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Name: Melissa Dinwiddie
Occupation: Creativity & Communication Consultant
Origin: Palo Alto, California
HanaHaus Location: Palo Alto
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At HanaHaus, we pride ourselves on bringing together brilliant minds and fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration thrive. We are thrilled to introduce you to Melissa Dinwiddie, a dynamic leader in the world of communication and creativity. Melissa is not just a consultant; she is a catalyst for change, helping senior tech leaders and their teams connect and communicate more effectively. With her F.U.N. Method™, she transforms interactions, making them more impactful and enjoyable.
Melissa’s journey is as vibrant as the programs she designs. With a background as a professional artist, trained improviser, and jazz singer, she brings a unique blend of creativity and practical expertise to her work. Her interactive, playful programs are celebrated for teaching new skills and behaviors while ensuring that participants have a great time. Melissa’s flagship program, initially developed for high-performance research teams at Facebook, has evolved into a powerful offering that helps teams across various industries. She is also the author of The Creative Sandbox Way: Your Path to a Full-Color Life, a book that has helped countless readers overcome creative block and embrace their full potential.
How did you hear about HanaHaus? 🏠
Melissa grew up in Palo Alto, and even watched movies at the Varsity Theater before HanaHaus took over the historic building. She began going to HanaHaus to attend our workshops and networking events.
How do you utilize HanaHaus? 💛
Melissa likes to attend our community events to meet and connect with others within the community. At our most recent Coffee & Connect, she met Collin Sommerhauser, Head of HanaHaus Palo Alto, and they had the idea to collaborate on an upcoming event called Power-Up Your Pitch, an interactive workshop designed to develop your pitch skills and techniques.
To learn more about Melissa check out her Website, LinkedIn and Instagram
In our blog series, Humans of HanaHaus, we present the people that fill our workspace with life: start-uppers, entrepreneurs, artists, founders, innovation managers, students, unicorns, venture capital investors and the people who make HanaHaus unique. We want to learn about their journeys. We ask them to speak about their current projects and how they leverage HanaHaus for their business.
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