#86 Melissa Radke

Melissa Radke is a public speaker, author, vlogger, podcaster and television personality. Melissa's online videos have reached over 62 million people on her Facebook page alone and she has amassed a following of more than 335K across social media. Radke is consistent to say the least. In a little over a year she has created over 80 videos with 100K views or more and 10 videos that have gone viral with over 1 million views. Melissa's 'Upside Down French Braid' video is about to cross the 10 million views threshold and her 'Red Ribbon' video has been viewed over 100 million times across multiple websites and media outlets. Radke hails from East Texas, but she spent over 15 years of her life in Nashville, TN pursuing her dream of singing and performing. Melissa graduated from Belmont University with a Bachelor of Commercial Music Performance and a Minor in Jazz and Blues Music. She spent her time in Nashville as a session singer for both Christian and Country Artists. With a love of writing about real life, parenting and the importance of learning our identity, Melissa's bestselling book, entitled Eat Cake. Be Brave., released this summer through Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group.  Radke is also signed with the USA Network and television production company Red Arrow Industries to bring family-friendly entertainment to our televisions very soon. Her family has recently wrapped the filming of their first episodes with the series premiere date to be announced in the near future.  Melissa has always been destined for the stage, so for the last several years she has traveled all over the United States bringing laughter and encouragement to civic organizations, hospitals, schools, corporate events, churches and women gatherings.  Melissa has kept a busy schedule appearing on television shows, co-hosting radio shows, interviewing for magazines, newspapers, you name it. She is not strictly a rising star in the U.S. either, with strong followings and media exposure across the world.  Get ready for an amazing chat about her new book, Eat Cake and being brave! CONNECT WITH MELISSA: INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK CONNECT WITH KELSEY: INSTA // FACEBOOK  The Radiant Tribe Facebook Group *This post contains affiliate links – read full disclosure here.*