What We Do
Your Next Chapter, by Design
Consulting, Coaching, Workshops & Keynote Speaking - Baton Rouge & Nationwide
Whether you need strategic guidance, a personal breakthrough, a team experience, or an unforgettable keynote - there's a path here for you.
The four pillars, by design
Start with who you are
- Running an organization
- The plan exists; the culture is not carrying it.Start with Consulting for the diagnosis, then bring a Workshop to the team the plan depends on.
- Leading people
- You are the one everyone brings it to, and nobody brings it to you.Start with Executive Coaching when the work is yours, or a Workshop when it belongs to the team.
- Working on your own next step
- You know something has to change and cannot yet name it.Start with Individual Coaching, or Healthcare Coaching if you carry other people for a living.
- Booking a room
- You need a session that lands and does not evaporate in the parking lot.Start with Speaking, where every keynote is listed with the audience it was written for.
People by Design offers an integrated approach to organizational and personal growth. Our four pillars (HR consulting, emotional intelligence coaching, team workshops, and keynote speaking) work together to create lasting change for individuals, teams, and organizations.
What makes us different? We're not a traditional executive-only firm. We serve anyone navigating growth - from a parent re-entering the workforce to a nonprofit rebuilding its culture to an executive learning to lead with more empathy. Our work is grounded in over 20 years of HR experience, the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence model, and a deep belief that every person's contribution matters.
Led by Melissa Montgomery, M.S., SHRM-CP, BPC, EQAC, People by Design is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and serves clients across the Gulf South and nationwide - in person and virtually. Whether you need a strategic partner to transform your workplace culture, a coach to help you find clarity, a facilitator to energize your team, or a keynote speaker to move your audience to action, there's a path here for you.
Strategic Consulting
Walk away with a diagnosis you can act on, a plan that names who does what, and a partner who stays through execution. Whether you own the business or lead its people, the work starts with what is actually happening.
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Coaching
Walk away with language for what you want, a read on what is in the way, and a next step you have actually committed to. Three separate tracks, because rebuilding confidence, changing careers, and leading an organization are not the same conversation.
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Workshops
Your team walks away with something they built together rather than a handout. We assemble the session from a modular toolkit around your group's size, time, and goal, so an intact team and a newly formed one do not get the same three hours.
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Keynotes & Speaking
Your audience walks away with a shared reference they can still name next week. Every keynote is interactive, and each one is listed with the audience it was written for, so you can tell before you book whether it fits your room.
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Individuals
Career changers, parents, seekers
Teams
Small businesses to enterprise
Organizations
Nonprofits, healthcare, civic
Conferences
Keynotes & breakout sessions
Communities
Faith, elder, student groups
We serve organizations and individuals across Louisiana, the South, and beyond - in person and virtually.