Melissa Nixon
MBA
NC, USMelissa J. Nixon is a captivating keynote speaker, trainer, and leadership consultant. Melissa is the founder of the Courageous Life Academy, a coaching and consulting firm and author of two books including "Own Your Seat at the Table", forthcoming Spring 2017. She specializes in growing, developing and inspiring leaders and influencers to maximize their career, business and life potential. Referred to as a "Powerhouse of Positivity", Melissa applies a unique "fire-starting" approach to igniting change with her corporate and private clients.
Once an introverted grad student, she climbed the corporate ranks and became the go to thought leader in the industry of Change Management. Feeling like it was time for more, she made a decision to leave a successful career to pursue her own dream. Now a much sought after speaker and trainer, she teaches clients how to own their seat, unleash their voice, and develop powerful personal and business brands.
Melissa challenges leaders to live and lead courageously through her workshops, coaching programs, and signature speaking topics such as:
- Own Your Seat: Show up Like You Belong
- Master Fear: Igniting Confidence and Courage
- Master Your Message – 5 Ways to Engage Your Team and Master Your Message
- Becoming a Person of Influence – How to Engage and Influence Others
- Show up! The Art of Strategic Networking
As a former HR executive leading large-scale change, she uses her unique skill sets to show others how to take courageous leaps. Melissa's engaging style, values-driven approach, and contagious laugh help her to connect with leaders at all levels. With degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of Virginia, a MBA with a concentration in Organization Development from Regent University, helping leaders' lead change has always been a passion for Melissa.
As a result of Melissa's courageous lifestyle, she takes no excuses from her clients who seek to experience transformational change. She practices what she preaches even in her personal life by leading a life of risk and adventure. Skydiving, overcoming her fear of deep water, to participating in her first mini-sprint triathlon are just a few of her adventures.
Find Melissa's writings with organizations such as the Huffington Post, LifeHack, Addicted 2 Success, and the Network of Executive Women. Any encounter with Melissa will jumpstart you to living your most courageous life.
Discover courage and experience change today at www.courageouslifeacademy.com
Melissa J. Nixon is a captivating keynote speaker, trainer, and leadership consultant. Melissa is the founder of the Courageous Life Academy, a coaching and consulting firm and author of two books including "Own Your Seat at the Table", forthcoming Spring 2017. She specializes in growing, developing and inspiring leaders and influencers to maximize their career, business and life potential. Referred to as a "Powerhouse of Positivity", Melissa applies a unique "fire-starting" approach to igniting change with her corporate and private clients.
Once an introverted grad student, she climbed the corporate ranks and became the go to thought leader in the industry of Change Management. Feeling like it was time for more, she made a decision to leave a successful career to pursue her own dream. Now a much sought after speaker and trainer, she teaches clients how to own their seat, unleash their voice, and develop powerful personal and business brands.
Melissa challenges leaders to live and lead courageously through her workshops, coaching programs, and signature speaking topics such as:
- Own Your Seat: Show up Like You Belong
- Master Fear: Igniting Confidence and Courage
- Master Your Message – 5 Ways to Engage Your Team and Master Your Message
- Becoming a Person of Influence – How to Engage and Influence Others
- Show up! The Art of Strategic Networking
As a former HR executive leading large-scale change, she uses her unique skill sets to show others how to take courageous leaps. Melissa's engaging style, values-driven approach, and contagious laugh help her to connect with leaders at all levels. With degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of Virginia, a MBA with a concentration in Organization Development from Regent University, helping leaders' lead change has always been a passion for Melissa.
As a result of Melissa's courageous lifestyle, she takes no excuses from her clients who seek to experience transformational change. She practices what she preaches even in her personal life by leading a life of risk and adventure. Skydiving, overcoming her fear of deep water, to participating in her first mini-sprint triathlon are just a few of her adventures.
Find Melissa's writings with organizations such as the Huffington Post, LifeHack, Addicted 2 Success, and the Network of Executive Women. Any encounter with Melissa will jumpstart you to living your most courageous life.
Discover courage and experience change today at www.courageouslifeacademy.com
Own Your Results
Each participant will learn:
How to manage goal expectations
How to be in control in the midst of chaos
How to know what your right next step
Own Your Courage!
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
In this inspirational keynote, Melissa challenges audiences but pushing them to the edge of their seat to remove the biggest roadblock they've ever faced...themselves!
"Our greatest fear should not be of FAILURE but of SUCCEEDING at things in life that DON'T REALLY MATTER." ~ Francis Chan
