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Melissa Andrada

Creative Executive Coach, Strategic Advisor & Spiritual Teacher

London

Melissa Andrada is a creative strategic L&D consultant, leadership coach, motivational speaker, workshop facilitator and writer collaborating with organizations that have included Amazon, Government of Oman and AXIS dance to scale equity and education.

Melissa is the former Chief Operations Officer of Learnerbly, a VC-backed startup based in London that helps creative organizations accelerate the growth of their people. She frequently gives interactive motivational talks focused on communities that have been historically excluded (LGBTQ2IA+, women, people of color) at organizations that include The New York Times, Google and Out in Tech.

As a queer Filipina American born in Nigeria who came to the States as an undocumented immigrant, Melissa brings an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach to the workplace where creativity, diversity, and strategy intersect.

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Radically Inclusive Leadership Series: Inclusive Goal Setting & Team Meetings

Radically Inclusive Leadership Series: Inclusive Goal Setting & Team Meetings

Learn how you can build an inclusive leadership practice and bring out the best in your people in this highly experiential two-part workshop.

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Radically Inclusive Leadership Series: Candid Feedback & 1:1 Coaching

Radically Inclusive Leadership Series: Candid Feedback & 1:1 Coaching

Learn how you can build an inclusive leadership practice and bring out the best in your people in this highly experiential workshop.

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Radical Pride, Radical Allyship: Community Talk, Workshop & Dance Party!

Radical Pride, Radical Allyship: Community Talk, Workshop & Dance Party!

Let’s talk! These are the questions keeping up Social Change Strategist, Community Organizer & Leadership Coach Melissa Andrada up at night.

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Finding Your Dream Job Workshop

Finding Your Dream Job Workshop

In this workshop you’ll analyze what it is that makes up your ideal job, and how to best communicate and develop your elevator pitch.

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Grow Your Confidence & Executive Presence

Grow Your Confidence & Executive Presence

Learn how to bring out the most powerful essence of yourself to be taken seriously in the boardroom, get the job, promotion or funding you need, speak your truth on a public stage.

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Brand Strategy Jumpstarter: How to Focus to Get People to Care

Brand Strategy Jumpstarter: How to Focus to Get People to Care

A strong brand explains why you exist in the world—it will get you noticed, build your community and make you money.

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Leadership Skills for Rising Managers

Leadership Skills for Rising Managers

Learn how you can articulate a unique vision with clear goals that simultaneously gives your team autonomy and creative freedom.

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Authentic Networking for Achieving What You Want

Authentic Networking for Achieving What You Want

Learn how to build the right community to achieve your dreams - whether it is starting a business, landing a job you love or running a successful crowdfunding campaign!

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Collaborative Leadership for Rising Managers Bootcamp

Collaborative Leadership for Rising Managers Bootcamp

Learn how you can build a collaborative leadership practice through 3 critically important tools: psychological safety, radically honest feedback and powerful 1-to-1 conversations.

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How to Cultivate Radical Self Care for Compassionate High Performance

How to Cultivate Radical Self Care for Compassionate High Performance

Develop the skills and a tool to manage your time and wellbeing more effectively to achieve your dreams and goals.

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Confidence is a Work in Progress

Confidence is a Work in Progress

No matter your seniority, experience, or privilege, no one feels confident 100% of the time. Confidence is always a work in progress.

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Inclusive & Equitable Leadership: Radically Re-imagine Your Role in Society

Inclusive & Equitable Leadership: Radically Re-imagine Your Role in Society

Are you tired of the status quo? Do you want to make a more meaningful and equitable contribution to society? Join this workshop to find out how you can make an impact.

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Pursuing a Career You Love (Santa Monica)

Pursuing a Career You Love (Santa Monica)

In this workshop you’ll analyze what it is that makes up your ideal job, and how to best communicate and develop your elevator pitch.

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GA and UP Global Present Mentor-preneurship: Finding and Being a Mentor

GA and UP Global Present Mentor-preneurship: Finding and Being a Mentor

Reinventing the wheel is never necessary: whether you're serving as a mentor or looking for one, it's all been done before. Come here from mentors and mentees on mentorship!

Confidence Can Change the World

Confidence Can Change the World

No matter your seniority, experience, or privilege, no one feels confident 100% of the time. Confidence is always a work in progress.

Be Radically Honest to Get What You Want

Be Radically Honest to Get What You Want

We know honesty is at the heart of strong work relationships but why is it so hard to say what we need to say? How we can be real in a way that fosters rather than breaks trust?

Leverage Your Network to Get What You Want

Leverage Your Network to Get What You Want

How can you leverage your network to get what you want? How can you build the right community to achieve your dreams?

Radically Authentic Leadership: Owning Your Story Can Change the World

Radically Authentic Leadership: Owning Your Story Can Change the World

The highest performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety. Making others feel safe starts with making yourself feel safe -- and that means owning your story.

Finding a Meaningful Job

Finding a Meaningful Job

This interactive transformational workshop will provide you with practical tools, case stories and emotional support to find a fulfilling role.

Finding a Fulfilling Career

Finding a Fulfilling Career

Join us for a fascinating, practical talk that will offer you steps to find a fulfilling career.

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