By combining her leadership background with her studies in Management, Coaching, and Business-Occupational Psychology, she helps people reconnect with their strengths and move forward with confidence.
She believes that moments of uncertainty can often become the starting point for meaningful transformation.
Tony McBride is an award winning CV, Interview & Career Transition Coach who specialises in helping mid to senior professionals transition from one career to the next, focusing on those who are going through redundancy or keen to make a complete career pivot.
Whilst Tony has helped individuals across many industries, his former background at PwC makes him a subject matter expert in Tech, HR, Transformation, Operations and Finance careers.
His goal is to coach people from feeling lost or stuck in this market to receiving job offers for roles that they can thrive in. You can learn more by following him on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube @TonyMcBride-CareerCoach
Melissa Roa is a Career Coach, Entrepreneur, and People Development Specialist dedicated to empowering professionals and businesses to reach their full potential. As the Founder of Coaching Close to You, she has helped over 900 clients successfully navigate career transitions, interview preparation, leadership development, and personal branding, enabling them to secure new job opportunities and build confidence in their professional journeys.
With more than 14 years of experience working across multiple countries, Melissa has successfully adapted to diverse industries, including Big Tech, startups, and corporate environments. Her background in career coaching, customer success, and corporate training has given her a deep understanding of global job markets and the skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive landscape.
Melissa believes that success is not about luck, but about preparation, self-awareness, and continuous learning. Through strategic coaching, storytelling techniques, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), she helps professionals unlock their potential, overcome self-doubt, and position themselves for success in highly competitive industries.
At Coaching Close to You, Melissa and her team offer tailored career coaching solutions, specializing in career transitions, leadership development, corporate workshops, layoff support, and personal branding strategies. Whether you’re an individual looking to grow your career or a company aiming to develop high-performing teams, Melissa provides the insights and tools necessary for long-term success.
Specialties:
Career Coaching & Professional Transitions
Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
Job Search Strategies & Interview Preparation
Corporate Training & Employee Engagement
Layoff Support & Career Consulting
Personal Branding & LinkedIn Optimization
Dan Potts is a seasoned career coach with over 14 years of experience working with clients from all corners of the globe. He takes a collaborative, creative, and open-ended approach to help his clients explore their passions, lead fulfilling lives, and reach their full potential as both professionals and individuals.
As a business leader, Dan has worked with clients across various industries and has extensive experience in recruiting for global businesses. This gives him a unique insight into the hiring process and profile building, ensuring that his clients receive real-world insights into their professional journeys and get the most value out of their programmes.
Dan's commitment to his clients is unwavering, and his guarantee is that he will work tirelessly to help them achieve excellence with positivity, realism, optimism, and a willingness to support their success. If you're ready for a change, Dan will be right there with you, offering his expertise in career, mindset, and life coaching.
Joel Dupont has led teams and multimillion projects for more than 15 years in blue chip organizations in Europe and Australia. He is a Technical Account Manager at Guidewire. Having worked with multiple and diverse teams, he has learned what makes teams and businesses high performing and exceptional. He believes the soul of a business is its culture. That is the one thing that will make or break a business long term and it all starts and ends at the door of the organization, it all starts and ends with the hiring process.
Joel can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dupontjoel/
Luke is an experienced executive in technology, media and digital publishing having previously served as CEO/Managing Director of two businesses in the UK and two in Ireland including an AI focused research business based on Silicon Roundabout in London.
Luke holds an MBA from Imperial College London and has previously studied Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Digital Strategies at the University of Oxford.
