Meet Mel
Co-founder, Business for Breakfast
One of the founders of Business for Breakfast, and the voice of the Referral Academy — the platform built to support members through starting up, growing, and eventually exiting.
In her own words
Under a minute on what the platform is for, recorded for members joining the Academy.
[MEL_LONG_STORY_1: how she found referral networking — 2-4 sentences, first person]
[MEL_LONG_STORY_2: the lesson the meetings taught her — 2-4 sentences]
[MEL_LONG_STORY_3: what she's building now and why — 2-4 sentences]
The method
The method lives in every meeting and every Academy course — same seat, one clear ask, give first, track what it's worth.
From the Referral Academy
Mel introduces the three stages the Referral Academy is built around — starting up, growing, and exiting — in under a minute each.
Press & talks
Beyond the breakfast table
Years of referral meetings condensed into a talk, a training day, or a brand-new group in your town.
A keynote or a lunch-and-learn on referrals, networking that actually converts, and the one-clear-ask habit.
A half or full day with your team on pitching, one-to-ones and building a referral pipeline that doesn't rely on ads.
No BforB group near you? Mel helps local founders launch one — venue, format, first members and all.