Melissa McGurgan is a creative force.

With a diverse background in design, marketing, events and community outreach within higher education and the arts, Melissa McGurgan makes things happen. As a natural born entrepreneur, leader, and taste maker, she drives organizations and teams to innovate, evolve, and stand out in the pack.

Solution Designer

With the strategic mind of an engineer and creativity of artist, Melissa designs innovative out-of-the-box, data driven solutions and systems for organizations and clients. She excels at launching new ventures and reinventing existing programs and processes. Her constant drive to find answers and improvements, brings high productivity, continual improvement and creative value to a team.

Engagement Artist

Melissa views event and service design as an art form, and she is a master artist. From intimate luncheons, to conferences, to events and services servings thousands per year, she designs seamless experiences for guests where no detail is left unturned. Since 2008, her in-person events, programs, and services have made impressions on over 100,000 students, educators, clinicians, executives, and community members.

Communication Guru

With 16 years of experience as a graphic designer and marketing specialist, Melissa knows how create effective, modern communication products and messaging  for print, mobile, web, email and social media. She is adept at synthesizing ideas into dynamic multi-channel products to effectively connect with target audiences, motivate sales, and promote a brand's voice and values. 

Creative Mastermind

Creativity is Melissa's primary language. As an artist, dancer, and classically trained musician, Melissa's work is highly informed by her talents and creative intuition. Once an idea is formed, she immediately envisions a final product with multiple systematic pathways to achieve it. As a creative strategist, art director, and leader, Melissa inspires others to contribute collaboratively, follow her direction and execute from a lens of continual improvement.

Let's talk about fit.

See how Melissa aligns within your team by browsing her results in common personality and work style  assessments.
Strength Finder:
Deliberative
Competition
Significance
Achiever
Analytical
True Colors:
Primary - Green
Secondary - Gold
Enneagram
Type 1
Myers Briggs:
INTP
Keirsey:
Architect

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