About Me

Hi, I’m Melissa. I help product teams drive business value by creating real strategy instead of simply launching lists of stakeholder requests. By measuring success in terms of outcomes instead of output, I help product teams align with cross-functional stakeholders to create roadmaps that solve real customer problems, turning your products from nice-to-haves into must-haves. With over 20 years in product management, and a passion for minimalist processes that simply work, I can help you stop iterating and start innovating.

I co-authored “Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders” and I speak at conferences, meetups, and corporate events.

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Testimonials

  • Melissa has been an invaluable partner in my product leadership journey. She has helped me create robust roadmaps while navigating complex stakeholder relationships. Her experience in recruiting and developing product talent really helped me to build a great team. Beyond her strategic insights, Melissa's thoughtful guidance as a sounding board has helped me to be the best product leader I can.

    Helen, Chief Product Officer

  • As I was reflecting on my job search, I kept thinking about how helpful and encouraging you were throughout the process—I truly appreciate all of your insights, advice, and support. It made a real difference, and I just wanted to say thank you.

     Alicia - Product Manager (recently started at a new company)

  • Melissa is thoughtful, responsive and genuinely cares to provide the appropriate level of guidance. She has been invaluable in helping me navigate the personality dynamics of a very small startup as a Founding Member. She excels at identifying my blind spots, particularly when I'm feeling overwhelmed, and helps me decouple my emotional responses by offering a fresh perspective each time.

    Eliana - Head of Product

  • Melissa is an absolutely great Product Coach. What’s special about her is that she thinks beyond Product Teams and their Products. Some adoption problems cannot be tackled with further product development and features. Melissa helped us realise that in order to achieve our goals we needed the whole company rallying with us.

    Pedro - Chief Product Officer

  • I look back at the time and advice you gave me during my search with such positive feelings. You really helped me reframe how I spoke about my work and impact which was incredible advice and helped open up conversations and opportunities. Thank you again for your generosity and support during that difficult transition.

    Aliza, Director of Digital Experience and Design