01Aug 25
Kickoff & systems thinking
- Orientation & introductions
- Intro to OBM & systems thinking
- Brainstorm business opportunities
We don't just tell you what OBM is — we show you how to run it. The replicable, proven framework that turns your clinical skill into real organizational results — the results that open the doors you're after.
You already have the skills. What you need is the framework to use them.
Most BCBAs who dream of getting into OBM don't lack intelligence or drive. They lack a repeatable process — and that gap quietly turns into a story about who they're allowed to become.
You've read about pinpointing and systems and the PDC, but there's no clear first step, so the whole thing stays a someday idea.
The clinical world has structure and supervision. Business feels like open water — and no one taught you how to swim in it.
You believe you need a framework, a process, a proven method before you can charge or lead. So you wait. And keep waiting.
You don't need permission to do OBM. You need a process you can trust — and the results that prove you belong.
Cue the lectures on ethics, mentorship, and degrees. In 2017 I rose above the noise and dove into research, books, and — most importantly — practice. I learned I could become an OBM practitioner by, well, practicing: choosing projects that were low-risk, ethical, and high-impact.
Today that practice has influenced millions in positive outcomes for real organizations. I want to teach you the exact skills that got me here. If you love solving problems, you've built strategies that worked, and you feel drawn to OBM — let's get you into the career you actually want.
Eight modules that build on each other — the same replicable process you'll use on every organizational project for the rest of your career.
Discover just how ready you already are to pivot your professional career.
Choose the right problem. Evaluate performance and processes for high-impact wins.
Find the critical behaviors that move the problem — and who needs to do them.
Do those behaviors have the antecedents, consequences, and systems to support change?
Create your own plan — with ideas for free projects you can run in your org today.
Measure pinpointed behaviors and achieve results you can actually show.
The soft skills to motivate change and keep clients from almost succeeding.
Complete a real project plan with live coaching and personalized feedback along the way.
9:00 AM MST / 11:00 AM ET. Each session pairs a content review with live Q&A and discussion — so you're never applying the framework alone.
You'll grab a 20-minute individual slot to present your project plan and receive personalized feedback. Slots run across multiple days and times so everyone fits.
You won't just learn the framework — you'll run it in the exact software built for it. Pinpoint, diagnose, design, and prove your capstone project inside The OBM Project, the workspace made for practitioners. It's normally $49/mo. For this cohort, it's included, on us, for the entire program.
A step-by-step project-development framework that moves you from "I know this" to "I can do this" — and a successful project that becomes the catalyst for your next step in OBM.
A small team, a single unit, or a whole org — your call. Smaller projects help you learn the framework and often create the biggest results.
Not an owner, director, or senior leader? Doesn't matter. You can design a meaningful project from exactly where you sit today.
It's an OBM project, much like a treatment plan — and you'll get personalized feedback and coaching at every step. The goal is learning, not perfection.
It breaks OBM into digestible, practical components. The project-based format let me apply concepts immediately, and the ongoing feedback deepened my understanding. Directly applicable to my day-to-day — usable strategies I could implement right away. Highly recommend it to any BCBA looking to expand their scope!
If you have any involvement at all in your company's leadership or admin team, take this course!!! I felt like I'd been flying by the seat of my pants — and now I don't.
Do it! Mellanie is great, and the concepts generalize so easily to different roles and projects. Honestly, courses like this should be mandatory — so many of us become leaders, supervisors, directors, or owners.
"If you do nothing, there will be no results."— Mahatma Gandhi
Fall 2026 cohort · starts August 25 · spots limited · questions? [email protected]