace the latest advancements in recruitment technology, including AI-assisted sourcing, intelligent research tools, and modern talent platforms. These capabilities help us identify promising candidates, explore wider talent markets, and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks.

That means more time for meaningful conversations, thoughtful candidate assessments, and building the relationships that lead to successful hires.

We believe technology should enhance human connection, never replace it.

It’s this combination of personalized service, modern technology, and genuine human insight that defines the Dawnier experience.

Selective in our partnerships. Intelligent in our search. Human in every connection.

The Dawnier Difference

Human by Nature. Intelligent by Design.

We believe the future of recruitment isn’t about choosing between human connection and technology. It’s about bringing the best of both together.

At Dawnier Solutions, we combine the personal attention of a founder-led boutique firm with the capabilities of modern, AI-assisted recruitment technology — delivering a thoughtful, efficient, and highly tailored search experience.

Because technology can help us find talent faster. But understanding people? That’s where founders make the difference.

Our Founders

Shadé

President & Co-Founder · Dawnier Solutions

Shadé is the President and Co-Founder of Dawnier Solutions.

An HR Generalist and Recruitment Consultant with over 10 + years of experience working with small to medium-sized enterprises, she helps organizations attract, select, and retain the right talent while building strong, people-centered HR practices. A sought-after speaker on recruitment, HR strategy, and workforce development, Shadé has delivered talent solutions and HR policy frameworks to businesses and industry associations across Canada. She holds a Degree in Human Resources from the University of Quebec in Montreal. (UQAM) and specializes in the construction and real estate industries,where she has built a substantial and growing professional network on LinkedIn. And she's still building, one conversation at a time.

Lanisa

Co-Founder, Head of Recruitment & Client Partnerships · Dawnier Solutions

Lanisa is the Co-Founder and Head of Recruitment & Client Partnerships at Dawnier Solutions. A recruitment and relationship-building professional with over 10 years of experience spanning talent acquisition, client partnerships, career development, and HR operations, she has worked with startups, growing businesses, and multinational organizations across various industries. Her background includes agency recruitment, headhunting, employer partnerships, career coaching, and internal talent acquisition, with a focus on connecting people with meaningful opportunities and building lasting relationships. With experience extending into corporate events, branding, communications, and professional acting, Lanisa brings a creative perspective to understanding people and businesses. Passionate about innovative organizations, entrepreneurial thinking, and big ideas, she believes the right connections can open doors to extraordinary possibilities. And she's always believed that with the right people, a little creativity, and an anything-is-possible mindset, extraordinary things can happen.

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