MEL ABRAHAM is the author of Break Away: Reawakening the Entrepreneurial Mind & Living the Dream! and Founder and CEO of a strategic mentoring and consulting Firm, providing guidance, strategic consulting and mentoring to executives and entrepreneurs to effectively create,  build and expand  businesses through the implementation of his 4-Pillars Framework of Business Mastery TM. Through the implementation of his model, entrepreneurs, businesses and management teams across the country are able to engage and enroll their teams accomplish their mission and create meaningful, fulfilling careers/ventures through the entrepreneurial endeavors and mindset.

As an inspiring leader and in-demand speaker, trainer and coach, Mel has worked with numerous leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations to more effectively and efficiently combining the practical elements of business tactics and strategies with the psychological elements of the proper entrepreneurial mind to execute against their vision to establish a meaningful and fulfilling legacy. Recently, Mel was the featured speaker to an audience of 1,100 at the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts Annual Conference in Boston, MA.  Mel has worked at all levels including as a Board member for various organizations as well as with individuals directly including students. In fact, Mel is in the process of creating a non-profit - Entrepreneurial Youth Project - to teach these skills to youth and to develop the proper mindset to thrive in the current economic conditions. Mel is a Certified Public Accountant with over two decades of experience as a financial expert, expert witness, valuation expert and business and success strategist. Mel is regularly sought after for consulting and valuation engagements around the country. These projects have ranged from small family owned businesses to large $1.7 billion companies. Mel holds numerous professional certificates including a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Strategies. Mel is the 2010 recipient of the Thomas R. Porter Lifetime Achievement Award for his character, leadership and achievements professionally and civically.