Melinda Emerson Verizon

Melinda Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is regarded as America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, social media selling, and marketing strategy. As CEO of Quintessence Group, her marketing consulting firm serves Fortune 500 brands that target the small business market. She has an academy for women entrepreneurs, SmallBizLady Academy and an online school, SmallBizLady University, to teach start-ups and existing business owners, and she has published more than 5000 articles on business success strategies. Her advice is widely read, reaching more than 1 million entrepreneurs each week online. She hosts The Smallbizchat Podcast and is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months..