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Melissa Reaves (she/her) is a professional and award-winning storyteller and storytelling coach to executives. Her sales and marketing background includes more than 20 years in technology enterprise sales, as well as countless stage credits as a professional actor/improviser. This combination of sales, marketing, acting, writing, directing and producing storytelling shows, ultimately led her to found Story Fruition to help others find and tell their stories--with impact.
Melissa works with CEOs, Founders and Senior Executives to build their storytelling skills and enrich their leadership. Melissa is the Pitch Coach for Founders Live, Seattle University's Business Plan Competition, and has been invited to instruct storytelling for business narratives at conferences all over the United States.
--Learn To Create Captivating Stories Using the "Mind Movie Method"
--Incorporating Storytelling Narrative for Investor Pitches to Land Millions
--Why is Storytelling an Essential Business Skill?
--Build Your Army of Storytellers
Melissa is constantly teaching storytelling, studying it, and performing so she masters the power of this skill and art form. She's known for producing rich characters in her stories so her listeners step inside the emotional journey with her and the "Mind Movie" she's sharing.
In June 2020, Melissa was reflecting on her own (white) experience. Her story opens with a frighteningly common thread: she was raised by a southern based family where racist views were common. While discussing how to share her story, a friend suggested to Melissa that maybe it wasn't her story that needed to be told, to be heard. She took the conversation to heart and shifted focus on the people who are screaming to be heard, literally, and asked, "How can we help magnify those voices?"
Thus, Melanin Stories Matter was born. Produced by Story Fruition, Melanin Stories Matter exists to amplify BIPOC voices. These stories are hard and often painful--both to tell and to hear--but these stories matter.
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Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn for updates, storytelling tips, and more.
Melissa's story "Life is Like a Waiter" won The Moth Story Slam NYE 2020 and fulfilled a personal goal of winning a Slam!
Melissa's stories have been featured numerous times on Seattle's Fresh Ground Stories.
Melissa's true story "OCD Is a Family Affair" was highlighted as one of the Top 10 Stories of Ignite Seattle's 2019 season
Melissa is a long-standing member of the Unexpected Productions Ensemble and active improv actress.
Melissa's work has been played on Seattle's KNKX/NPR station---as well garnered a great promotional partnership with this wonderful station.
Melissa debuted on the Speak Up virtual stage on August 22, 2020 for the "Letting Go" virtual show.
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