The Yes Isn't About Your Experience.
It's about what decision-makers see changing because of you.
Purpose in Motion
The next chapter should fit who you have become.
There is a quiet difference between making a move, and making the right one. At senior level, capability isn’t the question. You have already proved that.
The real question is subtler does the next role actually fit the person you’ve become… and the career you want from here?
- Corporate to corporate.
- Corporate to advisory.
Bigger scope, different context, deliberate shift.
The YES Factor™ exists for one reason: so your experience translates cleanly into the right next step, without overselling, underselling, or pretending to start again.
A Quieter Truth
The strongest moves are the quietest ones.
This isn’t about chasing opportunity. It’s about choosing direction.
You are showing up but no one truly gets it. You are always “close”… and never over the line. You don’t need to push harder.
- Not reactively.
- Not noisily.
But with the kind of confidence that doesn’t need to announce itself.
Where Leaders Land.
Leaders I have worked with have moved into roles across global organisations including:
Not because they shouted louder. Because the fit became obvious.
The Turning Point
The Moment This Work Finds You.
You are not early in your career. You are not doubting your ability.
You’re at the point where the quality of the next move matters more than the speed of it.
- Some options look impressive but feel wrong.
- Some feel safe but quietly limiting.
- Some conversations go well… yet never quite become clear.
You are not trying to “figure things out.” You are deciding what kind of leader you will be known as next.
Subtle, Real Shifts
What Actually Changes.
Nothing artificial gets added. Instead, what’s already true becomes aligned, visible, and correctly understood.
The result is surprisingly practical:
- Conversations stay focused.
- Roles get scoped at the right level.
- Advisory paths make immediate sense.
- And when the right move appears… it feels obvious.
No stretching. No forcing. No explaining yourself into somewhere you don’t belong.
In Practice
How The YES Factor™ Is Used.
Leaders use this work when navigating:
- Industry shifts.
- Corporate-to-corporate progression.
- Advisory or fractional leadership paths.
Different directions. Same outcome.
A next move that fits your judgment, your experience, and the life you actually want.
What's Next
Where Leaders Go From Here.
Different stories. Same clarity.
- A Global Technology SVP → SVP/CIO in wealth management
- Director of Analytics → VP in Higher Education
- Director of Sales → Senior Director at a $200M SaaS firm
- Corporate Controller → Fractional CFO for Series B companies
Thoughtful Next Steps
Who This Is For.
Senior leaders who:
- Are planning an external move.
- Care about trajectory, not just title.
- Want their experience to land at the right level.
- Expect the next step to feel coherent, not accidental.
client wins
Different leaders. Different paths.
One shared result, their experience finally landed where it belonged.
Thanks to Melissa's coaching, I moved from a Director to a VP, Data Analytics and moved from private sector into higher education. She helped me position my experience as a business-enabler which made all the difference. $65K increase in my base salary alone!
Anna C.
VP of Analytics
Melissa's SuccessAdvantage Program helped me land a new VP Corporate Development from a Director role in Investment Banking. Her program helped me position myself as the preferred candidate for the role
Lauren H.
VP Investment Banking
As a Global VP of Product, Melissa's SuccessAdvantage program helped me to better position myself in interviews by speaking to my expertise in technology as a business enabler. I landed my current role and couldn't be happier.
Mark | Fortune 200
Global Head of Product
About Melissa Hodgins
Experience Is Assumed. Direction Is Chosen.
I work with senior corporate leaders navigating external career transitions.
- Not résumé writing.
- Not interview tricks.
- Not personal branding theatre.
The focus is simple: how real experience translates into the right role, scope, or advisory path when decisions are actually being made.
That perspective comes from both sides of the table:
- $50M+ in enterprise B2B sales.
- 15+ years in executive recruitment.
- 400+ leaders supported through external moves.
The YES Factor™ exists to make the next move feel right, not merely well-argued.
THE PROGRAMME
Career Strategy for Serious Next Moves.
This is focused work for leaders who want:
- Fewer options.
- Better ones.
- No sideways accidents disguised as progress.
We narrow direction. Align experience to the correct level. Remove the guesswork that derails strong careers.
The outcome isn’t volume. It’s fit.
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
01
Is this job-search coaching?
No.
02
Interview preparation?
No.
04
So what changes?
Your next move becomes clearer, simpler, and easier to place.
05
What happens on the discovery call?
A direct conversation about the move you’re considering and whether this work is the right lever to pull.
When the next move truly fits, it doesn’t need selling.
Let’s choose it properly.
