About
Helping People Achieve Impactful, Sustained Excellence
We are a boutique leadership consulting and coaching firm, serving leaders and organizations in their pursuit to break away from the status quo and lead boldly and intentionally to reach the highest levels of performance. Our seasoned team of leaders have been in your shoes – huge vision, big job, lots of demand, and not enough time to get it all done. With that experience in hand and a thirst to serve, we offer a full suite of coaching and consulting opportunities to assist leaders and organizations in making those visions your new reality.
OUR CORE VALUES
Respect
people
have high integrity
be transparent
enjoy what
you’re doing
be resourceful
serve others
Meet CEO/Founder, Melva Holt
Melva Holt, CEO and Founder of PAISE Leadership, is an experienced HR Executive with over 18 years of corporate experience within the Consumer Products and Industrial Distribution industries. Melva’s proven track record of results building creative HR strategies to deliver outstanding business results is a hallmark of her career.
Melva is skilled at guiding organizations through transformational change by helping to identify root issues, developing comprehensive and clear strategic plans, and coaching leaders to boldly lead at new levels. She is seen as a thought-leader in the areas of leadership development, strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and culture. She is highly sought-after for consulting and coaching, consistently driving for excellence and pushing all to reach their full potential.
Prior to forming PAISE Leadership, Melva was the VP of HR for Kaman Industrial Technologies, where she led the HR strategic direction for over three years building a business partnership model and leading the efforts of establishing an independent organization through a divestiture. Melva began her career in the Engineering Development Program at General Mills. Over her 14 years at General Mills, she held a variety of leadership positions of increasing responsibility within HR, Operations and Engineering–which included being an HR Business Partner for the North American Retail Sales and Supply Chain functions, and leading Talent Acquisition for the R&D and Quality functions. Melva earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is a Certified Professional Coach and a certified Hogan and Rejuvi practitioner.
Melva currently serves as a volunteer Career Coach for the Atlanta Chapter of Girls Taking Action (formerly Girls in Action), and formerly served as the Board Chair for Girls in Action. She is incredibly involved with her local Girl Scouts of America troop and has previously volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way, Junior Achievement, Catholic Charities, and various other programs. Melva resides in the Atlanta area with her husband and 3 children.
The PAISE Leadership Team
Greg Holt, Co-Founder, & Chief Creative Officer, Branding & Strategy Expert, has over 15 years of collective multimedia and marketing experience in the fields of sales & promotions; film & product production; and qualitative/quantitative structural analysis. Greg has contributed his expertise toward the business development of various media-based launches and has been of substantial value to their successes in promotions, sales, and public relations.
Raven Fitzgerald is a learning and development consultant and a member of the faculty for The First-Time Manager Intensive™. Raven has held a number of positions of increasing responsibilities across various corporate industries over the past 12 years including cybersecurity, manufacturing, and distribution.
Virginia Taylor is a learning and development consultant and a member of the faculty for The First-Time Manager Intensive™. Virginia has held a number of positions of increasing responsibilities across the non-profit and corporate sectors over the past 25 years.
Camri Jacobson, Human Resources leader and certified professional coach, has more than 20 years experience partnering with Fortune 500 executives to increase their leadership effectiveness and impact. She provides clients with a practical and personalized approach that focuses on maximizing strengths and unlocking their full potential when facing change or transitions at work.
Theodore Glave is the founder of The Priority Process which provides earlier career professionals with tools to tackle career development, priority management, and email efficiency. He’s passionate about helping his clients to get only the important things done!
Ariana Blossom has 12 years of experience driving change and growth for mid-market companies, non-profits, and higher education. She supports leaders to increase employee engagement through a mix of storytelling, strategy, and mindfulness-based coaching. Before becoming a coach, Ariana was a massage therapist focusing on leveraging the mind/body connection to stop overwhelm and improve creativity and innate problem-solving.
Nozomi Morgan is an Executive Coach with a wealth of experience helping international organizations when they have a critical need to improve quality, performance, and profitability through building a culture of excellence beyond boundaries and differences. Her expertise includes working in multi-cultural environments, team-building, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Cornelia Shipley Bearyman is an executive development strategist, Diversity Equity & Inclusion expert and Professional Certified Coach. She has more than twenty-five (25) years experience in sales, sales training and development, and human resources, and she works with clients to expand their capacity, increase their capability, and drive clarity in the organization.