About Melissa Mitchell-Blitch

If you’re navigating leadership, ownership, or conflict in a family enterprise, you already know this isn’t just business — and it’s not just family, either. That’s where things get complicated — and where it matters how you respond.

When family and business intersect, decisions don’t stay contained. Roles blur. History walks into the room. Conversations that seem simple carry emotional weight — and real consequences.

Sometimes the tension is out in the open. Other times, things look fine — even successful — while important things go unsaid, clarity is missing, and people worry about what happens next. Silence can feel safer than honesty. Politeness can mask eroding trust. Both patterns carry risk.

This is where I work. I help people think clearly under pressure and have the conversations that protect both the enterprise and the relationships involved. That often includes clarifying roles, naming what matters, speaking honestly, and taking responsibility — so decisions are ones people can actually stand behind.

I came to this work through my first career in finance.

As a CPA and wealth advisor working with families of significant wealth, I repeatedly saw the same patterns: decisions driven by fear, control prioritized over conversation, and technical solutions used to avoid difficult relational realities. Decisions were technically sound — and relationally costly.

Legal and financial structures can solve technical problems. They can’t resolve human ones.

I wanted to understand the human dynamics beneath those choices — and was convinced there had to be a better way. That conviction led me to leave finance, earn a Master’s in Psychology, and devote my work to helping families and leaders navigate complexity with clarity, responsibility, and care.

I bring a clear process and a steady way of working.

Every engagement is shaped by the people, relationships, and history involved. What stays consistent is how I show up: with clarity, respect, and a willingness to address what others may be tiptoeing around.

I help people stay present in difficult conversations by creating enough structure and safety for honesty to be possible. That often includes naming dynamics that haven’t been named, clarifying responsibility and authority, and supporting decisions people can stand behind.

Over time, this work builds capacity. People expand their ability to think clearly, communicate effectively, and make sound decisions in complex, emotionally charged situations — long after our work together ends.

My focus is always on long-term health — of the enterprise and of the relationships that sustain it.

This work draws on deep  training in leadership development, adult development, and assessment — applied with care to real-world complexity.

• Dean of Individual Development, Purposeful Planning Institute

• Author, In the Company of Family: How to Thrive When Business IS Personal

• Former CPA and wealth advisor; M.S. Accounting

• Former Licensed Professional Counselor; M.A. Psychology

When family and business intersect, clarity matters.

Not every situation requires the same kind of support. A brief conversation can help clarify what’s happening, where strain may be building, and whether it would be useful to work together.

If you’re navigating leadership, ownership, or complex decisions in a family enterprise — and want a thoughtful, steady guide — I invite you to reach out and start the conversation.

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