Melissa Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater San Diego Area

As a Regional Consultant with Vistage Worldwide, I combine 10 years of experience as a Business Advisor with the world’s most trusted executive coaching company. I work with candidates in Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Michigan to help them identify their particular business challenges to ensure they find the right place within a Vistage executive group.It isn’t unusual for leaders to feel isolated or in need of agenda-free advice in matters that include:⇨ Managing growth ⇨ Developing Strategy⇨ Talent planning⇨ Decision Making⇨ Succession/Exit PlanningThe effectiveness of Vistage lies in our ability to help CEOs become better leaders through peer advisory groups. These groups, combined with private executive coaching with senior industry captains and other subject matter experts, provide a trusted sounding board along with the ability to draw on the experience of others who’ve faced similar situations. Resources including the Vistage/Wall Street Journal CEO Confidence Index and executive events, combine to create a winning formula that sees more than 23,000 members and 75,000 alumni experience an average YOY increase of:✔ 8.7% in profits✔ 10.7% in gross revenueA 2017 Dun & Bradstreet study shows Vistage member companies grew 2.2 times faster than average small to mid-size businesses. For example, an electronics distributor that was experiencing stagnant growth was able to define and communicate a compelling strategy and market position, leading it to over 50% growth. I’m passionate about helping others get on the right path to success. I am honored to have received the Service Excellence Award/Top Regional Consultant/Rookie of the Year/Employee of the Year award - a testament to my commitment.Take a look at the member testimonials and other information in the multimedia below to learn more.Specialties: Business Research | Small Business Coaching | Executive Leadership Coaching

Greater San Diego Area

Mantra Yoga & Juice Bar, Carlsbad- CEO, Founder and Sales Generator CEO, President and Shareholder Oct 2013 - July 2018Founder and CEO of a successful start-up Yoga Studio and Juice Bar, the first of its kind in Southern California. Generated 300+ paying members, delivering over $100,000/ mo. revenue within the first two years of business through personal sales calls, event trade shows, marketing brand awareness and group presentations. Acquired in 2017 by a corporate yoga company, yet remain in place to drive greater EBITDA.● Accountable for the overall sales and marketing operations for the company. ● Designed and implemented the membership sales process while developing incentivizes to drive sales team efforts and capitalize on all sales opportunities. ● Personally conducted 100+ sales calls on a daily basis along with the sales team, using salesforce.com as the CRM tool.● Assisted in creating the company brand/ logo with the assistance of an outside marketing agency.● Directed the marketing agency around voice, culture and demographics of membership audience. ● Advised all email marketing campaigns to help convert third party revenue into membership.● Influenced marketing and sales strategies via social media platforms to further create brand recognition and expand our audience worldwide. ● Customized scheduling on company website to maintain consistent branding while ensuring functionality on any mobile device. ● Established and trained the back-end office and service team to ensure every client interaction was first-class.● Implemented and on-boarded additional third party relationships to create a diverse audience and maximize marketing potential. ● Reviewed daily reports of COGS, tracking trends and sales revenue and adjusted accordingly.● Exported pay roll data via ADP and Paychex.