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It's Your Time To Roar

Unleash The Power of Your Personal Brand

Melissa Dawn Simkins is an author, highly sought after consultant in global branding and personal transformation.

She is a contributor to Inc.com and has contributed and/or been featured on CNN, HLN, CNBC, Hufffingtonpost.com, Essence and Black Enterprise. She currently serves on the board of trustees at her alma mater, Otterbein University and also serves as a board member of The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Foundation. Her methodology on brand leadership has been adopted across Fortune 100 companies and the world’s most influential brands including the National Football League.

With the right system, Melissa believes you can define your own path to a purposeful and prosperous life. She is the personal brand coach to peak performers and has worked with such influencers as Shania Twain, Mary J. Blige, NBA All-Star, Carmelo Anthony and Oscar Winner Common to each elevate their personal brand. CEO’s, entrepreneurs, pro athletes and everyday professionals have achieved next level success through her personal brand system.

Melissa started competing nationally as a public speaker at the age of 12. Her personal journey of tragedy to triumph inspires and empowers her audience every time. As a daughter, wife, mother, executive and fitness athlete she deeply understands the often conflicting challenges of creating a career and life you love.

The Winning Outcome

Her raw, transparent and systemic approach empowers leaders at every level in your company. Her keynotes consistently deliver in the 95th percentile of learning effectiveness as measured by engagement, relevance, and practical knowledge to enhance performance.

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Melissa’s message resonates with men and women globally. She serves as a keynote speaker for corporations, conferences, associations, faith-based and women’s organizations, colleges/universities, professional sports teams and more. Here are a few of her most popular topics:

The She-Suite Approach: Achieve Success and Significance
Be the M.V.P.: Winning through Purpose-Driven Leadership
Own Your Voice, Brand Your Story: Your Authentic Advantage (focused especially for multicultural talent)
Well-Being: Do Your Best Work and Live Your Best Life
Elevate Your Influence: Executive Personal Brand Strategies

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"The smart and knowledgeable insight of Melissa and Velvet Suite, offers our players and coaches tools to embrace preparation for a full and successful transition to the next stage of their professional lives, but it also illustrates the importance of being personally committed to everything they do, in every aspect of life."

"Her leadership curriculum brought genuine value to our organization that resulted in an even more empowered and engaged group of professional women with a clearer sense of purpose. The experience is more than training, it is transformation."

"Melissa inspires, empowers and challenges you to be the best leader and gives you the tools to make it happen."