Melody Tomlinson

• Championed change management efforts, ensuring smooth transitions during a major restack project at a leading South African financial institution.
• Supported organizational change initiatives by designing change management strategies and communication plans.
• Collaborated in designing an extensive toolkit for champions to facilitate change within their respective business units.
• Facilitated change management workshops and retrospectives.
• Managed stakeholder relationships.
• Implemented change management strategies that improved overall project success rates.
• Collaborated with cross-functional team to develop appropriate change management approach.

Business owner

• Established a market for coaching, in an area and at a time that it was a new profession in South Africa.
• Built a reputable business, offering coaching, facilitation and keynote services across all industries.
• Expanded national business footprint through licensees.
• Built strong professional network through active participation in industry conferences, workshops, and seminars. Leadership roles in BNI and SA Council for Businesswomen.
• Built a strong relationship with the local press and featured in and contributed to many local and national publications.
• Arranged and hosted many large events.
• Created a variety of online workshops, programmes and forums.

Business Coach

• Over 2500 coaching hours.
• Designed and implemented successful, personalized coaching strategies tailored to individual and business needs across many sectors.
• Demonstrated versatility by coaching across a broad spectrum of industries at all management levels.
• Identified areas of improvement within client organizations, providing actionable recommendations and guidance on implementation.

Facilitator

• Co-developed the personal development programme, Performance Booster and rolled it out nationally, through a network of licensees, to over 100 companies.
• Developed and facilitated bespoke workshops according to client needs. Popular themes: communication, employee engagement, improving team cohesion.

Keynote Speaker

• Delivered engaging presentations at industry conferences and business events.
• Fostered an inclusive environment during presentations by addressing diverse perspectives and promoting open dialogue among participants.
• Enhanced event success by tailoring speech content to align with specific themes and objectives.
• Highlight: Opening keynote to Deputy Head Conference for Private Schools of South Africa.

• Started up and established a business, with little industry knowledge.
• Experienced the full business cycle from inception to sale and all the cycles in between.
• Represented top suppliers to the curio industry and managed the relationship between suppliers and clients.
• Extensive sales experience.
• Developed a variety of product ranges one of which had never been available in the South African tourist industry.
• Employed a team of freelance agents to represent products nationally and in neighbouring countries.
• Acquired a strong financial understanding which led to successful financial management and consistent growth.
• Pivoted business from an agency to a distributor.
• Sold business to follow my passion and become a business coach.