SPEAKER
With Over 15 Years of Experience
SPEAKER
Melissa Washington is the founder of Melissa Washington, Inc. She is a speaker, author, podcaster, award winner, and Navy veteran who is passionate about connecting with people to engage, educate and inspire others across the nation. She is a powerful voice of empowerment.
She is the author of Get Back to Work: Smart & Savvy Real World Strategies to Make Your Next Career Move and the CEO & Founder of Women Veterans Alliance (WVA).
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AUTHOR
Get Back to Work
Job-hunting is a phrase that, to most, means sending off numerous resumes until someone decides to contact you for an interview. However, Melissa is here to help you change your job-hunting outlook!
This innovative guide is going to change your opinion about the “dreaded job hunt” with the assistance of recruiting, career, and social media expert Melissa A. Washington. She shares the most effective ways to job hunt so being unemployed is outdated.
Get Back to Work is a practical, straightforward, and innovative book filled with tips that will put you ahead of your competitors.
LEADER
MELISSA A. WASHINGTON
ABOUT
LEADER
Melissa A. Washington is an award-winning advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur, publisher CEO, and proud Navy veteran. Melissa grew up in San Francisco’s East Bay.
Melissa earned her bachelor’s degree in business management. She followed with a decade-long career in corporate recruiting and human resources, working with such entities as Nissan, Oracle, Tickets.com, Randstad, and the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Melissa speaks regularly at conferences and events around the country and has conducted more than 100 training workshops—presenting for the likes of Marriott, the Urban League, Blue Diamond, and IMEX America. Melissa has also appeared on the Dr. Phil Show and the Lifetime Channel’s The Balancing Act, as well as on SiriusXM, iHeartRadio, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, among others.
VETERAN
VETERAN
The daughter of a Bronze Star Army Vietnam War veteran. Seeking to expand her world and serve her country, the 18-year-old enlisted in the Navy, where she spent three years in active duty and five years in reserve.
That formative experience set her life on a completely new trajectory—not only taking her across the globe and teaching her vital lessons, but also introducing Melissa to her husband and ultimately, inspiring her to transform thousands of lives.
Melissa founded Women Veterans Alliance—a global organization that seeks to empower and positively impact the lives of women veterans. She established the nonprofit wing of WVA, Women Veterans Giving. Both entities offer women veterans opportunities to gain valuable career experience and successfully integrate back into civilian life.
