Melanie Chandruang
Operations consultant for creative agencies across North America
| Hourly rate range | $125 to $300 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Scaling and growthOperations and systemsAgenciesLeadership and team buildingFinance and profitTeam performanceLeadership development |
| Works with | Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Executive coach |
| Based in | Michigan, United States |
| Practice | WeConsult |
Melanie Chandruang is an operations consultant who helps agency owners build systems, financial clarity, and strong teams. She has more than 15 years in agency operations. She led operations at the design agency Telepathy and helped it grow until it was acquired. She then founded WeConsult. She has worked with dozens of agencies and is based in Michigan. She serves agencies across North America.
What Melanie helps with
Melanie works with agency owners who are stuck running daily operations instead of growing the business. She helps them build financial clarity, clear roles, and systems that work without the owner.
- Building a clear financial foundation and tracking the right metrics
- Clarifying roles, responsibilities, and decisions
- Streamlining workflows and documentation
- Getting tools used the same way across the team
- Aligning the leadership team
- Keeping top talent longer
- Reducing the owner's role in daily decisions
Who Melanie works with
Melanie works with creative agency owners and founders. Her clients include small upstarts, growing studios, and established agencies. Many are busy teams that spend most of their time serving clients, so internal fixes get pushed aside. She works with agencies across North America.
How Melanie works
Each engagement starts with Discovery. This is a deep dive into the business, the numbers, and the team. From there, the work moves into either Advisory or Implementation. The choice depends on the owner's goals and the team's capacity. Melanie focuses on financial systems and metrics, and on people management and growth.
Background and qualifications
Melanie has spent more than 15 years in agency operations. She began at a small software development company, where she found she liked systems and process. She later led operations at the design agency Telepathy and helped the team grow until the agency was acquired. She then launched WeConsult to help creative teams bring structure and clarity to their work. She has worked with dozens of agencies on their systems, their numbers, and their teams.
Melanie Chandruang pricing
Programs and services
- Discovery deep dive
- Advisory engagement
- Implementation support
- Consult booking
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The CoachVouch take
Melanie is a former agency operations leader who ran operations at Telepathy through its acquisition and now focuses only on agencies.
Best for creative agency owners who want to step back from daily operations and build profit, systems, and a stable team.
Common questions
How much does Melanie Chandruang charge?
Coaching with Melanie runs $125 to $300 an hour. Message Melanie from this page for an exact quote.
What does Melanie Chandruang help with?
Melanie Chandruang helps with building a clear financial foundation and tracking the right metrics, clarifying roles, responsibilities, and decisions, streamlining workflows and documentation and getting tools used the same way across the team.
Does Melanie Chandruang work only with agencies?
Yes. Her work centers on creative agencies, from small upstarts to established firms. She works with agencies across North America.
What happens in the first stage of working with Melanie?
Each engagement begins with Discovery, a deep dive into the business, the numbers, and the team. After that, the work moves into Advisory or Implementation.
How do I contact Melanie Chandruang?
Send Melanie a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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