Testimonials

"Melinda Emerson is a dynamic speaker and very capable of addressing a wide range of audiences. Melinda provided invaluable advice to her fellow M/WBE's. What makes her unique is that she really does her research, and has the knowledge and passion to go for what she believes….She stands out as an outstanding paragon for all M/WBE's."

"Melinda's journalism training makes her a professional and extremely engaging speaker. Her material is lively yet focused with real substance that can help develop other businesses."

Yvette Dukes
Director, Supplier Diversity
GlaxoSmithKline

"Melinda Emerson is an engaging and dynamic speaker who effectively uses humor and great stories to teach small business owners information critical to their success. She is very capable of addressing a wide range of business audiences. Her knowledge and passion for what she believes comes across in her speaking. She is an outstanding presenter. We will have her back again.

Beth McMenemin
Director, Small Business Development
IKEA
“Your presentation on The Importance of Identifying Your Niche provided sound and substantive insight to our diversity suppliers and IKON personnel in attendance. You delivered a highly energetic and informative presentation in a manner that generated food-for-thought and strong encouragement to some of our audience members to begin re-evaluating their business plan and focus it in a more strategic and profitable direction…”

Wanda Lewis
Manager, Supplier Diversity
IKON Document Efficiency At Work

“Open for Business with Melinda Emerson is a great resource for small businesses. Melinda is very knowledgeable about what small business owners need to do to be successful.”

Gerda Gallop-Goodman
Former Small Business Editor,
Black Enterprise Magazine

"I was taking notes furiously throughout the Tier II workshop so that I wouldn't miss anything."

Tejas Nerurkar
President, Optimum Output, LLC

“Melinda shares her years of experience and vast marketing knowledge to assist small businesses in taking their business to the next level.”

Tomeka E. Lee, MBA
BalancedSolutions, LLC

"Melinda is a superb communicator, an energetic speaker and an excellent mentor. Her strategies and ideas are practical and proven. If you want clarity and coaching on your business goals talk to Melinda Emerson."

Anisha Robinson Keeys
Lance-Lee Planning

“Melinda is just a wealth of information. If you have a small business and you need strategic advice she’s an incredible resource.”

Ken Black
Owner, Philadelphia Diamond Company

“Melinda is an excellent small business coach. She helped me with my marketing and branding efforts in my spa and her coaching helped me becoming a finalist in the minority business plan competition. She is the presentation lady.”

Tracey Reed
Owner, Tracey Evelyn Day Spa

“Melinda’s service is impeccable. She is innovative, on the leading edge of small business development and she understands today’s business dynamics. She breaks down how to best conduct business in today’s environment. Melinda is a master of effective business tools.”

Bentley Charlemagne
President, Thornton Press

“Melinda is dynamic speaker. Her sound advice on nuts and bolts of developing a small business had the classroom on the edge of their seats taking detailed notes. She’s such a great storyteller…Melinda informs and entertains at the same time.”

Cassandra Hayes
Exec. Director, The Solomon Principle Group

“Melinda can coach the serious entrepreneur toward growing their business faster and more profitable, which help improve the quality of life for the small business owner.”

Micheal K. Pearson
President, Union Packaging

“Melinda Emerson is a lady who you don't want to miss. Her incredibly dynamic style makes her an engaging speaker - on a wide cariety of business topics. From "How to Present More Effectively" to " Perfecting Your Thirty Second Commercial" she has a flair for getting people engaged and enthusiastic. ] I would highly recommend her - both to enliven and educate!”

Cheyl Beth Kuchler
Founder and Managing Prinicipal CEO Think Tank

Melinda’s delivery as a speaker was honest, compelling, and engaging. Most impressive was how she shared her business approach to large prospective corporate clients and her methodology behind developing these relationships into internal advocates with the ultimate goal of greater access to second tier contracts. Her anecdotal style enables her audience to identify with the challenges she has had to overcome as a minority business owner and appreciate the determination and perseverance that is required for Melinda to grow Quintessence Multimedia into the successful enterprise that it is today.

Norma Romero-Mitchell,
Chair of MBEIC Committee of the Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE