At Lr, we believe there is always a better way to achieve meaningful growth and transformation. Our team of highly trained coaches and facilitators specializes in innovative workplace assessments, mindfulness practices, meditation, breathwork, and hypnotherapy techniques designed for real-world application in professional settings.
We’ve had the privilege of coaching thousands of individuals and leaders, facilitating training sessions that simplify complex challenges and deliver actionable strategies. Our mission is to support leaders and organizations in driving transformative change, enhancing leadership capabilities, improving communication, strengthening team dynamics, and achieving measurable personal and professional outcomes.
We understand the need for solutions that address both the external pressures of the workplace and the internal challenges individuals face.
That’s why we take a holistic, human-centered approach. At Lr, we believe in making coaching practical, impactful, and accessible. By simplifying processes and focusing on what truly matters, we help clients achieve sustainable success and a ripple effect of positive change within their organizations.
Our programs are designed to contribute lasting value, empowering individuals, teams, and leaders to bring their best selves to work and life. The transformative impact of our work extends beyond professional settings, enhancing emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and interpersonal relationships. We’ve seen firsthand how these personal shifts lead to stronger teams, thriving organizations, and improved employee well-being.
By partnering with us, you’re not just investing in skill development—you’re creating a culture where innovation, collaboration, and purpose thrive. Together, we can build a future where professional growth fuels personal transformation and delivers meaningful, measurable results.
Meet the Team
Melissa Hevia Thallemer
Melissa Hevia Thallemer has more than 20 years of experience in executive, senior leadership, human resources leadership and labor/employee relations within large, publicly held corporations and a mid-sized, privately held corporation. She is a Board Certified National Counselor with diverse clinical experience working with small groups and individuals. Melissa's extensive experience includes coaching and guiding individuals, leadership teams and project teams to overcome challenges, improve team dynamics and drive results. She has worked with all organizational levels, from the C-suite to operational teams in all functional departments.
She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling, a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology. Additionally, she has numerous professional certifications, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Situational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and Predictive Index for Talent Acquisition & Development.
Combining her business acumen and leadership skills with her experience as a Board Certified Mental Health Counselor, Melissa supports individuals and teams to achieve greater results. Her advanced training in mindfulness, breathwork and meditation enhances her coaching approach, helping clients increase self-awareness, reduce stress, regulate emotions, build empathy, foster creativity and make clear, informed decisions.
Melissa’s unique blend of business and clinical experience makes her an effective coach and mentor, dedicated to empowering others to reach their full potential.
Kevin Thallemer
Kevin Thallemer combines more than 20 years of business experience as an entrepreneur and business/career coach, as well as a senior executive for a startup company. He is a Board Certified National Counselor, with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and diverse clinical experience working with small groups and individuals. Kevin effectively combines business, clinical mental health and psychology experience in order to bridge the gap between executive/leadership coaching and mental health counseling focused on long-term leadership development, emotional intelligence, positive employee culture and business success.
Kevin has worked directly with thousands of professionals, from members of boards of directors, founders and C-suite executives through entry-level professionals and operational employees in numerous small to large global corporations, nonprofit organizations and government entities. His direct experience working with these individuals has provided him with intimate insight into corporations and organizations and their opportunities and issues. With extensive knowledge of nearly all organizational levels and professional roles, he is able to understand the complexity of leading multilevel, multifunctional and multinational teams.
He is veteran of the United States Army and Army National Guard. In addition to his Board Certified National Counselor designation from the National Board of Certified Counselors, Kevin is also a Certified Hypnosis Practitioner and is certified in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy.
Kevin's unique blend of business/career coaching, clinical mental health experience and certifications in Hypnosis and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy make him an effective coach, dedicated to empowering individuals and teams to reach their development goals and achieve success.
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