On Navigating a Squiggly Career with Empathy and Confidence with Melissa Welch

How does one go from being an ice cream scooping expert at Friendly’s to working in Public Relations? Our guest this week is Melissa Welch, the proud owner of a very squiggly career, only expected to get even squigglier! In this episode Colleen and Kristine catch up with Melissa to discuss how empathy is critical to a blossoming career. Melissa shares how she is a firm believer in jumping at the opportunities that are presented to you, no matter how unexpected. And they discuss how to turn past experience into skills for your new role. Melissa is currently the senior creative director for Bay Path University. She is the believer of the importance of the in-between, every day moments in life, Melissa fills as many of them as she can with her sweet and sassy eight year old, Ryan, and her 13 year old rescue pup Sawyer. Forever a lover of the written word and beautiful branding, Melissa is a storyteller at heart, and has spent her career helping companies put their best foot- and their best face forward.You can find Melissa on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaewelch/ or on Instagram @printtherapy You can connect with Colleen at https://www.maxady.com/  and on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/comara/ You can connect with Krsitine at https://www.kristinethody.com/ and on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinethody/ Subscribe to the podcast Embrace the Squiggle and listen every week for a new career adventure!