Coaching

Melanie helps develop strong, responsible leaders, advises executives through transitions both in and outside of their organizations, and helps restore confidence for those experiencing career setbacks. In private clinical practice for over 30 years, she compassionately guides clients through complex emotional and organizational challenges.

Melanie is engaged for 1:1 coaching directly by individuals or through their companies.

She collects data, identifies behavioral and attitudinal patterns, and delivers feedback that enhances self-awareness. Covert tensions that hinder productivity and happiness in the workplace are revealed, clearing the path to shared problem solving and increased success.

CEO & Board Coaching ~ Entrepreneurial Business Growth ~ Executive Transition ~ Legacy Coaching ~ Relocation

Clients

 
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Lila Preston
“Melanie always keeps the bigger purpose front and center. Over the years, she has provided tactical and strategic advice that has propelled my impact with the team, investors & the portfolio companies I support to achieve our sustainability goals.”
Lila Preston
“Melanie always keeps the bigger purpose front and center. Over the years, she has provided tactical and strategic advice that has propelled my impact with the team, investors & the portfolio companies I support to achieve our sustainability goals.”

Lila Preston
Head of Generation Growth Equity

“Melanie always keeps the bigger purpose front and center. Over the years, she has provided tactical and strategic advice that has propelled my impact with the team, investors & the portfolio companies I support to achieve our sustainability goals.”
Bobbi Brown
“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”
Bobbi Brown
“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”

Bobbi Brown,
Founder, Jones Road Beauty, justBOBBI.com, The George, and Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

“What I loved most about working with Melanie was how I felt after each session. The tools I learned calmed me down and gave me perspective. Sometimes it’s the small adjustments that make the biggest changes.”
Sherice Torres
“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”
Sherice Torres
“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”

Sherice Torres,
Chief Marketing Officer, Meta

“My work with Melanie has helped me to become a better executive, and a better wife, mother, and friend by teaching me to view my life holistically; to seek a bigger life in addition to a bigger job.”
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”
Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”

Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD,
Author, The Big Disconnect

“C-suite whisperer Melanie Katzman reminds us that it’s the strength of our relationships that lay the foundation for greater success and joy at work.”
Vivian Polak
“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”
Vivian Polak
“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”

Vivian Polak,
Co-Founder, Red Thread Good Coffee

“Melanie is genius at tying together what you may currently experience as disparate interests. As a result of our work, I am integrating my capacities as an attorney, artist, activist, philosopher, and entrepreneur.”
Jonathan Raiola
“I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. 10 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.”
Jonathan Raiola
“I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. 10 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.”

Jonathan Raiola,
President, Raiola/Co.

“I began working with Melanie when my now thriving event planning business was only a concept. She helped structure the organization, interview potential hires & facilitated energetic offsites. 10 years later, she continues to inspire with fresh & tailored guidance.”
Susan J. Ganz
“Melanie is smart, wise, and has such a broad range of experiences to access. Listening to her speak, I found myself furiously scribbling down her comments – it was as fun as it was informative!”
Susan J. Ganz
“Melanie is smart, wise, and has such a broad range of experiences to access. Listening to her speak, I found myself furiously scribbling down her comments – it was as fun as it was informative!”

Susan J. Ganz,
CEO and Chairman, Lion Brothers Co

“Melanie is smart, wise, and has such a broad range of experiences to access. Listening to her speak, I found myself furiously scribbling down her comments – it was as fun as it was informative!”
Madhu Rao
“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”
Madhu Rao
“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”

Madhu Rao,
Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, India

“Melanie’s warm and incisive approach is refreshing. She has a unique way of getting to core issues, zeroing in on the problem and offering an expert solution. She is effective and a great listener.”

Catch a minute with Melanie each week on social media. Get started with these tips.

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Explore these tips for sharing information and improving engagement.

Catch a minute with Melanie each week on social media. Get started with these tips.

A perfect start, and on-time finish—this rarely occurs with projects. 

Discover the signs of “scope slope” and how to manage through it like a pro.

Catch a minute with Melanie each week on social media. Get started with these tips.

“Just this” is never just that—it’s always so much more.  

Learn ways to recognize and avoid the trap and boost team morale.