“Melissa is hands down one of the best branding professionals I've worked with in the last 15 years! She did an amazing job of shepherding our fast growing start-up through a series of brand architecture and messaging exercises that contributed mightily to the successful launch of our kids subscription product. I would work with her again in a heartbeat!”
Grant Hosford
Co-founder & CEO, codeSpark
“Melissa is a wonderful strategist and adds enormous value to any team. Her deep experience enables her to provide critical insights while her comfort with clients of all levels ensures that goals are achieved. A true professional, great collaborator and versatile strategist, Melissa is a great asset to any project.”
Simon Mainwaring
CEO, We First
“Amazing brand marketer with keen insights into the process for building a brand. More importantly, Melissa is a strong communicator and highly perceptive, enabling her to be effective in small or large organizations. She was instrumental in our brand refresh, driving the entire project from brand definition to communication strategies.”
Cathy Beaupain
CMO, Dermstore Beauty Group (Target Corp.)
“We've had the good fortune to work with Melissa, who worked strategically to first get clear insight into our company, followed with a comprehensive, detailed marketing plan. She has been part of executing the plan, reminding us to stay on schedule and working with third parties on our behalf. The communication has been a pleasure. We intend to continue using Narrative in the future to reach our goals.”
Felix Schneider
Owner, Greenform
“Razor-sharp marketer and great brand builder. Not a common combination. I have been lucky enough to work alongside Melissa to conceive of, launch, and grow two brands. Both have been great experiences that yielded great results. She is quick to generate messaging strategies that build a clear, easy-to-understand connection between audience motives and value proposition. She is then quick to follow up by producing creative communication and design assets. On the brand-building side Melissa understands that articulating the intrinsic value of the organization – its own sense of purpose, values, aspiration – is just as important for building a great brand identity as understanding competitive dynamics and audience segmentation (which she is also really good at.) She is extraordinarily good at rallying support across the whole organization for a shared brand story, design strategy, and marketing approach.”
Matt Rolandson
Partner, Ammunition Group
“If you are looking for someone to make an immediate impact, look no further. Melissa in a nutshell "ROCKS." She is someone we'd always rely on to get the job done and get it done right. She works hard, has brilliant insight and can motivate a team like no other.”
Ryan Peal
Executive Client Strategist, Edelman
“Best marketing strategist I've worked with. In addition to being very effective at tactically and strategically guiding all facets of consumer research, she has a deep understanding of how to partner with designers to communicate learnings in fresh and compelling ways that empower product, sales, distribution and the business at large. She is an incredibly articulate, creative and persuasive spokesperson and a supportive manager who coaxes out the best in people. At any opportunity, I would want Melissa on my side.”
Sandra Barnat
Sr Manager Research Insights, AEG
