Canopy Strategies

See your business more clearly from above the canopy

Identify the next peak to scale

Remove barriers in your path

Achieve stronger business performance

People Strategies & Coaching for Organizations

Align your path

Align your people practices to drive business impacts

Align your values and behaviors to become the leader you want to be

Align your priorities to achieve what’s important

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Founded by Melissa Carson

After 20 years working in corporate HR, Melissa Carson noticed a pattern:

  • Intentional leadership and powerful people strategies made a business stronger from top to bottom

  • Leadership focused on how it's always been done and not optimizing for employee strengths led to poor employee experiences—and missed opportunities

Melissa founded Canopy Strategies because she knows how to help business owners and leaders like you orient yourself and your organization around better people strategies.

Melissa helps clients zoom out above the canopy so they can clearly see where they want to go and the best way to get there. That clarity of vision allows for focused action.

More Ways to Find Your Path

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Imperfect Leadership


1:1 Coaching

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Leaps of Faith


Inspirations for the Journey

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The FIRE Circle


Women’s Leadership Group

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