All posts by: Melanie Parish

Podcast on Entelechy Leadership

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

How To Successfully Transition Into The Food Takeout Service With John Forcier And Jerrett Young

  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

EB Sanders On Pursuing A Career Change The Right Way

  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

Podcast on The Binge Factor

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

Podcast on Quit Bleeping Around

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

Podcast on Alain Guillot

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

Dan Pelino On The Right Ingredients That Make Up Healthcare Leadership

  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

Empowering Women Leaders In The Business Scene With Johanna Pagonis

  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

Podcast on Just The Tips Show

DISCOVER YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE WITH MELANIE PARISH     WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER? Melanie advocates a neutral leadership style, where you don’t react to what’s happening around you. It’s not that you shouldn’t have standards for your business and team. It’s that you stay neutral so that when your team brings you decisions that need made, you’re able to take things in, ponder them, ask questions, and send it back to your team. By approaching leadership in this way, you’re helping people move tasks forward vs. being a micromanager.   LEADERS ARE WILLING TO EXPERIMENT A lot of people...... Read More

Unlocking The Power Of Flower Remedy With Katie Hess

  In today’s world of competing ideas, one unique healing and relaxation process arises – the flower remedy. Using the natural bloom, essence, and aroma of these elegant plants, emotional and psychological treatments are provided in an interesting way. Delving into this industry with Melanie Parish is the Creator of LOTUSWEI, Katie Hess. Katie shares the benefits of their available products, the leadership style that keeps her team working together, and why she welcomes skepticism with all her heart. To understand the art of flower remedy even more, Melanie takes Katie’s online flower quiz, helping the host understand how the plants...... Read More