“We engaged with Deluca & Willow for several leadership development initiatives. Unique to Melissa and Alice, her Hogan specialist, has been their genuine concern and dedication to our success. Their energy, insights, and dedication to excellence for themselves and their clients, created an exceptional environment for team and individual development. If you’re looking to elevate your leadership, foster a culture of collaboration, and unlock the potential of your teams, partnering with Melissa and Alice, is an investment that will yield the returns you’re looking for.”
George Mulhern
CEO Cradlepoint – Retired
“I had the pleasure of working with Melissa DeLuca and Alice Mar Rocher on a vision and strategy session for my company. Building on the Hogan assessment data and team insights with Alice, Melissa was able to quickly assess our needs and create a session that was both informative and engaging. Both are incredibly professional and knowledgeable and bring a wealth of experience to the table.
One thing I appreciated about Melissa, specifically, was her ability to synthesize our ideas and create a clear and concise plan. She is a highly skilled facilitator who can create productive and engaging sessions that yield results. She was able to take all of the different thoughts and ideas that we had and put them together in a way that made sense. This made it easy for us to move forward with our plan and start implementing it.
She used a variety of activities and exercises to keep the session engaging and interactive. This helped to ensure that everyone’s voices were heard and that we were able to build consensus on our vision and strategy. I am confident that our vision and strategy would not have been as successful without Melissa’s facilitation skills”
Paul Burgoyne
CEO, REACH
“I hired Melissa because I was ready to take the next step in building my business, and I felt like I was stuck in a holding pattern. I knew that there were some internal blocks getting in my way and that I needed a great coach to work through those with me. Melissa helped me clear some of the internal messages that were getting in my way. Once I was able to see past these, I realized that my values had shifted. What’s really important to me is to live a joyful life, and centering on that goal changed a lot of how I was operating. I gave myself permission to seek out greater joy. Melissa is a supportive and insightful coach. She offers a structured roadmap and some great tools along the way.”
Loala M
CEO Intrinsic Consulting
“Melissa has been a joy to work with. She is a great listener and challenges you to reflect on what’s truly important in your life and provides valuable feedback, guidance and insight on building a go-forward plan. Melissa has helped me to understand how I can better interact with my colleagues, as well as family, building healthy and mutually beneficial relationships.”
Ed Walton
CEO, STEPcg
“I feel so grateful to have crossed paths with Melissa. She is one of those rare, and gifted, wise souls who will make a huge impact on your thinking, and in turn, your career and life. I found this to be the case for me, at a time I was seeking to clarify my next steps professionally and personally. She helped me really dig deep and provided the kind of exercises and space to allow that to happen naturally. I have worked with executive coaches before, and found Melissa’s process, and her deep wisdom and expertise, to be beyond anything else I’ve experienced. I highly recommend her and will use her again.”
Leann A, COO
“I was in the process of launching a second business and wanted to make sure I was as successful as possible. I connected with DeLuca & Willow on the advice of a friend. Melissa was an instant match for my way of working and I immediately knew I was in good hands. The two breakthrough sessions were extraordinary and I found I was able to release many limiting beliefs that were keeping me from my potential. Throughout the entire process and the follow up sessions, Melissa guided me through her exercises with patience and unending positive energy. Even many weeks later I am constantly referring to my notes from our time and drawing inspiration from them. Coaching is only as good as the amount of work you put into it after the sessions are done, and Melissa gave me all the tools I need to be successful in my new business. I can’t recommend her more highly. Be prepared for a life change, because the results are amazing!”
Matt Stagliano
Owner, Stonetree Creative
“Melissa’s style is one of her greatest strengths. She is inclusive, an active listener, encouraging, a broad and deep thinker, and a genuine coach. Through my professional experience with Melissa, I learned that she stays incredibly knowledgeable about her work/products, and that she could tune out all other noise and be laser-focused on my company’s unique needs. Melissa had (and continues to have) an uncanny ability to ask the right questions and really zero-in on problems and pathways to solutions. As the years have unfolded, and I have had the opportunity to work with, and see Melissa in many varied situations, I am also incredibly grateful for her positive spirit and her passion for her craft. She is a real force for good.”
Karen Bozich Bennett
Former SVP/CIO Wynn Resorts
“Working with Melissa has been a life changing process for me. She has helped me see things in a different light enabling me to move forward and fulfill my goal to become an empowerment coach myself. She is there 100% for her clients and her caring nature makes it easy to really open up to her. You know that she is in your corner and has your back. But don’t let that fool you, she will hold you accountable for your actions and push you up against the baggage that is holding you back from reaching your goals. That may not sound like a good thing but take my word for it is. It is a very good thing because she is able to help you bust through all that stuff and see just what you really are capable of achieving for yourself. I know without a doubt that I would not be where I am, a certified Integrative NLP Coach, without the help and guidance of Melissa.
Do your future self a favor and take the time to invest in yourself and make your dreams become your reality. It’s the best invest that I have ever made.”
Darlene Sopyc
Life Empowerment Coach
“Melissa-
Just a quick note to say “Thank you!!” for your facilitation work with our leadership teams recently. Your blend of humor and directness, along with your flexibility and “get it done” spirit were integral to the success of our off-site sessions. I personally appreciated your willingness to hold the groups accountable for the session outcomes and for keeping things on track and moving along, as well as the amount of energy you spent with us on the pre-work getting the agendas and activities in solid alignment with our goals for the meetings. The whole team looks forward to working with you again!”
Best,
Joshua Ramey-Renk, SPHR
VP, Talent and Organizational Development
“Melissa’s authenticity and passion for driving that attribute in leadership is refreshing. She doesn’t just check the boxes off as an executive facilitator/coach, she rolls with the needs of the group and adjusts accordingly. Her agility and professionalism enables the group to move swiftly without sacrificing content. Melissa also brings a wealth of experience and business acumen to the table which I find extremely valuable.
Having Melissa facilitate our executive team was a positive experience. She immediately gained the trust of our audience and was deemed credible based on both her professional demeanor and demonstrated expertise.
Many facilitators will sit back and administer a conversation versus drive the team to the desired outcome. Melissa drives. She is a good balance of getting to the heart of the matter while being direct and respectful.”
Jeannine Jacobsen
Chief Operating Officer
“I really enjoy how present you are during our coaching sessions and how you’re not afraid to call me on my shit. Not only do you actively listen to what I’m saying but you hear beyond what I’m saying and help me get to the root of what’s really going on. I also appreciate that you’ll use any tool or strategy necessary to help me shift my vibration and awareness into possibilities so I know that by the end of our sessions I’ll feel more empowered than I did when we started the call.
I’d tell people that you are a seasoned professional with strong intuition, a plethora of tools and strategies and an ability to help you get clear, stay focused and achieve any goal.
Since our breakthrough session, I have a new level of inner peace, certainty, fulfillment and confidence that has helped me KNOW that I’m on the right path and approach my goals with a sense of knowing they will happen rather than hoping or wishing. It’s hard to describe the shifts that have occurred within me since the breakthrough sessions however my relationships, career and finances have all exponentially improved, almost effortlessly. I felt supported and safe during the breakthrough process, never judged, and Melissa held space for me to release negative emotions and realize the outdated limiting beliefs that had a tight grip on me and needed to go.
I highly recommend Melissa to anyone ready to break through their limiting beliefs and achieve profound levels of happiness and success.”
-Susan Wood,
Powered by Purpose Coaching
“When I started the coaching, I was feeling like my career and passion were two separate entities. I enjoy creativity, change, helping others and could not see how that aligned with my current or future goal. In fact, when asked about my career goal, I unenthusiastically stated the projected or predetermined career path up the ladder as identified for me. I struggled in the coaching sessions to separate out what was predetermined and what I truly felt a passion for. At one point, I was a bit concerned that I would need to quit my job to follow my passion and to breathe some life into my goal. Melissa helped me to see how my predetermined goal and how my passion for helping could be accomplished in any job just by the way I show up. That I can add my unique talent, passion, and abilities as a way to stand out and differentiate myself from my peers. That was my light bulb moment and has completely shifted how I think about the future and my value. What a gift! It took Melissa to guide, illuminate, challenge, and encourage me to look more closely at myself in order to realize how much I truly have to offer and how to take the steps needed to achieve and even surpass my goals.
Melissa brings all of herself to each session. She is on time, she is authentic, positive, and a whole lot of fun.
Melissa has wonderful energy and her genuineness and caring nature comes right through. I feel supported, listened to, and never judged. She incorporated centering/grounding as part of the session which makes for a very meaningful experience.”
Franca Cozzitorto
VP, Enterprise Risk Management
“I knew I needed some “help” and hoped that it wouldn’t intrude too much in my day-to-day very active life. I knew I would be required to do homework and didn’t look forward to it. As I started to work with Melissa I was more than pleasantly surprised that not only did I get my homework done, I actually looked forward to the sessions and homework because I knew it was part of my “success journey” and I could see how it was working!
The original goal was to focus on one aspect of my life but the coaching I received from Melissa seamlessly translated into ALL aspects of my life. I didn’t need to change my life to be more successful, I needed to make some simple, basic adjustments. Melissa asked all the right questions to help me focus and prioritize, look at problems in different ways including how I communicate with others that impacted my success. I am able to look at problems with a new mindset that helped me find very meaningful solutions. I am a better leader today because of the coaching and have shared some of the concepts with my leadership team so we can be successful together.
Melissa is a careful listener with a wealth of experience and ideas. She was a joy to talk to and offered helpful insight and questions that I could ponder. Melissa’s style of humor, wisdom, and graciousness is wonderful even when she is challenging my actions, language and underlying thinking.My experience with Melissa helped me understand important life lessons that translated from the original goal of the coaching to all aspects of my life and I am so grateful.”
Ronda Baird, CEO Sequoyah Team
“Working with Melissa was PRODUCTIVE! When it comes to the question “Did working with Melissa make a difference in my career path?” The answer is a resounding “YES”. I was fortunate to have great job. I liked my boss and, for the most part, had a very a good staff. But I had been in the position for several years, felt stagnant and was interested in pursuing a new challenge. The time felt right to question what was next, and she helped me see beyond where I was at that moment professionally. Melissa worked with me to hone in on what I valued most and what I truly wanted. She asks a lot of questions! Not in an invasive way, but in a strategically focused way: she really gets in there to help you see yourself more clearly. She sharpens your view. She helped me define and quantify the value in all the experiences and marketable skills I’ve developed over time. Her perspective and insight set me on a clear path to reaching my goal. Melissa was the first person I called when I got the offer for the position I’d been seeking. She’s AWESOME – HIRE HER!!!”
Kate C., Deputy Chief Legal Counsel, Franklin County
“Melissa was born to be a coach! Her supportive and inquisitive approach puts you at ease where your agenda and own resourcefulness take center stage. I’ve worked through a number of business and personal challenges with Melissa and she has an innate ability to help you see through a problem and get to the real heart of an issue (which is often not what we think). Most importantly, Melissa is as authentic as you get and genuinely cares about you and your whole self. Playtime with Willow is an added bonus!”
HRBP at Google
