Wednesday Women

Building visibility for extraordinary executive women leaders - on LinkedIn, keynotes, podcasts, and panels.

Founder & CMO

The Joy of Connecting Show

Creator and host of the show about about modern professionals investing in connection with other humans – to increase business success, career growth, and personal happiness.

Creator & Host

Matcha.so 🍵

Led team, product, and marketing for an startup that builds matching technology for communities.

General Manager / Chief Executive Officer

2 Pizza Marketing

Host of the show (and community) for scrappy, small-team marketers.  Find out more at: https://www.2pizzamarketing.com/

Host

Gated

Gated is a startup built to help busy professionals focus on what matters most in this noisy digital world. See what we built at www.gated.com.

Google

Expert in Digital Strategy, Mobile, & Travel
Advocate for Remote Work and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Global Education Program Manager, Mobile

Mobile Strategy Lead, Travel

Crafting strategic recommendations that reflect the changing travel consumer and global market, for the long-term growth and success of Google's largest partners in the travel industry.

Industry Development Manager, Travel, Global Top Accounts

I manage marketing and research for Google's Travel team - working to inform the strategy of our largest partners in the travel industry.

Sales Development Manager, Travel

Account Planner, Travel

· Drove coordination of internal and external messaging for Google's Travel Industry Team, including production of public relations and direct marketing materials and identification of opportunity for thought-leadership.
   
· Centralized national industry brand message through speaker preparation programs and the development of Google Travel's Executive Storyline.
   
· Directed evaluation and re-prioritization of corporate participation in national industry association and partner events, including project management for TravelThink ­- Google's annual event providing insight and dialogue around key issues in the travel industry.
   
· Managed development and production of Snapshots ­ a multi-faceted program designed to convey Google's data-driven insights to partners.
   
· Supported industry research efforts by producing online content, hard-copy materials, and webinar presentations for studies including `Travel Shopping in Today's Economy' and `The Brand Value of Search for Travel'.
   
· Streamlined internal information flow globally for Google Travel and nationally for Google's NW Regional Office, across Director-level and day-to-day activity in the areas of Operations, Marketing, and Sales.

Industry Associate, Marketing Project Manager - National Travel Industry Development Team

Independent

Freelance Editor

Landmark School

Specialist Educator, M.Ed.

⚡The next evolution of Gated is here! ⚡

I'm entrepreneur and full-stack marketing executive with a passion for user-first products and a talent for creating clarity from chaos. I believe deeply in finding your focus and taking big swings. And I believe a go-to-market strategy built on human relationships is the best way to do that. 

- I am currently working full time as Cofounder and CMO on Wednesday Women: a movement to amplify extraordinary women leaders for *everyone* to be inspired by. And (newly-launched) a highly-curated network for the amazing women themselves.   
- I also work with a select portfolio of businesses that appreciate my superpower of growth-stage marketing strategy, leadership, and execution.   
- Most recently, I was CEO at Matcha - an growth-stage startup for communities and professionals invested in building connection through tech solutions.  
-Previously, I ran SaaS startup Gated as CMO & Founder, building a foundation on brand narrative and executing rapidly on multi-channel GTM strategy. 
- I've always been a passionate advocate for fast, frictionless user experiences on the web. Over 14 years at Google, I worked with Fortune 500 Travel companies to build effective cross-channel marketing strategy and create amazing user experiences.  
- I'm a major advocate of remote work and the benefits it brings for mental health, families, and the earth. 
- I am addicted to product ideation and helping entrepreneurs find product-market fit. 

When I'm not working, you'll find me busy working on my most important, fun, and ongoing project - my family. I am an avid fan of the outdoors, reading, and travel.  Bonus conversation starters:  Taskmaster, The Killers, Modern Stoicism, Mitch Hedberg, and who your favorite F1 driver is.

Melissa Moody 🦕

🚀 Day 2. Let’s go.  We’re back with another round of women founders who are scaling with serious power—and blasting into growth-stage success.

As part of our 'Founders in Focus' series—brought to you thanks to Metropolitan Partners Group and Audience Haus—we’re spotlighting five more leaders building the future in real time.

Here’s why this matters—a LOT:
 ⚡ Women-founded companies still receive less than 2% of all venture capital funding.
 ⚡ That stat hasn’t moved much in years—but these women have.
 
They’ve scaled past it, through it, and beyond it. They’re not just hitting revenue targets—they’re creating culture, setting strategy, and making bold moves in industries that need their leadership.

We're pleased to introduce:
🔹 Emily Dong — Founder & CEO, Snout
 Emily launched Snout after facing her own stress with surprise vet bills. Her startup helps pet parents afford routine care—paying vets directly at the time of service. Her advice? Be radically honest with yourself. The dream matters—but so does what’s real.

🔹 Melissa Rosenthal — Co-founder, Outlever
 Melissa is reshaping how companies go to market—drawing on deep roots in digital media and B2B SaaS. Her founder mindset? There’s no single path—just constant forward motion. She’s building with focus, and scaling for $100M and beyond.

🔹 Feyi Ayodele — CEO & Founder, CancerIQ
 Feyi is transforming cancer care—bringing precision prevention to patients everywhere, not just in academic centers. Today, her platform powers 50+ health systems. Her belief? The tools to beat cancer exist—we just need to get them in the right hands.

🔹 Oana Manolache — Founder & CEO, Sequel.io
 At HP, Oana saw the disconnect—marketers sent users away at peak engagement. Sequel.io fixes that, keeping webinars on-site to boost conversions and insights. Her edge? A strong team, smart GTM, and grit to navigate volatile markets.

🔹 Maryna Hradovich — COO & Co-founder, Maestra.io
 Maryna’s mission is personalization at scale—without the chaos. At Maestra, she’s helping DTC brands unify their data and deepen customer engagement. Her advice? Build your support system. Family, community, and culture will carry you through.

💥 This is just the start - of December and this VIBE of supporting founder-leaders throughout the year.

We've got another day of #Founders to follow coming up tomorrow... stay tuned...

Melissa Moody

Startup Exec | Marketing Leader | Podcaster | Mom

Founders in Focus |  Spotlight on Excellence...

Expedia Group

Senior Vice President Media & Affiliate Solutions

U.S. Department of Commerce

The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board) serves as the advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the travel and tourism industry in the United States. The Board advises the Secretary on government policies and programs that affect the U.S. travel and tourism industry, offers counsel on current and emerging issues, and provides a forum for discussing and proposing solutions to industry-related problems.

The Board is comprised of up to thirty-two members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. Members represent companies and organizations in the travel and tourism industry from a broad range of products and services, company sizes and geographic locations. Members serve, at the pleasure of the Secretary, typically for a two-year term. The Board was originally chartered in 2003, and because of the Department's need for the ongoing advice from industry representatives, has been re-chartered seven times, most recently in 2017.

U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB)

Speaker, Advisor, Board Director

World Travel & Tourism Council

The World Travel & Tourism Council is the organization that represents the Travel & Tourism sector globally. Members consist of CEO’s of the wolrd’s Travel & Tourism companies, destinations and industry organizations.

Vice Chairman and member of the Operating Committee

Execute revenue strategies, account planning and business processes for global travel accounts
•	    Responsible for $4B in global marketing revenue
•	    Develop and execute business strategy for travel industry
•	    Author annual business plan and quarterly board reports
•	    Define the next generation of media platforms and products needed for the travel industry
•	    Industry evangelist – key note speaker and member of industry boards (HSMAI, ATME, USTA & WEF Council Chairman)
•	    Develop Industry specific thought leadership conferences (ThinkTravel, Digital Discovery Day

Managing Director, Travel

HSMAI

HSMAI is a global organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry while operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and sales and marketing management disciplines, as well as connecting its members with customers. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprised of nearly 7,000 members from 35 countries and chapters worldwide.

Past Board Chairman

Expedia, Inc

•	Lead the sales effort in establishing and negotiating long term corporate hotel agreements. 
•	Global responsibility for 30 strategic accounts, generating gross bookings in excess of $2B.
•	Managed a team of account managers responsible for driving growth within these accounts.
•	Developed marketing and sales opportunities that help drive incremental revenue and profitability.
•	Provided partners with reporting, educational seminars and advertising opportunities.
•	Identified partner marketing campaigns that provided additional site exposure

Vice President Strategic Accounts

Yum! Brands (Previously Pepsico)

•	Responsible for all new company, franchise and license development in Western U.S., including trade area and market demand analysis, brand expansion planning, screening and qualifying of franchise & licensee candidates, site review and partner strategies.
•	Worked with cross-functional groups (real estate, operations, business planning, marketing, finance and legal) to achieve annual operating plan for the Western Region and the Corporation.
•	Directed market planning team that developed five-year strategic plan for PepsiCo’s channels of distribution (Company, Franchise, and License).  This included initiatives to maximize shareholder value by selection of company vs. franchise ownership.
•	Directly responsible for $50,000,000 development budget.
•	Opened over 250 company, franchise & license units in 10 states during 7-year tenure. (States included: Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Alaska, Minnesota, Virginia, Texas)
•	Generated over $28M in new franchise and license sales in ’96. 
•	Earned 1994's recognition award for the most units developed, with the strongest financial performance.
•	Managed up to 15 key account portfolios plus 30+ franchisees at any given time.
•	Created new and implemented existing tools for tracking development progress and assessing YTD goals.
•	Reviewed and analyzed P&L strategies of key franchisees. 
•	Negotiated and drove development agreements to ensure increased pipeline and franchisee commitment to their respective brand for a 3-5 year period.
•	Conducted construction value engineering, and building seminars to provide tools for franchisees to decrease their costs, construction timeframes, and improve their quality.

Director of Real Estate Development

•	20+ years strategic experience with strong new business development skills
•	Deep understanding of the global digital marketplace and advertising community
•	Strong analytical, presentation, verbal & written communication and interpersonal skills
•	Ability to manage change and operate effectively in ambiguous & fast-paced environments
•	Strong organizational skills, management experience, and attention to detail
•	Exceptional team player with a passion to succeed and achieve goals & objectives

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