About Melissa
If you’ve landed here, I want to begin by saying: thank you.
Thank you for your time, your presence — and most of all, your courage to be here
A Letter from My Heart to Yours
I’m Melissa. And for a long time, I was very good at pretending everything was fine. On paper, I had the “perfect life.” A successful international career. A polished image. Diplomas, business class flights, and a strong handshake. But behind the scenes? I was breaking.
I spent years running from unhealed trauma, performing strength, and wearing a mask that even I started to believe was real. Until it all collapsed.
The day I fled an abusive marriage with my two children and no safety net was the day my real life began. I lost everything — except the quiet voice inside me that said: this isn’t the end. That voice became my compass.
In the dark, I created a new way forward — not just for myself, but for anyone who has ever felt like they were drowning while the world clapped for their success.
I call it the Triple A Method: Analyze. Accept. Act. It saved me. And now it’s helping thousands of others rise, rebuild, and lead with more purpose, peace, and clarity than they ever imagined possible.
I wrote Have the Guts to Fail because I know what it’s like to look successful but feel lost. I know what it’s like to be the strong one — and to secretly want someone to be strong for you.
This book, this movement, this space — it’s all a love letter to the part of you that still believes in what’s next. Because yes, we can be healed and whole.
Yes, we can lead and feel.
Yes, we can rise — again and again — and still keep our softness.
So welcome.
To my world.
To your next chapter.
To the reminder that failure was never your end — it was your invitation.
With all my heart,
Melissa
What’s next on your journey?
- Ready to dive deeper? Start with Have the Guts to Fail — the book that started it all.
- Craving a reset? Explore RETREATS or my flagship program, PRESENCE, designed for high-achievers who are ready to come home to themselves.
- Want to bring this movement to your company or stage? Book me to speak. Or just reach out and say hi — I’d love to hear your story, too.
From Rock Bottom to Boardroom and Beyond.
Melissa Manelli is a Franco-Congolese executive coach, keynote speaker, and award-nominated author of Have the Guts to Fail: The CEO’s Guide to Turning Setbacks into Strength, Vulnerability into Courage, and Adversity into Breakthrough Success.
She is the founder of The Calm CEO Collective, PRESENCE, and REST & RESET transformational programs designed to reconnect high-performers to the part of themselves they’ve left behind in the pursuit of success.
Her Triple A Method is used by entrepreneurs and corporations alike to lead through crisis, burnout, and change — with emotional intelligence, clarity, and authenticity. Melissa has advised companies across Europe, Africa, and North America on leadership, HR strategy, and organizational transformation. She’s also the creator of M.A.P. (Mastering Abundance & Peace) — a self-leadership mobile app for emotional mastery and purpose-driven living.
Melissa Manelli is more than a leadership expert — she is a living testimony that failure can be the beginning of everything. Her work sits at the intersection of emotional healing,
executive presence, and purpose-driven leadership.
Whether she’s on a global stage or holding space in a private coaching session, her message is clear: Failure is not the end, it’s an invitation.
Her Mission
To help people reclaim their power personally and professionally.
To teach leaders that healing is a strategy.
To redefine success through presence, peace, and authenticity.
To make sure no woman no human ever feels alone in their rock bottom.
To build futures not just with strategy, but with soul.
Now It’s Your Turn
Tell Me What It’s Like to Be You — SHARE YOUR STORY
Your story matters. Your voice matters. You matter.
This is your space—open, judgment-free, and waiting for you to fill it
Whether you’re in the middle of your storm or celebrating your sunrise, I want to know:
✨ What’s it like to be you right now?
✨ What are you surviving, building, or dreaming of?
✨ What do you wish someone would finally ask you?
Drop your heart on the page. I read every message.
