About The Author

Hi, I'm Mel.

Thirteen years ago, I was living paycheck to paycheck in banking - big dreams, but a lot of self-doubt.

Today, I’ve co-built two successful businesses, developed a property portfolio, and became mortgage-free - all before I turned 40.

But here’s what most people don’t see:
The path between those two points was filled with uncertainty, second-guessing, and more than a few sleepless nights.

In 2013, I left banking and became a mortgage broker. A few years later, I took my first leap into business ownership.

What followed wasn’t just a career change - it was a complete mental transformation.
I had to unlearn over a decade of employee thinking and rebuild my relationship with money, risk, and success from the ground up.

The biggest surprise?
The hardest barriers weren’t external - they were the invisible ones I’d built in my own mind.

Once I learned to overcome them, everything changed.

I didn’t just build a successful mortgage business - but I started building clarity, confidence, and real ownership of my future.

So when I pivoted into digital business in 2023, I was able to create traction in a completely new industry within my first year.

After 15+ years helping people with their finances - and now interacting with hundreds of new and aspiring business owners - I noticed something:

The same mindset blocks that held me back are holding others back too.
Not a lack of talent. Not a lack of effort.
But fear, burnout, and feeling like success shouldn’t feel this hard.

That’s why I created The Owner Switch Newsletter.

But just when I thought I’d figured it all out…
I found myself facing a very different kind of challenge.

In the past couple of years, I was diagnosed with ADHD.
Earlier this year, I was diagnosed with Perimenopause.
Both have had a profound impact on how I think, feel, and run my business.

Suddenly, the tools and systems I used to rely on stopped working.
I had to learn a new kind of ownership - one that includes my energy, my capacity, and the reality of a busy brain and shifting body.

And that’s what I now share inside The Owner Switch too.

Each week, I send practical tools and honest insights to help digital business owners:

✅ Shift their mindset without the fluff
✅ Rebuild their relationship with money (even if it’s messy)
✅ Navigate ADHD, hormones, and high-achieving chaos — without burning out
✅ Build something meaningful on their own terms

I’m not a coach or a guru (and definitely not a doctor).
Just someone who’s been where you are - still learning, still adapting, still showing up, even on the hard days.

Because ownership isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about learning how to move forward anyway.

Welcome to The Owner Switch. I’m really glad you’re here.