ON THE COVER
Pauline Melnyk
For Pauline Melnyk, change has always been about people. She has spent more than 25 years in organizational change, HR, leadership and workforce development, supported by more than 20 years and 3,500 hours of professional coaching experience. Today, she is an ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC), Registered Mentor Coach, educator and change practitioner. Her work rests on one simple question: How do we help people navigate change well?
Dr. Margie Warrell
Dr. Margie Warrell did not originally plan to become a coach. Her path into coaching began during one of the most difficult periods of her life. At 28, while working in corporate marketing in Papua New Guinea and eighteen weeks pregnant, she experienced a terrifying robbery during which she had a sawn-off shotgun pressed into her forehead. Ten days later, she learned that the baby she was carrying had died.
Hone Leadership
Vicky Regan
Vicky Regan is the Founder and Executive Leadership Coach at Hone Leadership, where she partners with senior executives, high-potential leaders, and organizations to build clarity, confidence, and sustained leadership impact. Her work is grounded in more than 25 years of experience leading in technology and business, much of it in the fast-moving startup world. Over the course of her corporate career, she learned how to lead through ambiguity, scale teams under pressure, and make high-stakes decisions with limited information.
Douglas Hauptman
Douglas Hauptman
Douglas Hauptman has spent his entire professional journey helping people believe in their potential and guiding them toward meaningful success. His work has always centered on small business owners, especially those in the beauty industry, and he views this focus as both a responsibility and a privilege. He believes small businesses are the real force behind economic growth, innovation, and community well-being. Because of this, he sees his recent recognition as a fitting milestone in a career built on empowering others.
Dalida Turkovic
Dalida Turkovic was born in the former Yugoslavia. When the war started in the early ’90s, she moved to China and lived there for thirty years. Her career in management training and consulting provided her with rich experience in supporting Fortune 500 companies. She helped them establish effective communication and management practices for the rapid growth of the Chinese market since the ’90s. Dalida understands that change affects physical, mental, and emotional health.
