Melina Panetta

Helping Founders & Solopreneurs Scale To Predictable $15K Months | “The Sales Psychologist™ | $25M+ Closed | Elegant Conversion™ Method

I help senior leaders turn decades of boardroom wins into six-figure advisory businesses--built for true freedom, fulfillment, and a life you actually want.

After leading $150M+ sales teams at Oracle, Workday, and HP, 
I realized success isn’t another promotion--or a packed calendar.

It’s owning your time, income, and where (and how) you live.

My clients aren't chasing "busy."
They want a business as bespoke as their achievements--and a lifestyle that feels as rich as the career they've built.

How I Help Leaders

→ Package hard-earned expertise into premium advisory offers ($10K–$30K+)
→ Create time, travel, and income flexibility--built around life, not work
→ Work with select, premium clients from anywhere in the world

What You’ll Leave Behind

✖ Burnout, busywork, endless meetings
✖ The corporate grind that drains your energy--and limits your options

What you gain:
💼 Six-figure deals, on your terms
🌍 Freedom -- of time, income, and where you live (whether that's a villa in Tuscany, a flight to Japan, or time with loved ones)
✨ A business and lifestyle that reflect success as you define it--and feel like you again

As an Italian-American dual citizen, I travel to Europe often and run my six-figure advisory practice from wherever feels inspiring—Italy, North Carolina, anywhere adventure calls.

I work with Directors, VPs, and CxOs who want more:
More income. More time. More living.

Why Me

→ Led $150M+ sales teams for global tech giants
→ Guided 400+ executives (Microsoft, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs) to autonomy and growth
→ Built my own six-figure advisory working between Italy and North Carolina

Ready to build a business and lifestyle that reflect your true success--and let you live globally?

Let’s connect.

Certified High Performance Mentor

I help leaders build systems for high-performance living. 

Whether you want more free time, meaningful work, or optimized health, creating systems will help you realize your full potential...and more.

I've read over 500+ books, spent tens of thousands of dollars working with high-performance coaches, and untold hours discovering personal systems.

It is a skill you can learn so that you can connect to your true purpose and reach your goals without indulging in the unhelpful BS that has been keeping you stuck.

Decide today to start getting the results you want in life.

Get in touch:

📧 melina@melinapanetta.com
☎️ https://calendly.com/melinapanetta/discovery

Frenchfounders

Relationship Manager Paris - Club Frenchfounders
Club Business 
Saas Club Director France

- Business connection
- Managing a portfolio of +180 members and partners (CEO and C-levels Executives)
- Business support for member companies and partners
- Acquisition of new members
- Organization of networking and business events

Relationship Manager

Chloe Le Gouche LLC

I help expatriate women use their expatriation as a springboard for profound and lasting changes in their professional and personal lives. Let's be the leader of our lives! 


Signature LEAD YOUR EXPAT program.
Find (and take) your place, unlock your potential and authenticity so you can achieve your personal and/or professional goals. I give you the tools, resources and support you need to create THE life you want, no matter where you are on the globe. 

-Personalized, customized coaching and mentoring.
-Skills assessment specially designed for expatriates
-Support in setting up and launching a business abroad.
-Creation and facilitation of numerous in-person and online group coaching sessions, workshops and webinars (for companies, associations and individuals).

Instagram : @chloelegouche

Personal and corporate coaching (1:1 or group).

Certified Life Coach Master NLP Practitioner (ACSTH / ACTP / ICF) 
Certified Ikigai & Positive Psychology Coach 
ICF HOUSTON Chapter 
Certified Leadership Development Coach.

Founder, Mindset & Leadership Coach for Expatriates

Vibrant Ikigai Coaching

Coaching for Expat Women.

Ikigai | Positive Thinking / Positive Psychology. 


Coaching expatriate and international women to live an aligned, fulfilling and challenging life abroad.

-Coaching and mentoring for expatriate women / ikigai philosophy and positive psychology.
-Digital content creation: over 10 online and in-person workshops and webinars, 1 online mini-course, 5 freebies, a weekly newsletter and over 30 blog articles.
-Partnerships with companies and associations in the United States (Adventure EXP, A Way Abroad, AFE Seattle, Houston Accueil, Austin Accueil...).
-Creation of a signature coaching and mentoring 3 months program.
-Digital communication strategies: newsletter, Instagram, LinkedIn, website and blog.

Certified Master Practitioner NLP Life Coach 
Associate Certified Coach (ACC / ICF) 
Certified Ikigai Coach

Co-Founder, Certified Life & NLP Coach

TOTAL

Project Manager
Geologist / Sedimentologist - Basin analysis and synthesis.
Conventional (Campeche Basin, Mexico) and unconventional plays study (Vaca Muerta, Argentina and Utica, US) for optimization of landing zones for drilling.

-Project management and team work 
-Successfully redesigned a model and workflows for the Buenos Aires subsidiary.
-Delivered high-quality written (reports) and oral results presentations.
-Relationship management with the clients and subsidiaries / Account Management
-Achieved a multi-scale and multi-type data analysis and synthesis.

Technical Skills:

-Basin analysis and understanding, depositional model,
-Basin geology and sedimentology (shallow water, clastic, carbonated and clayey sedimentary deposit, organic matter sedimentation)
-Sequence stratigraphy and logs correlation.
-Seismic stratigraphy and correlation.
-Multiscale and multidata work
-Core description, facies and electrofacies model (upscaling from core to logs and seismic data)
-Geological and sedimentological mapping

Office Pack, Adobe Illustrator, Petrel, WellCad, ArcGis, Sismage

Project Manager

TotalEnergies

Geosciences and data analysis - PhD
PhD (CIFRE contract with TotalEnergies E&P) from Rennes 1 University, France
"Sedimentation of organic matter in deep basin : Paleogene Arctic Basin case study"

-Successfully achieved a heavy load of multi-scale and multi-type data analysis and synthesis.
-Engaged in team work and project management.
-Deployed and leveraged creative, innovative, and out-of-the-box thinking. 
-Engaged in a long-term and transversal research and development project inside the group and in collaborations with different universities.
-Strengthened my critical and analytical thinking.
-Highly developed my presentations and writing skills. Reports and thesis writing. Numerous oral presentations inside the group and outside (conferences).

Technical Skills :

-Clastic and deltaic sedimentation, origin and accumulation, source to sink
-Sedimentary process controlling organic matter and clay deposit.
-Factors controlling origin, quality, distribution and preservation of source rocks (organic matter and clay), influence of paleogeography and climate on the source rocks deposit.
-Deltaic, river channels and flood plain sedimentation
-Deep basin sedimentation.
-Basin analysis and correlation, depositional model.

Study area : Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin and Lomonosov Ridge
Data : 2D seismic (onshore and offshore), logs, field and core data.

-Core description (260m), logs and seismic correlation, facies and electrofacies model (upscaling work from core data to seismic and logs data), sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, geochemistry and pollen analysis.

Office Pack, Adobe Illustrator, Petrel, WellCad, ArcGis, Sismage


Direction : Cécile Robin-Guillocheau (Rennes 1), Jean-Loup Rubino (TOTAL E&P), Massimo Dall'Asta (TOTAL E&P)

CVA Group

Project Geologist - Project Manger
CVA ENGINEERING, CDD at TotalEnergies, La Défense E&P, New Projects Department (PN) Preparatory work and implementation of the thesis project (TOTAL/Rennes 1) "Sedimentation of Tertiary source rocks in deep basins of the Arctic zone" 

-Project Management. Feasibility study of the project. Work and project planning.
-Regional bibliography (Arctic Basin, Mackenzie Delta and Laptev Sea) and thematic (sedimentary processes of deposition of organic matter and associated clays, factors controlling the quality, distribution and preservation of source rocks), 
-Implementation of the database: seismic, wells, geochemical data, GIS. 
-Data Management & Analysis

TOTAL S.A., Pau E&P (CSTJF), ISS/CLAS Department
"Seismic evidence of fluid circulation in Angola's deep offshore: comparison between 3D exploration seismic data and very high resolution geotechnical data (Block 32)". 
Seismic interpretation using 3D exploration seismic and very high-resolution 2D AUV (site survey) seismic,
-Modeling of fluid circulation (water, gas and oil) within a prolific petroleum basin.
-Data Management & Analysis

Master Thesis

🇨🇵🇺🇸 Creator, Builder & Dreamer ✨ | Transforming Visions into Reality | Business & Talent Developer | Relationship & Project Manager | Intercultural & Interpersonal Communication | Coach Leadership & PNL | PhD

I create visions, projects, and relationships ✨. It's my passion and one of my greatest strengths. Energetic, creative, and optimistic, I offer a unique blend of skills to lead and create projects, inspire teams, and foster growth 🚀.

My unconventional professional journey allows me to have a strong growth mindset and an immense ability to create, bounce back, and find solutions. My PhD and entrepreneurial experience in the USA have taught me to learn and adapt quickly.

What do I love in my work?
-To have an impact on people and the world
-To create and build
-Enriching human relationships
-An international aspect
-Challenges

My key achievements:

💎 Business Development: Creation and implementation of successful business, sales, and communication strategies, leading to the growth of my 2 businesses and the success of numerous projects I undertook.

💎 Innovative Project Manager: Fully engaged in project management, team collaboration, and process redesign, I demonstrate creativity and innovation. I successfully developed and managed the PRO branch of Houston Accueil, organizing networking events with professionals, workshops, and professional mentoring sessions.

💎 Relationship Manager: My personality and professional background enable me to naturally create and develop relationships with others. I have developed my own customer tracking system (CRM) and manage interactions with various project stakeholders smoothly.

💎 Entrepreneurial Success: I founded and developed 2 businesses in the USA. I assumed all responsibilities, from creation to execution, which is one of my greatest achievements.

💎 Talent Development: I guided expatriate women through profound life and career changes using coaching and mentoring. I created a comprehensive 3-month support program (including skills assessment) and facilitated group coaching, workshops, and webinars.

💎 Adaptability and Integration: I managed an international move and career change by integrating into a new culture and creating a rich social life.

💎 PhD and Geoscience Expertise: Holding a PhD in geosciences, I developed great perseverance and a strong critical and analytical mindset.

Connect with me or send me a message, I look forward to getting to know you!

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