Testimonials
“I have had the incredible honor to work with Melissa since 2016 on several projects and campaigns for our center. When I need marketing tips or advice she is my go-to. Melissa is a high-level marketing expert and I have immensely enjoyed collaborating with her throughout the years. She is not only a great active listener, but she is also empathetic and in the world of marketing these are the skills that top market experts possess.
She truly gets the branding and messaging like no other. Whenever I needed to bounce an idea off of someone she would be there and willing to jump right in. She is an incredible communicator as well as a critical thinker. I highly recommend her to others for marketing projects. She is one of the best around.”
—SARAH JOHNSON DWYER, Former Executive Director of Operations & Corporate Partnerships, T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
”I've had the pleasure of working with Melissa in two different capacities over the past four years. First, we were colleagues in an agency developing integrated marketing strategies for higher education clients. Melissa is a seasoned and effective collaborator and I’ve truly enjoyed working on projects with her.
Second, Melissa was a key player on the agency team I hired for a brand platform development project. Melissa played a pivotal role in the conception, development and successful launch of our brand platform. Melissa’s stellar stewardship of our account resulted in us awarding an agency of record relationship to Forge Worldwide that has remained in effect for over three years. Melissa is not only a broadly talented marketing leader, but she is also an authentic, honest and trustworthy partner to her clients, customers, and colleagues. Melissa is a good listener and has a keen ability to “connect the dots” in developing effective strategies to solve client problems. I enthusiastically recommend Melissa in her current and future endeavors!”
—AMANDA WELSH, Sr. Director, Product and Brand Marketing, National Fire Protection Association
“I've worked with Melissa for several years, but it only took minutes to discover what a clear-thinking, level-headed presence she was on a team. She is unfailingly the voice in the room who can balance enthusiasm about a creative solution with an ability to step back and reflect on its strategic alignment. This has roots in her strong and empathetic partnering stance -- she seeks to deeply understand business needs and define a path that will result in something more than just addressing the fundamentals of a problem. Melissa is the rare consultant who quietly enjoys digging deeper, peeling the onion to achieve surprise and delight. She brings out the best qualities in people around her, and it's a true pleasure to work with her.”
—JENNA FLEMING, Senior UX and Content Strategist
“Melissa is like a 5-tool baseball player. You don’t come across many of them in life, but when you do, you know you found something special. She’s smart. She a relationship builder. She’s a problem solver. She’s a strategist. And she always finds a way get shit done. We’ve been fortunate to have her playing on our team for 6 years, and in that time, she’s helped to shape Forge into the company we are today. And I’ve been fortunate to have her by my side.”
—HARRY CHAPIN, CEO and Founder, FORGE Worldwide
“In more than six years working together, I have seen Melissa take on a wide variety of roles and broad responsibilities. In every one of them she has proven to be resourceful, imaginative, thoughtful, and exceedingly intelligent. She is a strong, results-driven leader who operates with purpose and direction. Bottom line, Melissa gets big things done.
As a colleague, she makes your job easier by always being reliable, informed, and open to collaboration. I know going into every job with Melissa that because of her dedication and professionalism, we are set up for success from the start. It also doesn’t hurt that she is a great person. It has been my pleasure to work with her, and if you have the opportunity to do the same, I strongly suggest you take it.”
—JIM BELL, Creative Director
