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News: Neovation and NASSCO Win Two 2026 Brandon Hall Group Gold Awards

We help organizations get more from what they already know.

We turn what an organization knows into trained and certified people, answers their teams can find while they work, and automation that takes the repetitive work off their plates.

  • 500+ clients
  • 2M+ learners
  • 55+ experts
  • Since 2012
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How our platforms and services fit together

Each one starts from the knowledge your organization already has. No client uses everything: you choose what you need, and it fits alongside the systems you already use.

Your organization's knowledge

Platforms

Services

We work with the world's best teams

  • We enjoy using the SmarterU LMS, but the key difference in our minds is the teamwork and partnership we have with SmarterU, which makes all the difference in the world. We recommend SmarterU and Neovation to anyone wanting to have an LMS provided by a company that respects you and treats you as family and not a customer.

    Anthony SitchlerGlobal Training Director, WH Smith North America

  • [The Neovation team] broke the eLearning courses into readable, bite-sized pieces without losing the content or the intent of the original. We were able to cut training time in half, and in some cases more, with the combination of eLearning and field work. What the Neovation team came up with was just outstanding.

    Jim LoughlinManager of Coach Education, Instructional Design, and Content Development, Canada Soccer

Headquartered in Winnipeg, working across the US and Canada

We've worked with organizations from California to Newfoundland.

  • Our headquarters, Winnipeg
  • Where our clients are
Map of the United States and Canada. Winnipeg is marked as Neovation's headquarters, and dots mark the states and provinces where our clients are, across both countries. Winnipeg

Our story

  1. 2009

    SmarterU, our learning management system, dates from 2009.

  2. 2012

    Neovation is founded.

  3. 2019

    OttoLearn launches.

  4. 2019 to 2022

    The Globe and Mail's Report on Business names Neovation one of Canada's Top Growing Companies in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

  5. 2021

    The Canadian Business Growth Fund becomes a minority investor in Neovation.

  6. 2023

    Pierre Chamberland joins our Board of Directors.

  7. 2024

    The blended coach training program we built with Canada Soccer wins a Brandon Hall Group gold award for Best Blended Learning.

  8. 2026

    Our work with NASSCO wins two Brandon Hall Group gold awards, for Best Custom Content and Best Certification Program.

  9. 2026

    BrivaLMS launches.

  10. 2026

    JoySuite AI launches.

A note from our founder

We're on a mission to improve people's lives by helping them be more successful at work. When people have the knowledge they need, their work gets easier and they can grow into whatever comes next.

Most organizations already have that knowledge, but much of it is hard to find or known to only a few people. Our team builds the platforms, courses and AI tools that put it within reach of everyone who needs it. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us.

Dan BelhassenFounder & CEO, Neovation

The people behind Neovation

  • 600+ years of combined experience
  • 300+ years in training and learning technology

Before joining Neovation, more than a dozen of us worked as teachers, corporate trainers or instructional designers. Our people have also worked in healthcare, government, finance, hospitality and retail, so there's a good chance someone here knows a field like yours.

Our leaders

Meet the team

  • Adam Lamb

    Pod Leader, Custom Learning

  • Alli Chernoff

    Leader, Professional Services

  • Ashleigh Lodge

    Leader, Enterprise Apps Team

  • Barrett Telfer

    Senior Creative Strategist

  • Chris Wood

    Leader, Client Success

  • Dan Belhassen

    Founder & CEO

  • Daniel Reimer

    Leader, Systems & Services

  • Jennifer Bell

    Leader, Custom Learning Team

  • Laura Burke

    Pod Leader, Custom Learning

  • Maria Volkova

    Leader, UX Design

  • Roberto Gálvez

    Leader, Micro Apps Team

  • Shaunna Lacey

    Leader, Client Enablement

  • Stephen Skobel

    Leader, Success Desk

  • Steve Sakalauskas

    Pod Leader, Custom Learning

  • Susan Hurrell

    Director, Sales Enablement

How we work

  • Our own team does the work, and nothing is subcontracted.

  • We use AI as the right hand of a human being who is responsible for the output. Everything is vetted.

  • We reply to every inquiry within three business hours.

  • Everyone on our team has AI training.

Recognized for our work

See our awards
Pledge
Signatory to The Craig Weiss Group's Customer Excellence Pledge, 2021
Membership
Member of the Canadian Franchise Association

What we stand for

Our mission

Our goal is to be your most trusted partner for the products, services and resources that help you unify, use and profit from your organization's knowledge.

Our vision

We're obsessed with unleashing human potential and increasing organizational intelligence.

  • 50% of our leaders are female
  • More than 40% of our team identifies as a minority

From our January 30, 2024 statement on diversity, equity and inclusion, reconciliation and ESG.

Read the full statement

Join our team

  • 10 paid flex days a year, rising by one for each year of service up to 20
  • Training reward points you can turn into donations to charity
Careers at Neovation

How can we help your organization?

Tell us what you're working on and we'll suggest where to start. We reply within three business hours.

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