Reflections on 30 Years of Filling Shoes in a Bustling Resort Town
In 1995, while Whistler was busy opening its first High School and cutting the ribbon on what would become Marketplace and Town Plaza, Whistler’s Personnel Solutions was founded by entrepreneur and visionary Cathy Goddard. Cathy understood Whistler’s unique workforce challenges and created a company dedicated to “filling shoes” for local businesses. In the early days, Cathy’s focus was on recruiting skilled professionals, particularly for accounting, administration, and management roles. Cathy remembers that the concept of using temporary staff required an even bigger push as it was such a new concept at the time.
“When I started, most Whistler businesses had no idea what an employment agency actually did so there was a lot of groundwork needed to explain how it all worked”Cathy Goddard, Founder
Cathy looks back at the decade that she spent building Whistler Personnel with great fondness “it stands out as a true career highlight for me… (it was) a meaningful role in the Sea to Sky business community and (provided) endless opportunities to learn, stretch and grow.”