Melissa D. Whitaker is passionate about helping people in life and in business. Her motto is “Whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.” Family is extremely important to Melissa, and is her ultimate driver in life. She especially wants her daughters to know that they can achieve anything they put their mind to.
Melissa is a sales & leadership expert, business consultant, international keynote speaker and wellness coach. She is the co-author of the best-selling books “Pushing to the Front” and “Beat the Curve,” with the legendary Brian Tracy (CEO, Best Selling Author, has consulted more than 1,000 companies, and given talks for 5 million people throughout US, Canada and 55 other countries) and the Founder/CEO of Melissa Whitaker International where she helps executives and their teams achieve alignment and drive profitable sales in an authentic way.
Through her proprietary peak performance program called MWI Total Transformation SystemTM Melissa has helped thousands of companies achieve double digit % increases in their business within the first year of working with her and her team. The transformation process creates long term sustainable growth through creating clarity, finding ideal clients, increasing sales, accountability, effective communication, mindset and faith. Melissa is passionate about making sure people feel seen, heard and understood in her programs in the corporate world and as Entrepreneurs. Her high-performance, customized training consultations and proven selling system help you drive performance, generate new prospects, improve negotiation skills and ultimately win more sales.
Prior to founding Melissa Whitaker International (MWI), Melissa was the Director of Professional Development & Managed Print Services for a $40 million dollar technology company and a Global Relationship Manager / Business Analyst for a $54.3 billion dollar international organization. She has 30 years of experience and success in sales, sales management, leadership, business development, and professional development with leading organizations – Impact Networking, Toshiba America Business Solutions & Chicago Office Technology Group (COTG/GISX/XEROX).
Melissa loves to travel, enjoys all outdoor activities and is very active in her church. She is happily married to her husband of nineteen years, has two amazing young daughters, and has three wonderful dogs . Melissa is also active in her community and sponsors Compassion International, Foundation for His Ministry and is a Board Member for JTM—Join the Movement to Stop Human Trafficking.
