Melanie Parish, MCC

  Why do many workplaces exclude people with disabilities? To engage and get the maximum out of your community, you have to be inclusive. Melanie Parish’s guest is Tova Sherman, the award-winning CEO of reachAbility. ReachAbility is an organization that provides supportive and accessible programs dedicated to workplace inclusion for anyone facing barriers. In this episode, Melanie and Tova discuss Tova’s new book, Win, Win, Win! The 18 Inclusion-isms You Need to Become a Disability Confident Employer. Join in the conversation and learn how people don’t come with instructions, why it’s not a lack of capacity that keeps persons with disability out of the workplace,...... Read More

  Pivots are breeding grounds for experimentation. As they shifted from the traditional restaurant paradigm to food takeout service, John Forcier and Jerrett Young of Equal Parts found themselves becoming dishwashers, delivery drivers, and prep cooks at various times. This is on top of the Gemba walks that they are already making so that they can really see what needs to be done around the kitchen. In this second part of their interview with Melanie Parish, John and Jerrett share how this experience of experimentation has given them a fresh eye for how work was done in the restaurant and find ways to optimize processes and offers. They also share how they...... Read More

Author of “The Experimental Leader” Melanie is a speaker, consultant, workshop leader, author, and Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation, in which she received the Prism Award. Melanie has consulted and operated within organizations ranging from a Fortune 50 company to IT start-ups within their first round of funding. Many of Melanie’s innovations surrounding business outline science and a need for experimentation and data collection. Melanie says, “When we have a status quo that we want to change, we start to try things and we start to experiment. I’ve noticed in organizations that what happens traditionally with people’s...... Read More

  With the hospitality management one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 restrictions, restaurants are still barred from keeping their full capacity. For most dining establishments, pivoting to the food takeout service has allowed them to survive. In this first part of the discussion, Melanie Parish talks to John Forcier and Jerrett Young of Equal Parts about the strategies and challenges of balancing a full restaurant service and a reliable takeout service, all without losing their original branding. They talk about the process of finding the right packaging design and materials, how they see takeout service moving forward, and how they handled laying off people in the...... Read More

  It is not that easy to do a career change, especially when pivoting to a completely different industry. What does it take in terms of skills and mindset for you to be successful in such a huge shift in life? Career coach EB Sanders works with creative individuals who need guidance in this regard. She talks with Melanie Parish about her work on career development, which is now mainly done through virtual platforms due to the pandemic. EB also emphasizes the challenges faced by women, people of color, and members of the marginalized sector regarding career opportunities which, despite the increasing awareness,...... Read More

Why Accepting Your Podcast As A Live Experiment Is Success Making Advice From Melanie Parish Host Of The Experimental Leader Podcast     Melanie, thanks so much for joining me. I’m excited to talk experimentation in our show because you are the experimental leader. What made you start a podcast? What made you take on this experiment? I’m so excited to be here with you, Tracy. I like most experimenters had a problem and I had to solve that problem. I had my book The Experimental Leader came out April 7th, 2020. My big marketing strategy was I was approved to be...... Read More

How To Be More Experimental In Your Career with Melanie Parish     In this episode of Quit Bleeping Around®, awesome super achiever, author, and self-improvement guru Christina Eanes interviews Melanie Parish. Melanie, author of The Experimental Leader, is a public speaker, consultant, workshop leader, and Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. In this episode, Melanie provides you with a way to look at your career (and life) as an experiment, which is incredibly freeing.   You can also access the podcast episode at: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-27eur-1047b5e?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share... Read More

Melanie Parish: how to approach situations with a scientist’s mindset     About Melanie Parish Melanie Parish is a consultant, workshop leader, facilitator, and Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation, from whom she received the Prism Award. An expert in problem-solving, operations, strategic hiring, and brand development, Melanie has consulted and coached organizations ranging from a Fortune 50 company to IT start-ups. Her individual clients include those in FAANG and other top global IT companies. As an author, educator, and creator of the Experimental Leader program, Parish shows people new ways of thinking about their leadership, informed by her...... Read More

  Healthcare is not only in need of skilled practitioners but responsible leaders as well. With the right healthcare leadership in place, treatments and procedures can be rolled out quickly and safely. Delving this topic with Melanie Parish is Dan Pelino of Everyone Matters, Inc., discussing the right attitude and mindset every leader in this industry must possess to cause real change and impact. He also talks about how women leaders can think and act differently than men, the right approach to race and gender diversity in healthcare, and how he dealt with the scars of his career. Melanie and Dan also compare the healthcare...... Read More

  Despite the advanced thinking and newfound ideals of society, women leaders still struggle to break out of stereotypical thinking and discrimination within the business sector. They are still seen as inferior to men, tend to decide based on emotions alone, and are always judged based on their looks. Johanna Pagonis of Sinogap Solutions is on a mission to change all of these by empowering fellow women leaders to step up, get out of their comfort zones, and start doing something that will shake male-dominated realms. She sits down with Melanie Parish to discuss how keeping an authentic self, refusing to stay quiet...... Read More