As entrepreneurs we know that work-life balance is a fairy tale. Rather than attempting to “balance” our lives and creative and business endeavors, let’s align the results we want to our values instead. In order to do that, we need to set better boundaries. What do better boundaries look like? It starts with communicating with clarity. When we make requests and can say no or yes with ease, we clear the path to what we want for our businesses and our lives.
Melissa is a business consultant who works with entrepreneurs and organizations to navigate change, nurture leadership skills, and get more strategic in their communications. She operates at the intersection of the left brain and right brain to draw the creativity out of business people, and the business out of creative people.
She’s a business builder, corporate leader and brand champion. She’s written, produced and managed creative teams in Chicago, New York, and London. Her background is in the advertising world, specifically post-production and music. She’s worked with brands that include Nike, Coca-Cola, PBS, McDonald’s, and Walgreens.
Melissa currently is Director for the Institute for Management Studies Chicago and consults with Chicago label Pravda Music. Melissa is on the Chicago board of Women in Music and is a long-standing board member of the Midwest Independent Film Festival. She also works with Step Up as a mentor to teen girls at Schurz High School.
In addition to her 20-year tour of duty in advertising, she
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