Melissa Brown

About Melissa

• It had always been expected of me to go to college but I couldn’t afford to go to a university right away, so I took community college classes until I was able to transfer to Arizona State University.
• After graduating, I worked as a development coordinator for Phoenix Art Museum, a sales associate for Kate Spade, and then an account representative for a vitamin manufacturer.
• While working for the vitamin manufacturer, I felt bored and unfulfilled, so I took on the opportunity to manage social media for a friend’s small business for fun.
• Six months later, I realized that social media was actually something I could do as a side hustle for other businesses.
• I set up my social media business and began networking—I eventually found myself managing social media for a handful of clients while still working full-time for the vitamin manufacturing company.
• While working, I took social media marketing classes to bolster my skills and make sure I was giving my best to my clients.
• When the company I worked for was bought out, I was laid off and given a severance package, which I used as start-up money to progress my social media marketing work to a full-time career.