For established business owners who want
more ease, effectiveness, and enjoyment from their business and life
The Reality Business Owners Face
Businesses often reach a point where the thinking, structures, and leadership practices that built success start to create stress and limit growth. At this point, business owners start to notice things like:
• Firefighting, conflict, and people issues getting in the way of results
• Performance falling short of their expectations and what they believe is possible
• Wanting to work on the business, but constantly getting pulled into the day-to-day
• Growth simply adding more weight to their already heavy load
• Wanting more ease, effectiveness, or enjoyment, but not knowing where to start
A Place to Begin
The THRIVE Business Owner Experience helps owners of small and medium-sized businesses find more ease, effectiveness, and enjoyment. It helps you build the thinking, skills, and confidence to further develop and grow your team, your business, and yourself.
We create a learning community of owners who want to unlock their organization’s potential — without adding stress. Through peer-based conversational learning rooted in systems thinking, behavioural science, and today’s leadership practices, you’ll build on what works, create new habits, and lead with greater clarity — while gaining insight from a small group of people who get it.
This Experience Is Built For You
If You’re a Business Owner Who Wants Any of the Following…
• More ease, effectiveness, and enjoyment in your life and business
• To stop firefighting, conflict, and people issues from getting in the way of results
• Time, motivation, and ability to work on the business, rather than just in it
• To develop the thinking, skills, and confidence to lead / develop / grow your business more effectively
• To learn and work through real challenges alongside a small group of fellow business owners
Prefer a private THRIVE engagement for your business?
We do that too!
You’ll Develop the Thinking, Skills, and Confidence to
DELEGATE AND LET GO
Trust the day-to-day to your team — and step back knowing the work will get done well.
SET AND EXECUTE STRATEGY
Set a clear direction for the business and guide the team to follow through on it with aligned goals.
TURN CONFLICT INTO PROGRESS
Turn friction and difficult conversations into discussions that move things forward.
STRENGTHEN PERFORMANCE
Prevent individual and team performance issues — and address them early and well when they arise.
SOLVE PROBLEMS AT THE ROOT
Get to the real causes of persistent problems and solve them for good — not just patch the symptoms.
LEAD DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
Create the structures that support the continued development of your team, your business, and yourself.
What Past Participants Have to Say
about their THRIVE Business Owner Experience
I loved the program.
The combination of leadership development, meaningful peer connections, practical application, and dedicated time for reflection made it one of the most valuable professional development experiences I have participated in.
It gave me dedicated time to work on the organization rather than constantly working in it — and the tools to actually do it. I left each session with new ideas, renewed energy, and greater confidence in my ability to lead both my team and our organization forward.
Melanie Chouinard
Bluewater Respite Inc.
read more about Melanie’s results hereThis experience has helped me sleep better, take more time to relax, and feel more confident that I can grow my business without sacrificing myself.
My biggest takeaways from the THRIVE Business Owner Experience are less stress, more clarity, and the understanding that while I have lots of opportunities for improvement, I’m also doing a lot of things well. Growth doesn’t mean changing everything — it means creating new habits and processes that build on what’s already working.
I’ve come to understand the importance of conversations. Not just telling people what I need them to know, also explore what’s going on in their world and ensure they are set up to succeed. The conversations I’ve had with my team since starting THRIVE have been invaluable for us to understand reality more clearly and work out solutions to achieve our goals.
Lisa Skirten
Skirms Ave Property Management
It’s rare to find something both practical and genuinely perspective-shifting.
I’m gaining language that helps me work through challenges more effectively, which makes change feel easier to navigate. The group discussions are a huge part of it — hearing how others apply the ideas pushes my own thinking in a really useful way.
Jamie Quai
3rd-Generation Family Business Leader and Former Co-Proprietor, Quai du Vin Estate Winery
THRIVE slowed me down in the best way.
I used to jump straight to advice before I’d actually understood the situation, and the program made that visible to me. I ask more questions now. Small habit, big ripple.
What made it stick was the room: a small group of business owners working through real problems in real time, with a facilitator who actually knows how to hold that space.
Monica Sharman
Owner – The Biz Designer, INsight Workspace Planning
Program Highlights
24 weekly sessions, 1.5 hours each — engaging, interactive virtual peer-learning conversations over about six months
Small cohorts — maximum 8 owners — so every voice is heard and every challenge gets real airtime
Conversation, not lecture — emphasis on discussion, reflection, goal-setting, and support. No slideshows, lectures, or exams
Built on THRIVE: A Leadership Journey — guided and customized using the proven THRIVE program framework
Learn more about the THRIVE program hereFacilitated by Melanie Taylor — an experienced effectiveness consultant with an engineering background and hands-on experience as a leader and business owner.
Optional 1:1 coaching — individualized support to help you apply the insights to your specific situation
Scheduled around the group — no fixed start dates or preset times; cohorts begin once enough committed owners are ready, and the weekly time is chosen to suit everyone
Investment: $825 CAD per month, per person (six months).
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articles subscribe to the newsletterWhat Business Owners are Saying About Their Private THRIVE Engagement
Melanie has helped us gain clarity about what we want for and from our business.
We were highly successful, but that success relied heavily on our direct involvement in day-to-day operations, and we didn’t know where to start. Our regular conversations help us think through challenges, hold ourselves accountable, and grow ourselves, our team, and our company in a direction we feel really positive about.
Matt and Carollyn Currie
Owners, Bath Fitter London, Sarnia, Windsor
The THRIVE program has helped us turn our aspirations into action and results.
Working with Melanie has been a game-changer for our business. The clarity, alignment, and accountability we’ve built have given me the confidence to trust my team and focus on the bigger picture. If you’re a business owner feeling stuck or overwhelmed, I can’t recommend Melanie enough.
Kevin Hucker
Co-Owner, Hucker Floor Coverings, Sarnia ON
I began seeing blind spots — problems arising because of system breakdowns, people struggling.
THRIVE gave me new awareness. I learned to be empathetic and ask questions to understand what’s really going on and find the root cause. It’s led to great conversations with my team and an eagerness for people to contribute to making improvements.
Andrew Kaikkonen
Co-Owner, atWork Office Furniture, London ON
Don’t try to find more time and energy—come find a better way to use the time and energy you have.
Email melanie@melanietaylorconsulting.com, call or text 519.318.2989, or book a 15-minute call to explore whether the THRIVE Business Owner Experience is a good fit for you.
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