Lara Burton, MBA, GPHR, CPHR

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

Member Board of Directors at Halifax Transition House Association: Bryony House

Canada

Overview

Lara Burton is a senior People and Culture leader specializing in shaping human capital strategy in high-growth environments, including M&A and post-merger integration. She earned her MBA from Florida Atlantic University and is described by colleagues as empathetic, dedicated, and a true professional.

Outside of her corporate roles, Lara is deeply committed to her community. She serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Halifax Transition House Association, providing governance and strategic guidance to support women and children experiencing intimate partner violence.

She helps lead an organization that provides safe shelter and critical services to vulnerable women and children.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Socially Adept

People-Oriented

They like to keep things under control.  They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Topics They Care About

High-Growth Scaling
Her career focuses on building and scaling People & Culture functions from the ground up to support strategic expansion and organizational maturity.
M&A Integration
She has direct experience leading HR initiatives during M&A, post-merger integration, and managing company transitions, including Liferaft's recent acquisition by Securitas.
Supporting Women
Volunteers on the board of Bryony House, an organization that delivers safe shelter and critical services to women and children fleeing intimate partner violence.

Media Appearances

Lara has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2026
Member Board of Directors at Halifax Transition House Association: Bryony House
10-2023
Director, People & Culture at Liferaft
7-2022 - 1-2023
Human Resources Advisor at San Francisco SPCA
3-2022 - 2-2023
HR Content Writer - Employee & Labour Relations at erNavigator (erNavigator.com)
11-2021
Global Human Resources Lead at bully! entertainment

Education

2019 - 2021
Masters Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University

More Information

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Insights For Selling To Lara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Talk about some of the cool and impressive features of your product
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing how others made similar decisions

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lara is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lara

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lara move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Lara take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Lara

Personality Compatibility


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