Michael S. Melfi IP attorney & Digital Entrepreneur

Easy to talk to, yet honest - Venture development and investment leader - Founder of Start Co. - Former head of corporate R&D at the FedEx Institute of Technology.

Experienced Chief Executive Officer. Strong business development professional skilled in sales, management, market development, social media, and marketing.

Richelle is the leading expert and authority in building successful million dollar businesses. Richelle’s experience comes from building her first business to $36 million, losing it all after the 9/11 World Trade Center Tragedies, then, successfully rebuilding her million dollar company in approximately 5 months. As the only female African American public utility owner in the nation, Richelle has won local and national awards including Top Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2010, Woman Marketer of the Year 2010 from Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle of 20,000 members and Unstoppable Woman for the Women’s Leadership Counsel. She was named one of the Top 25 People to Follow on Twitter from Become Your Own Boss Network and one of the Top 10 African Americans to Follow on Twitter 2011 from Black Enterprise Magazine. She was also nominated for the GreenLeaf Award, Top 50 Collection Professionals and the Top 40 Under 40 when she was 27. After writing the book, How to Build A Million Dollar Business in Las Vegas- Without the Casinos, Richelle set on a journey to help entrepreneurs build their own million dollar businesses. Since 2007, Richelle has successfully mentored over 12,140 men and women in her international coaching program designed to help take business ideas and make them a business reality. Richelle’s first consulting client after writing her book, was an OB/GYN. Richelle resisted by saying, who wakes up and says, I can’t wait to go to the gynecologist? BUT, as an outsider Richelle was able to see things others didn’t. She created over 38 systems in his business to increase revenue from $384k to $1.2 million in 9 months. Richelle is also a mentor for Make Mine A Million, an expert content contributor on multiple internet sites and featured in over 30 publications including Inc, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Smart Money, plus the covers of Collection Advisor, Mom’s In Business and MOMEO Magazines. June, 2012 Richelle became the President of the National Association for Moms In Business and is now the featured Money expert for Fox local affiliate MORE Show. Her current book, The Million Dollar Equation is a best seller helping entrepreneurs reach the million dollar level and more.