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Chris Nolan
Chris founded Launchpad Healthcare Recruiters in 2021 following 7 years in the International recruitment sector. He also has 16 years of sales, marketing, and leadership roles in healthcare working with:
An active member of his community, Chris has coached basketball & soccer, and served on the boards of the Special Olympics of Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Cancer Society.
As a StFX grad and proud Maritimer, Chris doesn’t mind the odd gathering. He has occasionally been accused of liking outdated music. He can be found on weekends shuttling his 3 kids around, skiing, playing some hockey, walking his dog, and (eventually) travelling. He tends to enjoy the broad strokes over the details any day.
Food: Italian & sushi
Drink: Good coffee, most beer, sauvignon blanc
Music: Anything live, Springsteen, Petty, the Hip (I cried watching their documentary – didn’t realize how much I liked them until Gord passed – RIP), Dua Lipa, and the Lumineers. Saw Maroon 5 this past summer – unreal live show.
Movies/TV: Goodfellas (“get yer shinebox…”), True Romance (sooo many good actors in that), The Shawshank Redemption, Breaking Bad, and Ted Lasso.
Favorite Expression: “These are champagne problems…”
Secret facts: One of the last fans of “The Sweet Science”, particular about footwear, always last one on a plane.
Working for you
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Megan Hyndman
Megan joined Launchpad Healthcare Recruiters in October 2021 and has 13 years of sales and marketing experience in the IT, Manufacturing and Food Service industries. She will be a consultant and an advocate for our clients to ensure that they find the right fit – whether it be a dream job for an associate or the ideal candidate for an employer.
Megan is originally from Antigonish, Nova Scotia and is also a StFX graduate (where she met Chris and his better half Paula). She spent most of her post graduate years in Ottawa & Toronto before moving to Qatar where she became a Mom and took several years off to raise her young daughter. She moved back to Nova Scotia in 2017 and returned to the workforce in Halifax, most recently at High Liner Foods.
Megan loves to spend time with her family and friends and is also guilty of enjoying the odd Maritime gathering. She lives for the summer and beach/cottage time, traveling, cooking, and dining out.
Food: Thai, Indian and Italian
Drink: Dark roast coffee, cabernet sauvignon and vodka sodas
Music: All genres except for hard core metal. Spent most of my disposable income on live music in my 20’s & 30’s
Movies/TV: Too many to list here…Breakfast Club, Braveheart, The Shawshank Redemption and the National Lampoons Vacation series. The Sopranos, Seinfeld, The Office, Friday Night Lights. Currently obsessed with Succession
Favorite Expression: “It is what it is”
Secret facts: Salt-aholic, Highland Danced for 15 years, traveled to 34 countries
LaunchPad is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia / Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral home and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
Connect with us: info@launchpadjobs.ca