About Melissa

A multi-faceted creative, Melissa is an artist at heart, with a breadth and depth of experiences, both personally and professionally. Her passion for seeing the potential within people and ideas come to fruition drives her to make meaningful connections and pursue growth at all costs.

With creative experience in graphic and web design, art direction, copywriting, branding, marketing, all things social media, coaching + consulting, photography, public relations, and music, she considers herself a ‘unicorn’ (or maybe just crazy gal) who is only satisfied when she’s working on multiple projects at once.

Hailing originally from Ames, Iowa, she made her way to Texas for 11 years (mostly in Austin, because it’s the best city in that state if we’re honest). Melissa completed a Bachelor's in Marketing from Texas A&M University and a Master's in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin (Texas Creative grad). In 2021, she took a leap of faith and relocated to Southern California, based in Long Beach.

Current projects include launching her solo artist music career, relaunching her live music concert series Songs in the Sitting Room in Southern California, and cultivating the potential in ideas, startups, and small businesses through her company Diamond Block. Formerly she served as Creative Brand Manager at Sock Club and most recently, was an Associate Director of Social Media at GSD&M.