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Executive Decision Audit™
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A private, 21-day advisory engagement in two parts. We focus on one high-stakes decision and give you full strategic clarity. Starting at $2,500.
Leadership Decision Intelligence Advisory
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Strategic Advisory for founders and executives navigating complex decisions, growth, and organizational alignment.
Executive Leadership Advisory
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Strategic advisory for high-performing executives navigating complex decisions, leadership presence, and organizational clarity.
Keynotes & Leadership Training
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Melissa delivers high-impact keynotes and workshops that help organizations integrate data, intuition, and human centered leadership.
How leaders work with Melissa
Executive Decision Audit™
START THE AUDIT
A private, 21-day advisory engagement in two parts. We focus on one high-stakes decision and give you full strategic clarity. Starting at $2,500.
Leadership Decision Intelligence Advisory
EXPLORE RETAINER
Strategic Advisory for founders and executives navigating complex decisions, growth, and organizational alignment.
Executive Leadership Advisory
REQUEST ADVISORY
Strategic advisory for high-performing executives navigating complex decisions, leadership presence, and organizational clarity.
Keynotes & Leadership Training
BOOK MELISSA TO SPEAK
Melissa delivers high-impact keynotes and workshops that help organizations integrate data, intuition, and human centered leadership..
You’re carrying a decision that impacts revenue, people, or the direction of your company. It’s been sitting longer than it should. Not because you lack intelligence — but because you are too close to it to see it clearly.
You need more than advice. You need a trusted thought partner who can see what you cannot see from inside your own situation — and tell you the truth about what needs to happen.
That is where I do my best work.
What Sets This Work Apart
Melissa's Story
Is this You?
Founders and executives building organizations that matter. Senior leaders inside healthcare and technology companies navigating transformation, complexity, and high-stakes decisions. Leaders standing at a career or organizational inflection point who are ready to move forward with clarity, alignment, and strength.
If you are carrying something important that is difficult to move, difficult to explain, or difficult to decide — this is the work. And I am the person you want in your corner.
I work with a select number of clients at any given time. The work is deep, focused, and built around what you and your organization actually need.
If what you have read here resonates, I invite you to learn more about how we work together.
Self-made millionaire by 31. Over $100M in enterprise transformations led. Twenty-five years of advising at the highest levels of leadership.
I've operated inside Microsoft, McKesson, ESPN, and Emory Clinic — in rooms where the cost of a wrong decision was measured in millions. I hold a Master's in Healthcare Administration and a PMP certification. I currently serve as President of EO Detroit.
I've spoken on international stages in Jamaica, Bali, and Dubai. Featured in Bloomberg, MSNBC, and Entrepreneur. Best-selling author. Guest on 26+ podcasts.
I know what it means to carry decisions that affect people, revenue, and long-term direction. That is the level where I work.
Self-made millionaire by 31. Over $100M in enterprise transformations led. Twenty-five years of advising at the highest levels of leadership.
I've operated inside Microsoft, McKesson, ESPN, and Emory Clinic — in rooms where the cost of a wrong decision was measured in millions. I hold a Master's in Healthcare Administration and a PMP certification. I've spent my career navigating executive leadership, cross-functional complexity, stakeholder resistance, and the kind of organizational pressure that doesn't show up in any project plan.
I currently serve as President of EO Detroit — a global community of founders that requires $1M+ in annual revenue for membership. I am the founder of Live Rich. Spread Wealth. — a purpose-driven movement devoted to helping leaders build businesses and legacies marked by abundance, impact, and meaning.
I've spoken on international stages in Jamaica, Bali, and Dubai. Featured in Bloomberg, MSNBC, Entrepreneur, and TechRepublic. Best-selling author. Guest on 26+ podcasts.
I know what it means to carry decisions that affect people, revenue, and long-term direction. That is the level where I work.
I bring executive sharpness and human depth into the same engagement. I know how to read what is not being said. I know how to help a leader who is stuck at an inflection point finally see clearly and move.
What makes this work different is not just the strategy. It is the depth of discernment I bring to every engagement. I have spent years developing the ability to see what data alone cannot reveal — the hidden pressures, the unspoken fears, the patterns underneath the presenting problem. That combination of executive rigor, transformation experience, and intuitive precision is what helps my clients move faster, decide more confidently, and lead more truthfully.
My clients are not struggling because they lack drive or intelligence. They are navigating real complexity — decisions that carry consequences for people, culture, revenue, and long-term direction. That is the level where I work. Not mindset alone. Strategy, structure, stakeholder alignment, and the human dynamics that determine whether any of it actually holds.
Who This Is For
What leaders say about working with Melissa
"Most leaders can see the destination. What they are missing is someone who can help them navigate the terrain between where they are and where they need to be. That is exactly what Melissa does. She brings the strategic depth, the honest perspective, and the operational clarity that leaders need when the stakes are high. She is an invaluable asset to any leader, organization, or executive team serious about moving forward with precision."
Deborah McLaughlin, MS. MHA, PHD
Author, The Renegade Leader
"Melissa cut through the noise immediately. Within our first engagement she gave us absolute clarity on what needed to happen — not someday, but now. That kind of focused, actionable strategic thinking is rare. She helped us plant the right seeds at the right time and we are still seeing the results."
Dr. Bob Uslander
Doctors on Purpose
"When I came to Melissa, I was stuck. What she brought to our work together was an uncommon combination — strategic sharpness, practical application, and the ability to see exactly where I was leaving results on the table.
She didn't just give me advice. She helped me think differently about my business and then helped me execute. The results spoke for themselves. Within the first year of working with Melissa I grew my business by 75%, and shortly after that I exceeded revenue goals I had been chasing for years. She also helped me build new revenue streams and expand my reach in ways I hadn't considered.
If you are a leader who is serious about growth and needs someone who will think with you at the highest level and tell you the truth — Melissa is exactly who you need in your corner."
Skip Weisman
The Leadership and Workplace Expert
“From the very beginning, I felt that Melissa truly had my back. She was responsive, brought fresh ideas, and helped me find my way through complexity whenever I felt overwhelmed.
Her guidance was essential during one of the hardest seasons in my businesses. Between the pandemic and major team disruption, Melissa helped me move through it all with clarity, confidence, and strength. I came out of that season stronger, with greater self-worth, renewed direction, and real momentum. Working with Melissa was one of the best investments I could have made.”
Ivonne Yolanda Carlo Sellés
Founder, Foto Atelier; Owner, San Juan Boudoir and Escuela Josefita Monserrate de Sellés
