We are challenging, compassionate, strategic mentors and coaches for founders and leaders.
Meet the Team
We like to think we have the wisdom that comes with having been on this planet for several decades. We want to work with people who are up to something big.
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I grew up in a commercial family. My parents had their own business and so did most of their friends. Business is in my blood.
After a marketing career with big multinationals, I moved into consulting, co-founded, built and later sold my share of a brand strategy firm. My passion for coaching and mentoring led me to deep levels of training in the craft. I co-founded and built a successful mentoring software business, Art of Mentoring. We sold that business to a listed company in 2020. I was CEO until 2022.
I’ve served on two non-profit boards.
I have an undergraduate degree in psychology, postgraduate qualifications in Strategic Marketing, in Counselling, a Masters degree in Organisational Coaching, and a Diploma of Coaching Supervision. I am accredited in profiling tools such as LEA, LSI, Birkman and Personal Directions.
In my brand consulting work, I specialised in organisational brand architecture and development, vision and culture alignment, and strategic planning.
I work with business founders and C-suite leaders on leadership, culture, scaling-up, product innovation, branding, business & marketing strategy. My current work blends a mix of training, facilitation, coaching & mentoring.
People describe me as a ‘calm’ presence. Maybe that’s because I’ve survived a few crises and lived to tell the tale. I’m not afraid to share my war stories.
melissa@horizonsunlimited.com.au
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I’ve been been working with top teams on their development as high performing units as well as coaching senior executives for over twenty-five years. My clients ranged across industries including financial services, telecommunications, aviation, building & construction, manufacturing, utilities, government, NGO and FMCG, etc.
People say I am very challenging, but that I have enormous empathy. I’m not afraid to push people to see their own potential as well as their development needs and the reality of their context.
Prior to training as a coach, my corporate career included managing director, board member and senior executive positions in advertising and marketing. I worked for three of the world’s top advertising agencies, and serviced the world’s leading brands and services, transferring through three countries and commuting to the world’s major cities.
I’m a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming, an accredited International Neuro-semantic Trainer and MCMC (Master Certified Meta Coach), qualified as Train the Trainer, and a graduate High Performance Coach. I’m also qualified in the practices of Frameworks for Change, Hogan Personality Inventory, Australian Values Inventory, Human Synergistics LSI, OCI/OEI, GI & LI, Team Management Systems TMP, Crucial Conversations & Active Learning ‘Play of Life’.
graham@horizonsunlimited.com.au
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Approach
Always on the edge
If you’re not feeling stretched, you’re not learning. We work hard to balance providing a ‘safe container’ for our clients to be vulnerable, with enough challenge to keep people at the learning edge.
Don’t expect ‘soft’. We’ll tell you the truth and hold you to account.
For the long haul, make it “brandurable”
We’ll work with you to create a purpose-led, brand-driven business that will thrive and endure.
We coined the term “brandurable” to express this. When your purpose is embedded in your brand through everything the business does, it’s not dependent on you.
We don’t make stuff up
We’re highly trained as coaches, mentors and trainers. We have lived experience in business that informs what we do and how we work. But we also stand on the shoulders of the many business luminaries and researchers who have spent decades researching leadership, people management and strategy. Our clients walk away from our engagements armed with an array of book, article, podcast and video references for their toolkit.
Being smart isn’t enough
Too many people start businesses with a clever product idea, but lack the knowledge and discipline to scaffold it with sound business principles.
We’ll help you craft a strategy and culture to attract people who want to work for you and be led by you, and help you underpin your business with a solid plan.
Cathy Cribben-Pearse: Founder & CEO, OakTree Mentoring:
“From our initial meeting, Melissa demonstrated a genuine passion for my success and a sincere interest in understanding my vision and goals. Her active listening and empathy towards the challenges I faced as an aspiring entrepreneur were truly remarkable. She took the time to comprehend the unique aspects of my business idea and provided personalized insights that played a vital role in shaping my strategy.”
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