Melody is a Creative Director and entrepreneur with an expansive career in Advertising and Tech. She served as a creative leader at Facebook, Instagram and at various Advertising Agencies shaping numerous global brands such as BMW, HomeGoods, T.J.Maxx, Six Flags, John Frieda, Lancôme, Citibank, and L’Oréal.

Melody is the co-founder of Curly Girl Collective. As creators of CURLFEST® —the world’s largest natural beauty festival, their mission is to foster a global community that educates, celebrates, and connects women of color with naturally curly hair. Serving as change agents to shift and redefine societies definition of the beauty standard.