Melissa Dunkley is a leadership and succession strategist with over 30 years of business experience, helping founders and executive teams build companies that perform, scale, and transition without dependency on a few key people.
She specializes in preparing privately held businesses for growth, leadership transition, and eventual exit—by strengthening leadership capability, reducing operational risk, and building true organizational independence.
Melissa is the creator of Behavioural ROI™, a leading-indicator framework that connects leadership behaviours directly to business performance, and the Founder Freedom Score™, a diagnostic that reveals where a company is still dependent on the owner or key leaders—and what it will take to become truly transferable.
Her clients don’t just develop better leaders, they build businesses that run with clarity, discipline, and consistency. The result is stronger performance today, and greater optionality, value, and confidence when it’s time to step back, scale, or sell.
Your business is successful.
But can it run without you?










We are experts in leadership development and succession planning, boasting over twenty-five years of experience. If you're planning to sell your business or facing challenges that hinder your leadership success, we are ready to help YOU! Take a moment to contact us about conducting risk assessments related to selling your business.
"Melissa, with your help, our workplace has become a happy, positive environment where we are all proud to be part of our success. This is essential for effective leadership development in our organization." HR
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"Melissa was my executive coach for approximately five years while I was a senior executive at a large financial institution here in Alberta. I found her very easy to work with, and she helped me immensely with my leadership development. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone planning to sell my business or looking to improve their executive skills." CFO
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"I was extremely gratified that within the first two weeks of this training, some of my staff began thanking me for bringing in Results Now, especially as we began discussing succession planning. After four weeks, every staff member could see the changes in themselves, as well as in others, which greatly aided in our risk assessments moving forward." Managing Partner
Melissa’s expertise in leadership development and strategic planning has made a tremendous impact on our personal and professional lives. Her efforts have not only contributed to an additional 15% increase in our revenues but have also significantly improved profitability by at least 300%. As we consider selling my business, her insights into risk assessments and succession planning become invaluable. Melissa always strives for excellence, takes personal ownership, and fosters a culture where making mistakes is acceptable, as long as we learn and grow from them.
As a leader in the architectural and window/door manufacturing industry, I am very proud and confident that we are making significant strides in our overall leadership development process, particularly in the context of succession planning. CEO
"Melissa provided insight and new ideas. Under her guidance, we began to realize increased efficiencies and better communication. In fact, these improvements have contributed to our overall performance as we consider the future of selling my business, including necessary risk assessments to ensure a smooth transition." CFO
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