# Ziqun Zhou

> Serial founder, CEO of Melo, Harvard MBA, CMU Engineering

I help technical professionals advance into senior and leadership roles by strengthening communication, influence, and strategic clarity.

My background is a blend of technical training and business leadership: a CS/Engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. I began my career as a software engineer, then worked in management consulting, before founding and scaling my last startup. 

Clients typically work with me when they want to:

- Earn a promotion (Senior → Staff/Principal, IC → Manager) by clarifying scope, impact, and visibility
- Translate complex technical work into executive-ready narratives (updates, one-pagers, decision memos)
- Improve stakeholder management and “managing up” without losing technical credibility
- Prepare for high-stakes communication (performance reviews, interviews, presentations, role transitions)

My approach is practical and artifact-driven: we’ll refine your “impact story,” improve the documents and messages you already need to write, and build a repeatable communication system you can use in any role.

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $100.00

## Links

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