Executive & leadership coaching
Executive coaching for the decisions you cannot delegate.
Senior leaders rarely need more information. They need a scheduled hour to think out loud with someone who is not on the payroll.
Sessions are built around your actual week: a board memo, a hire that stalled, a founder who is no longer delivering, a promotion that changed how your team treats you. You bring the situation; Melissa brings an MBA-trained structure for options, trade-offs and the next three moves.
Executive work is confidential in practice as well as in policy. There is no diagnosis, no assessment you have not agreed to, and no report to anyone else. Engagements are typically 90-minute sessions monthly or twice monthly, with email support between them.
Where the work happens
Decisions under load
Pricing, headcount, partnerships and the calls that keep sliding down your list.
Hard conversations
Rehearsing the talk with the board member, the co-founder or the senior who is struggling.
Leadership presence
How you show up in rooms where you are the most senior person in them.
Good fit if
- You lead a team, a function or a company and want a thinking partner outside it.
- You have a decision in front of you that is worth an hour of structured attention.
- You want direct feedback, not a listening ear alone.
Questions people ask first
Is executive coaching the same as consulting?
No. Consulting answers the question for you; coaching builds the judgment you use the next time. Melissa says plainly when a request is really consulting and quotes it as such.
Do you offer ongoing retainers?
Yes. The Executive Advisory Retainer is arranged by proposal, with a set number of sessions each month and email access between them.
Where do executive sessions happen?
Secure video or phone anywhere in the United States, or in office in Florence, South Carolina.
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Coaching covers habits, decisions, plans and follow-through. It does not diagnose or treat health conditions, provide legal, tax or investment advice, or replace therapy. Coaching is not an emergency service: call 911 in an emergency, or call or text 988 in a mental health crisis.
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