30+ Published Articles
Recognized HR subject matter expert with over thirty published articles on workplace strategy, career development, and people-centered HR. The insider knowledge was always on the record.
About
The woman who was in the room.
A short biography.
I'm a Global HR Executive, GPHR certified, founder, and mom of four young adults who built seven platforms while leading a global organization and navigating perimenopause and being neurodivergent. I'm a bilingual AfroLatina who spent two decades getting into rooms that were not built for me, fixing systems that were breaking people, and learning exactly how careers are made and derailed from the inside.
I built @mellietalks to give that information away. No gatekeeping. No coaching packages. No corporate filter. Just twenty years of insider access, real tools, and the cheat sheet I wish someone had handed me.
I also teach people how to build AI skills and use them in real life because the people who know how to use these tools will have an advantage the people who don't will not be able to close. I built my own AI-powered ecosystem to prove it.
I'm a solo traveler, a lover of meaningful luxury, a woman navigating midlife with ADHD and unconventional instincts, and proof that the path nobody mapped out for you is often the one that takes you exactly where you were supposed to go. Most of what I've built is free. Because that was always the point.
I'm based in Raleigh, NC.
Credentials
GPHR Certified
Global HR Executive
20+ Years Experience
Founder x7
AfroLatina
Board Member
Published Author
HR Thought Leader
The Work Beyond the Screen
The receipts go back further than TikTok.
Board Member
Governance level leadership beyond the organization. Because the people making decisions at the table should include the people who understand what those decisions cost.
Author
A children's book and a breakup guide. Because the work of helping people navigate life does not stay in one lane.
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"The path nobody mapped out for you is often the one that takes you exactly where you were supposed to go."
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The Topics
What I Talk About.
HR Insider Career Intelligence
What hiring, promotions, and layoffs actually look like from inside the room — and how to use that.
Midlife Reinvention and Identity
ADHD, unconventional instincts, and rebuilding a life that fits who you actually are.
Meaningful Luxury and the Life You Build
Solo travel, slow indulgence, and the small decisions that make a big life.
Where to Find Me