About us
Meet the Founder

Melanie Barham, DVM, MBA, PMP, Certified Coach
Founder and Principal Consultant
Melanie is a dynamic strategist, leader, and facilitator. As a veterinarian and project management professional, Melanie brings perspective and industry experience to veterinary and animal health problems. With an MBA in Sustainable Commerce, and formal certification as a coach (conflict, career, and business coaching subspecialties), Melanie's years of experience in strategy, scaling, and growing businesses and organizations are backed up by qualifications. She has a proven track record of delivering strategies that work, and collaboration through trust across a broad range of projects and sectors, including agriculture, veterinary, animal health, surveillance, vulnerable population work, startups, mature companies, not for profits, and brands.
Melanie has served as CEO/Executive Director at 5 national and international businesses and organizations, and most enjoys creating strategy, and supporting leaders as they seek to lead well.
She is a sought after speaker and consultant serving clients in North America and Europe.
Languages: English and French
Accreditations: Certified Coaching Alliance, Project Management Professional



Our story
We make change possible
MKB Strategic Consulting was founded to be in service of leaders and organizations who want to solve big problems in the world through their work, organizations, and teams.
It's not easy being at the forefront of change, and we're here to walk alongside you and make thoughtful and purposeful growth a reality.
Whether we're supporting you as an individual, as a leader of a team, or as an organization, we make change less lonely and much more likely to happen. No matter what, we focus on sustainable solutions, growth built on trust, collaboration, and inclusive leadership.
We bring in the expertise you need to recognize your goals.
Let's solve some big problems and have fun doing it.
Our values
We believe that purposeful growth is done when grounded in solid values, delivered authentically, and rooted in trust.
We know that great ideas come from people who care deeply about the issues; they often just need support to find the path to know what tools to use and how to unlock potential. We recognize that the fastest way to achieve lasting change and solve complex problems is through knowledge sharing, trust, and collaboration.
