Mellissa Santos is a Chief People Officer | Start-up Advisor | SaaS | Ecommerce | Global HR Leader at Rhapsody. She possess expertise in recruiting, human resources, management, talent acquisition, cold calling and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "While at Thrasio, I had the privilege of working with Mellissa. Her expertise in Human Resources was evident in her ability to develop and execute innovative strategies that were tailored to the organization's goals and objectives. Mellissa's deep understanding of the HR landscape enabled her to create effective strategies that met the unique needs of the organization. Under Mellissa's leadership, the people team transformed into a strategic partner of the business, driving change and ensuring the organization's readiness for future challenges. Her ability to anticipate the needs of the business and proactively address them through well-crafted HR strategies was truly impressive. Additionally, Mellissa's talent acquisition skills were exceptional. She had an eye for identifying top-tier HR professionals, and her commitment to nurturing and retaining this talent resulted in a highly-skilled, motivated, and stable People team. Moreover, Mellissa excelled as a mentor and leader. She empowered her team members, encouraging them to take ownership of their roles and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.", "Mellissa headed our People operations at the company I co-founded. I was CEO and she reported directly to me. Mellissa brings a vast depth of knowledge and the requisite breadth to handle an executive leadership role. She's savvy and perfectly balances looking out for both the people on a team and the company itself. She knows how to tie company strategy to her function and deliver against that strategy in the plans, budgets, and decisions she makes. As such she worked as a valued and irreplaceable business partner to me and all of her leadership peers at the helm of our company.", and "Mellissa is a truly outstanding leader. I worked underneath Mellissa at Deputy and watched her create an entire HR function in a fast growing tech start up from the ground up. Mellissa not only personally picked and grew our entire team, but did this whilst creating a foundation for a company wide people and culture strategy, operational set up and much more along the way. Mellissa is not only an asset to any company but a hardworking team player who I am grateful to have worked with."