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Mele Melton, Mba is listed as Founder and Managing Partner at Diamond Hotel Addis, based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at culturfied.org and a matched LinkedIn profile for Mele Melton, Mba.
Mele Melton, Mba previously worked as Founder and Managing Partner at Gaia Supperclub and Co-Owner at Diamond Hotel Addis. Mele Melton, Mba holds Mba, International Business from University Of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College Of Business & Economics.
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With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality, finance, and customer relations fields, Mele has served her organizations and their communities as a catalyst for progress and exceptional service. Her emotional intelligence, appreciation for all cultures, and knack for curating consumer experiences has allowed her to lead teams and optimize consumer touchpoints. Mele’s career can be traced to several points of origin, including her work as a Business and Risk Analyst for Bank of America. There she paired her business acumen and financial intuition to successfully manage a $13 billion consumer finance portfolio. After 5 years of developing management systems, Mele began overseeing the operations of MEM enterprises. As Partner, her contributions ranged from acting as an internal financial advisor for corporate partnerships to compiling market research that would inform the business’ plans for sustainability. Concurrently, Mele established Culturfied—a non-profit that nurtured a global mindset among middle school aged students by fostering intercultural learning through enhancing appreciation for cultures. While overseeing the programming for Culturfied and during her 12 year stint at MEM, Mele identified and began to nourish her love for designing luxury consumer experiences.Mele recognized that regardless of the transaction at hand, every stakeholder was is seeking an experience that leaves them feeling seen, valued, and worthy. This notion and her extensive business management resumé led to the successful launch and co-ownership of The Diamond Hotel and Restaurants in premiere Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mele’s hand was visible throughout the fabric of the hotel’s design, marketing strategy, and delivery of customer services.Mele continued to iterate on the vision for The Diamond Hotel and leveraged her MeleWorld venture to explore memorable travel excursions. Here she found ways to immerse herself and others in a variety of cultures and adventures unique to premiere attractions in cities across the globe. These encounters uniquely positioned her to craft itineraries that fed long lasting memories of those who took part in MeleWorld. When Mele’s not creating yet another indulgent escape for guests, she can be found spending time with her children, sampling international luxuries, exploring the wonders of the world, or fondly reflecting on her time spent clerking her father’s jewelry store and listening to his from farmer to jewelry retailer businessman journey.
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• Independently negotiated a long-term lease for a 7k sq. ft. DC property with favorable terms, including a $500k TI allowance, 12 month rent abatement and percentage of sales rent for 18 months• Secured deal including $650k in investment; maintained majority equity ownership with managing partners• Retained stakeholder buy-in by presenting a unique brand idea
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Et
• Established the hotel’s luxury brand identity (including the in-house Omnia Lounge, Club Elixir, and Caramel Cafe) and marketing strategy to attract high profile guests seeking luxury experiences• Sustained guest engagement by implementing a responsive COVID-19 care plan that ensured staff and guest wellness and high-quality services
• Manage overall corporate-community partnerships; develop dynamic presence and strategic positioning of organization • Develop an annual philanthropy strategy and implement plan that aligns with company strategies while responding to market-level community needs including direct contributions made through 20 Taco Bells franchise restaurants• Manage local grant-making including identifying potential grantees, reviewing proposals, recommending grant investments, and tracking budgets and outcomes for organization philanthropy budgets of $150,000 per year• Developed a new web based multicultural social networking business that received funding for development and is expected to launch by December 2010; Increased MEM Enterprises media presence by launching an interactive website
Bethesda, Maryland, Us
• As a hotel owner in Ethiopia and future owner of an upscale restaurant in Downtown DC, Mele took a 5 months project to analyze the successful sales strategy that has led Marriott to be the leader in the hospitality industry. • As a liaison between clients and the Sales team, established relational capital with clients that fostered trust and continued engagement• Managed administrative operations including sales transactions and company-wide data systems / platformsDesigned and facilitated a capacity-building and internal team building concierge training that aligned the team toward a shared north star; used targeted training programming and increased team efficiency and communications• Strengthened guest relations by refining concierge systems and routines• Developed and edited training manual for Sales Coordinators• Mele has taken what she learned in this role to revamp the sales strategy of Diamond Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and as a result there has been a 15% increase in group sales as of March 2024• Mele plans to implement similar group sale strategies when GAIA Supperclub opens in August 2024
• Curated multiple fundraiser events, including an annual International Children’s Festival at the Ronald Reagan Building, with over 7,000 diverse attendees and over 30 participating Embassies showcasing their history and culture• Managed overall program and developed evaluation metrics to show funders and the community its effectiveness in helping nurture a global mindset among middle school aged students
• Developed a new idea management process and implemented a centralized database management system for card R&D• Served as the primary liaison to multiple departments and facilitated brainstorming sessions to develop new concepts• Collaborated with project managers to develop business cases and present to senior management for approval & funding• Sprit points recipient for implementing successful idea management program and weekly department education program
• Pulled and manipulated data to conduct quantitative analysis and evaluate risk for $13 Billion consumer finance portfolio • Recommended lending strategies by conducting comprehensive analyses around credit, valuation & risk management • Analyzed data and performance trends to develop strategic solutions and identified ways to maximize profitability
• 2 years rotational program focused on developing experience and leadership skills through 4 job rotations including Sports Marketing, Account Manager, Quality Control and Credit Analyst. Below is highlights form all 4 assignments: • Worked collaboratively with partners to market Affinity Credit Cards at sporting events; managed giveaway inventories• Forecasted volumes of calls and manpower requirements to distribute calls among 35 customer service representatives • Increased the effectiveness & efficiency of customer service reps through implementing enhanced policies and procedures• Performed financial analysis and utilized risk segmentation strategy to make a decision about extending line of credits• Was selected to represent Customer Service Department to Affinity Acquisition Team at sight tours. Team MVP recipient
Philadelphia, Pa, Us
• Assisted PR Manager in writing press briefings, event planning, web content development and campaign management • Worked with marketing team to determine the value of media campaign and alignment to organizational objectives; maintained all PR related documents & performed ad-hoc assignments including office management duties• Started as an intern; six months later was promoted to PR Manager Assistant and department communication manager
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Mele Melton, Mba works for Diamond Hotel Addis.
Mele Melton, Mba is listed as Founder and Managing Partner at Diamond Hotel Addis.
AeroLeads has found 2 work email signals at @culturfied.org for Mele Melton, Mba at Diamond Hotel Addis.
Mele Melton, Mba is based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States while working with Diamond Hotel Addis.
Mele Melton, Mba has worked for Gaia Supperclub, Diamond Hotel Addis, Mem Enterprises, Westin Hotels & Resorts, and The Culturfied Foundation.
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Mele Melton, Mba holds Mba, International Business from University Of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College Of Business & Economics.
Mele Melton, Mba is listed with skills including Strategy, Marketing, Leadership, Management, Social Networking, Team Leadership, Public Speaking, and Event Planning.
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