Hi, I’m Mel (Melanie when it’s ‘official business’)! I’m a former corporate communication executive who took a redundancy, started my own business, and never looked back.

Now, I run a thriving little agency, Hey Mel! Communication & Training, with a team of incredible professionals, doing big stuff for businesses of all shapes and sizes. I travel Australia and the world, speaking and facilitating workshops.

But before all of this happened, I knew I wasn’t cut out for the corporate life. I loved creating training programs to build people’s comms skills; facilitating meetings to get to a clear framework or path forward; and developing creative and thoughtful communication strategies. And I knew I could do a lot more of what I loved, working with diverse brands, if I left the safety blanket of a full-time job behind and ventured out on my own. I craved more flexibility, less hierarchy, and a lot more adventure!

It’s been a lot of hard lessons learned, but also some incredible wins and opportunities. And I’m proud to say I’ve built a reputation along the way for being someone who can engage people at all levels of experience, and help cut through the overwhelm to create clarity.

When I’m not doing all of that, I love training at the gym, and teaching group fitness. I’m also a qualified yoga teacher and personal trainer, and love using these skills to empower people to feel their strongest selves, inside and out.