About Melissa
BIO:
Melissa Reed was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended college in Springfield, Missouri, where she obtained two bachelor’s degrees in the areas of English and Spanish Secondary Education with a concentration on Art. She moved to Southern California with the intention to plant a church, taught high school English and Spanish for six years, and then stepped away from her traditional job to pursue something more creative as in the area of Art. She graduated from Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, California, after completing the Master Makeup Program.
Working on several music video sets and connecting with all genres of talent in the Entertainment industry lead her down the path of developing her own media group and booking agency, handling day-to-day management for Talent such as R&B Artist and Actor Mario, Lloyd, and Jeremih, and working with music artists like Master P, Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko, Niki Minaj, 50 cent, Machine Gun Kelly, and J Cole.
As co-founder and owner of a celebrity event planning company, Melissa has also created and facilitated events for superstars such as Kevin Hart, Ariana Grande, Kelly Rolland, Yung Miami, Christina Millian, Paul and Dorit Kemlsey, and Lebron James, and currently co-owns a Social Media marketing agency with her husband, Jeff Reed, that helps bring exposure to brands and influencers through the power of modern-day marketing.
Melissa has helped dozens of small businesses become self-sustainable and has assisted in brand development and marketing for over a decade. She and Jeff together have created the StrongHome brand and LUV YOUniversity with a mission to strengthen individuals in a family unit, beginning within the Entertainment Industry and beyond.