conspire (v.), from the Latin con + spirare: to breathe together.

You're building something
bigger than yourself.

Your vision of what's possible is huge and you want someone to partner with you to make it come to life. You're not here to work a job, you're building a business that is full of passion, drive, and joy. Let's conspire to make it happen!

Let's talk

Arrive imperfectly

The mess is the door.

The mess isn't a sign you aren't cut out for this. It doesn't mean your work isn't needed. It means something needs adjusting.

It's a good place to begin. You get quick relief from feeling seen, understood, and believed.

We work alongside each other to go after your vision.

Making a plan, moving through it, and getting shit done.

People hire me when

They need someone who can see them fully and hold their passion for their work with the same enthusiasm and care that they have. Someone to hold the big vision and do the work with them to move it forward.

How I work

A partner in the room,
not a vendor in the inbox.

Someone who can see you fully

And hold your passion for your work with the same enthusiasm and care that you have.

Not a template

I wouldn't do the same thing the same way with someone else. We build what works for you, then we get it done.

The nudge

A good friend sees your blind spots and challenges you anyway. If something is drifting from what you actually want, I'll get curious about it with you. Not my way. Your way.

"You make it possible for me to do the work that I want to do. And the work that I want to do is a huge part of the reason I'm literally on Earth. So... you're helping me do my life's work."Monica Welty, End-of-Life Planner
"I'm a dreamer and we can just be up there in the clouds, but getting it actually into a functioning working thing is a whole other task and that's not always where we excel. And to have someone who's able to meet us who can also hold the vision and be like, I see you, I get the vision, and also I know how this 3D works... So if you're passionate about what you do and you want to be of service in a really big way and you just need support in building that structure, Melissa's your girl."Goddess Brittney King, Pleasure Priestess
About

Hi, I'm Melissa.

I'm a consultant in Portland, Oregon. I work with entrepreneurs to cut through the chaos to the thing that actually matters, and then we build it.

I'm not a coach who hands you a framework and leaves. I'm in it with you: the strategy, the systems, and the unglamorous parts that never make it into anyone's highlight reel.

I know the other side of this. I had a big idea about what I wanted to build. The vision was crystal clear and massive. But my time was spent doing a little bit of a lot of things. I would sign up for a course or workshop, only to feel like it wasn't aligned with me and my vision. The experts were telling me how to do things their way, and when I tried to follow their roadmap, my vision diminished and my drive wavered. I didn't have anyone to bounce ideas off of or keep me going in a way that made me still feel excited and connected to what I wanted to build. Running my business on others' systems killed the business idea almost completely.

That's why I work the way I do. Your vision, your way, with someone in it alongside you.

Melissa Cikara
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