About Acumentri

A title doesn’t make a leader. Intent, actions, and impact create an opportunity to become one.

Since 2013, Acumentri has worked with people and organizations who share the belief that leadership is more than title. It’s about self-awareness, development, shared purpose, and creating a ripple effect of flourishing throughout the organization.

Our coaching programs are research-based, context-specific, and designed to support leaders and organizations long after the engagement ends. Through insight, thought partnership, and new strategies, Acumentri supports leaders as they take on greater responsibility, expand their organizational influence, and drive meaningful impact across their teams and organizations.

Fun Fact: Alex’s family owns a local ice cream shop, Farfar’s, where they’ve been making ice cream fresh on-site for over 4 decades.

Alex Carleton, M.Sc.

Leadership & Executive Coach

Alex has been a professional executive coach supporting senior leaders since 2013. She draws on experience coaching hundreds of leaders across sectors to support her clients in developing their own strategies and style. She specializes in supporting driven leaders who are expanding their executive role and responsibilities and those who are guiding strategic organizational change.

With coaching, her clients have enhanced their impact with authentic leadership approaches that engage and motivate team members, even in highly challenging circumstances. They increase their effectiveness and confidence in:

Strategic leadership and aligning organizational objectives
Executive communication and organizational alignment building
Developing upcoming leaders, high-potential staff, and teams
Prioritization and balancing competing demands of their time

Coaching Approach

Executive leadership requires capabilities in multiple dimensions including personal awareness, interpersonal leadership skills, and organizational effectiveness. Organizational input and stakeholder involvement are key to the coaching process to ensure alignment, success, and sustainability. My approach leverages clients’ strengths, experiences, and values to adapt to the current leadership needs and responsibilities. We focus in real time on the leader’s actual business challenges using evidence-based coaching techniques and practical strategies. The coaching supportively challenges leaders to develop new awareness, behaviors, and strategies.

Leadership Experience

Prior to Acumentri Leadership Coaching, Alex was the Chief Operating Officer for an emerging technology company. In her own professional journey, Alex has held senior leadership roles in a variety of industries including technology, engineering, consumer products, manufacturing, and small nonprofits. Her diverse experience helps her to come up to speed quickly with her client’s context. Her own trials learning leadership at various levels fuel her passion to coach and share experience.

Credentials & Education

Alex holds a Master of Science in Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology from University of East London. She’s a Certified Professional Coach by the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and accredited Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through International Coaching Federation. And a long time ago, she earned her BA in English from Smith College. Additional Certifications: Group Coaching Practitioner, Neuroscience Coaching, and Applied Neuroscience & Brain Health. Assessments: Bates Executive Presence Index, Fearless Organization Scan, Emotional Intelligence: EQ-i 2.0/360.

Beyond Coaching

Her family runs an ice cream shop where ice cream is still made fresh daily. She’s immensely curious, frequently grateful, forever learning, and often outside.

Our Coaching Partners

Fun Fact: Melissa has hiked in all 50 states.

Melissa Bloom, M.Sc.

Leadership & Executive Coach

Melissa Bloom specializes in supporting leaders through transitions, expanding responsibilities, and balancing professional success with personal wellbeing. Prior to coaching, she spent two decades in technology organizations, leading teams and partnering with clients across North America, Europe, and Asia. Her experience enables her to quickly understand her clients’ unique context while helping them enhance self-awareness, leverage their strengths, and develop authentic leadership approaches that create lasting impact.

With coaching, her clients strengthen their effectiveness and confidence in:

Navigating leadership transitions and expanded responsibilities
Building authentic leadership presence and executive communication
Leveraging their strengths and leading with curiosity to innovate and sustain long-term growth

Coaching Approach

Melissa believes curiosity is the foundation of growth and effective leadership. Her coaching begins by helping clients identify their core values and strengths, creating a clear understanding of what has contributed to their success and how they can build on it moving forward. Together, they define what success looks like, explore new perspectives, and develop practical strategies that align with each client’s authentic leadership style.

Grounded in positive psychology, neuroscience, and evidence-based coaching practices, Melissa creates a supportive environment where leaders increase self-awareness, experiment with new approaches, and translate insight into meaningful action. The coaching process encourages sustainable growth through reflection, practical application, and continuous learning.

Leadership Experience

Prior to focusing on leadership coaching, Melissa spent more than 20 years in global technology organizations, leading teams and collaborating with clients throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Working in fast-paced environments shaped by constant change gives her a practical understanding of the opportunities and challenges leaders encounter as they expand their influence and responsibilities.

Melissa is also an experienced facilitator who has helped organizations develop strategic plans that support clear communication, alignment, and consistent execution. Her diverse leadership background allows her to quickly understand organizational dynamics while helping clients create meaningful and lasting change.

Credentials & Education

Melissa holds a Master of Science in Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology from the University of East London and a Bachelor of Arts from The College of William & Mary. She is an EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a certified brain-based coach.

Additional certifications include Applied Neuroscience & Brain Health, Neuroscience Coaching, and Psychological Safety Assessment.