For more than a decade, Melissa has been developing and producing motion pictures and television. Her particular expertise is to create narrative stories around non-fiction subjects. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Currently, Melissa is the Creative CEO for Hathor Studios. Hathor Studios specializes in Films, TV shows and short form content that helps form a new narrative. Hathor Studios covers topics such as meditation, human potential, aliens, sci fi and ancient civilizations and much more. Formally, she served as Head of Content and Development for a new network called GAIA. GAIA is the "Netflix" of consciousness with thousands of acquired titles and original content the pushes the boundaries on our current reality. Melissa has written, developed and created new formats for this growing market. GAIA went from 100,000 subscribers when she started to 700,000 subscribers currently. The company has now launched in 5 different languages and in over 100 countries.
Melissa can be considered an investigative journalist in ancient civilizations, sci-fi and the science fields but she also produces transformation content with some of the biggest names in that space. She has produced and written TV shows for several major networks. A few examples of shows she has written and produced are Chelsea Does, Escaping the prophet, Ancient Aliens, The Universe and Hangar One. In the past she dabbled in Film, served as assistant to the Head of Production at Paramount Studios, assigned to such features as Star Trek, Cloverfield and Mission Impossible 2. Melissa has produced behind the scenes mini docs for features films such as Standoff with Samuel L. Jackson. She is well versed in all facets of the industry from pre-production to post. In addition to her production work she also writes graphic novels, screenplays and has become a consultant for new film makers in the investigative space.
Melissa's philosophy has always been to push the envelope of thought. For her, it’s not just about producing entertainment that fits an already saturated market but producing TV and Film that leaves an impression. She believes this translates into a successful product, more revenue and great entertainment that inspires people to think. As a producer she is able to write, produce, shoot in the field and see projects through post-production. She has also been featured and interviewed for several TV shows on her expertise on these topics.
A member of the Producer's Guild of America, Melissa is also a member of Women In Film and the International Documentary Association. Melissa graduated with a degree in TV and Film from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.