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Dr. Melissa Patton is a Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, Fractional COO, Startup Founder, M&A Strategist, Workforce & STEM Architect, and speaker. She is an executive with 20+ years of experience in product innovation, strategic operations, and organizational development.
She has led early-stage startups and high-growth initiatives across education, health, and technology, and her career spans corporate, nonprofit, and startup sectors. She also works at the intersection of commercial space, workforce development, and public-private collaboration.
Her speaking topics are Building a Company From The Ground Up, Becoming a More Effective Leader, Execution, Ecosystem Architecture, and Space, Innovation, and the Future Economy. She speaks to entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners.
Use the "Request a Booking with Melissa" form on the Speaker page, or choose "Book Melissa For Event" as the purpose on the contact form on this page.
Her books are The Ops Playbook | Scaling with Grit: The Operator’s Strategy for Building Rhythm and Driving Growth, which can be downloaded from the Books page, and THE GRIT AND GROWTH WORKBOOK: A Practical Resource for Passionate Teams, Emerging Leaders and Resilient Cultures. Level Set to Level Up: The Unfinished, Unmasked, Unapologetic Me is listed as coming soon.
She holds an EdD in Higher Education and Organizational Change from Benedictine University, an MA in Community Counseling Psychology from Concordia University Chicago, and a BA in English Writing from Drake University.
Send a message with the contact form on this page and choose "Press & Media Inquiry" or "Partnership" as the purpose.