Melerick “Mel” Mitchell believes we all have the power and obligation to influence the world for the better. In 2009, Mel founded Drive Influence to serve current executives as well as their rising talent, teams, and organizations in a wide range of industries including start-us, NGOs governments, and corporations to accelerate performance through his Kinetic philosophies. He also has a wide range of volunteer and leadership experience including serving as the 2014-2015 National Professionals Chair of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).
Listen to him share his story about how he began to Drive Influence of his own!Episode 21 - Building a Business in the Construction Industry (Interview w/ James Sampson)
Episode 20 - Helping Relationships with Dessert & Discussion (Interview w/ Alex Merritt)
Episode 19 - Removing Innovation Deserts from Our Communities (Interview w/ Felecia Hatcher)
Episode 18 – Social Media Mastery with LiveWire Collaborative (Angela Pitter Interview)
Episode 16 – How Intellifunda created a motivational tutoring app that helps students succeed in Math (w/ Dr. Maria T Earle)
Episode 15 – Helping Girls have a Foundation “INTech” with User-Centered Design Professional, Khalia Braswell
Episode 14 - How this Solopreneur Became a SAP Consultant for some of the Biggest Brands in the Game! (Interview w/Richard Z. White)
Episode 13 – A Business housing the Brilliance of Musical Artist, Speaker, Forest Scientist, Professor, and Pastor Dr. Thomas Easley
Episode 12 – Software as a Service (SaaS) Platform Built to Solve a Pain Point with Mentoring (Interview with Brit Fitzpatrick)
Episode 11 - How to Find Your Next Business Idea F.A.S.T.
Episode 10 – A Great Recession Layoff Lead to Leveraging Her Experience in the Launch of an Entrepreneurship Journey in Professional Development (Interview w/ Vivian Blade)
Episode 9 – A Background in Business aided in the Launch of an Independent Music Career (Interview w/ KJ Scriven)
Episode 8 - Happy Holidays!: 7 Gifts from the First 7 Interviews (+ 7 "Must Play" Christmas Songs ;)
Episode 7 – Double Duty: Entrepreneurship as a franchisee and publishing company owner (Interview w/ Keith Sylvester)
Episode 6 – It’s Not Complicated: INC Tutoring is making a direct impact in the lives of students. (Interview w/ Jay Veal)
Episode 5 – Blendoor: A new app to combat discrimination and bias during the job application process. (Interview w/ Stephanie Lampkin)
Episode 3 - Michael Garvin (Interview): A Military Veteran and former Science Major Join Forces to start a Sneaker Boutique
Episode 2 – Dr. Maeling Murphy (Interview): How a personal passion turned into a lucrative business.
Episode 1 - Jewel Burks (Interview): How noticing a market "hole" at work led to the launching of Partpic
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