Melanie Beirne
Email: melanie@wsfnz.co.nz
Phone: 021 388 687
Website: womenstepforward.co.nz
Location: Porirua, Wellington
Face to face delivery: Locations without disbursements: Greater Wellington region
Virtual delivery: Zoom
Melanie is passionate about equipping the next generation of women leaders to succeed and is driven to ensure women take part in leadership and their voices are heard. She is a Gallup-Certified Strengths leadership coach and founder of Women Step Forward - Wāhine Mā Rere Ki Runga, a platform created to empower and prepare women with the confidence and expertise to thrive as high-performing leaders, no matter their job title.
With over 25 years of leadership experience in the public sector across Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Melanie has advised and delivered to chief executives and senior leaders and began her own leadership journey as a young people leader.
She has significant experience helping women overcome imposter syndrome and limiting self-beliefs, enabling them to experience profound transformation and step into more senior leadership roles. Through her women-only leadership workouts and programmes — including She Leads Career Navigation, Wāhine Toa Mentoring Circles, and Know Your Value: Mastering Negotiation for Women - Melanie empowers women to lead with purpose, authenticity, and confidence.
In today’s climate of restructures, redundancies, and a highly competitive job market, She Leads is more relevant than ever. The programme equips women with the tools, mindset, and strategies to stand out, stay resilient, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Of Pākehā and Māori descent (Ngāi Tahu), and a mother of two young daughters, Melanie brings both professional expertise and lived experience to create inclusive, strengths-based approaches to leadership and development.
Note Melanie is a Leadership Development Centre (LDC) facilitator for leadership programmes across the public service and was accredited in LSP 360 in 2019.