OUR LEGACY PLUS LLC. (OLP)
Building Lives filled with Clarity, Alignment, and
Generational Responsibility
Hello, I am Melinda F. Emerson
I am a facilitator on the OLP Emerald Assets Team
I'm leading discussions on building and growing successful small businesses.
Key area of facilitation:
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Practical strategies for starting, growing, and sustaining a successful business.
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Building effective marketing strategies that attract and retain customers.
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Developing the mindset, skills, and systems entrepreneurs need to become successful business owners.
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Turning business ideas into sustainable and profitable ventures.
You will have access to my programs and facilitation when you sign up as an Our Legacy Plus Emerald Member.
See you soon!
My Story
Melinda F. Emerson is an accomplished executive, educator, and nationally recognized thought leader with more than 25 years of experience building initiatives in leadership development, workforce innovation, executive education, and organizational transformation. Throughout her career, she has advised Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, universities, and nonprofit organizations on strategies that strengthen leadership, accelerate innovation, improve workforce performance, and drive measurable organizational growth.
As Chief Executive Officer of Quintessence Group and SmallBizLady Enterprises, Melinda has built nationally recognized organizations dedicated to leadership development, entrepreneurship education, executive coaching, and workforce transformation. She has designed executive education programs, certification academies, digital learning platforms, and proprietary leadership frameworks that have helped thousands of business owners, managers, and organizational leaders strengthen performance, improve organizational culture, and achieve sustainable growth. Today, her work reaches more than one million entrepreneurs and business leaders each week through her content hubs.
Melinda is widely respected for her ability to translate strategy into execution. She has partnered with organizations including Verizon, Visa, FedEx, Google, Amazon, HP, Sam's Club, and American Express to design customer acquisition strategies, executive education initiatives, workforce development programs, and market expansion efforts that deliver measurable business impact. Her expertise spans leadership development, organizational effectiveness, strategic planning, innovation, public-private partnerships, instructional design, digital transformation, and stakeholder engagement.
An experienced executive educator, Melinda has served on the faculty of Babson College, Drexel University, and the Community College of Philadelphia, where she has taught entrepreneurship, marketing, and online business strategy. She was selected by the U.S. Department of State to deliver entrepreneurship training programs internationally and is a frequent keynote speaker for corporations, universities, government agencies, and global business forums.
Melinda is also the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months (Simon & Schuster) and host of the SmallBizChat Podcast; former New York Times columnist; and contributor to Entrepreneur, Inc., Black Enterprise, Essence. Her insights on leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational growth have established her as one of the nation's leading voices on business success.