Melissa Dawn Johnson

Entrepreneur, author and personal brand strategist, Melissa Dawn Johnson has a keen understanding of the importance of branding in these changing times. Her highly anticipated book, Brand Me: Make Your Mark: Turn Passion into Profit, offers a 7-Step Brand Blue Print™ to package your passion into a profitable life. Johnson is CEO and president of Velvet Suite Marketing Consulting Group, Inc. in Atlanta, which authentically brands people, products, organizations and destinations. She has been featured in and contributed to national conferences, television shows and publications including The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise and Ebony. Johnson graduated from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio and received a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.