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Melissa Crastnopol

Senior Consultant

Melissa is a trained positive psychology coach, researcher, and senior consultant who uses an appreciative approach to understand, evaluate, and create positive change for executives and their businesses.

As an executive coach, Melissa specializes in Appreciative Inquiry, a framework rooted in solution-focused, narrative-driven leadership coaching, with a strong focus in humanistic and positive psychology. As a consultant, Melissa thrives in a collaborative and strategic environment, energized by understanding clients’ business needs and identifying a path forward. She specializes in helping clients identify and remove barriers to performance.

Melissa earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics, with a concentration in leadership and executive coaching, from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland.

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EXPERIENCE

Melissa Crastnopol is a Senior Consultant at FMG Leading, a team of advisors that create world class organizations at the intersection of humanity and high performance.  Melissa is a trained positive psychology coach, researcher, and consultant who uses an appreciative approach to understand, evaluate, and create positive change for executives and their businesses. She uses the scientific study of human flourishing and strength utilization to help leaders, teams, and organizations thrive. 

As an executive coach, Melissa specializes in Appreciative Inquiry, an approach rooted in solution-focused, narrative-driven leadership coaching, with a strong focus in humanistic and positive psychology. Melissa leverages her experience with qualitative healthcare market research and behavioral economics to ask powerful questions aimed at understanding the ‘why’ behind leadership behavior.

As a consultant, Melissa thrives in a collaborative and strategic environment, energized by understanding clients’ business needs and identifying a path forward. She specializes in helping clients identify and remove barriers to performance.

Prior to joining FMG Leading, Melissa founded Soulutions Coaching & Consulting LCC, a boutique firm that provides managers and team with strategic advising, consulting, and leadership coaching. Earlier in her career, Melissa worked at Kantar Health as Wellbeing Program Director in the department of Talent, Learning, & Development. While at Kantar, she led several transformation initiatives, including the development of a work/life balance culture, and improved employee onboarding process, and a 360-mentorship program.

EDUCATION

Melissa earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics, with a concentration in leadership and executive coaching, from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland. She has also earned a certification, and is a certified coach, in Applied Positive Psychology.

PERSONAL

Melissa lives in Philadelphia, and enjoys traveling on the rare instances when she is not working.

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