Once We Connect gives you the tools to connect your passions with your actions.

Our services

Book Me to Speak

Let’s connect!

Melissa provides personalized presentations and lunch and learns for corporations, organizations and schools on a wide variety of topics to facilitate connecting passion, perseverance and action, and working to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion.

Courses and Seminars

We offer a wide variety of courses and seminars focused on the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive and flourish. Below is a sampling of our offerings. Connect with us for our complete offerings.

College Preparedness for Students

  • The college experience - transitioning, staying on track, understanding coursework, the road to declaring majors and minors, fostering friendships, scoring internships, research positions and jobs - avoiding the pitfalls, harnessing the power and using set-backs as stepping stones to reach your greatest heights

  • Tools for life - connecting to ideas, knowledge, self, others and your environment.

  • Know what to expect - the freshmen year experience; sophomore year - senior year: exploring, experiencing, pivoting and being equipped with a vision and a plan to activate.

  • Honing your passions and life vision and mission: Long-term goals- keeping your eye and heart on the future while being in the now.

  • The tools and resources needed for academic success, social thriving, personal growth and flourishing.

  • How to manage stress and anxiety.

  • It takes a team and collaboration to accomplish and achieve - who is on your team and how do you build the best team for you.

  • The art of advocating for yourself and networking.

  • Preparedness and laying the foundation for entering the workforce, attending graduate school and creating your destiny.

College Preparedness for Parents

  • How best to support your child through college - from transition to graduation.

  • Topics include: the resources; the balance; happy surprises; red flags; the lists of things, services and to dos; understanding the spectrum of mental wellness, languishing, and depression; Contact -how much is too much and how much is too little - finding the balance of independence, support and control; critical tools to support mental and physical health; and building and using your network to help your child thrive and flourish.

Coaching Services

Executives / Entrepreneurs

Coaching to discover the tools and knowledge which foster growth, happiness, efficiency, success and the balance of heart, mind and action.

Early Career / College / High School

 
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Selecting College Major / Activities

With the Comprehensive College Major and Activities Plan, students in high school through juniors in college will receive personalized advising to assist with exploring, choosing and planning college activities, majors and careers.

 

 
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Managing the Transition - the flourishing approach to freshman year college success

Students will receive personalized advising focusing on combining mindfulness techniques with executive functioning skills (organizational, time and stress management skills grounded in the sciences).

 
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Early Career Choice Decisions

With the Comprehensive Early Career Choice Plan, students in college will receive personalized advising to assist with exploring, choosing and planning career choice.

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Finding your Passion for High School

Students will receive personalized advising to explore and apply tools to find passion, structure and direction for high school studies and activities. 

 
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“I underestimated how hard it would be adjusting to freshman year at college away from home, but with OWC’s help, I now feel I understand how to approach school and be happy.”

— Once We Connect Client

Questions before getting started? Get in touch.