Melanie Rudd is a visionary entrepreneur, speaker, author and coach dedicated to empowering women to choose courage in the face of fear. With a background in mass communications, specializing in public relations and advertising, she has spent over a decade building businesses from the ground up—launching multiple ventures and successfully selling one.

Beyond entrepreneurship, Melanie has leveraged her expertise to drive impactful change, raising $1 million to combat human trafficking and touching lives across 27 countries. Her philanthropic work took her to the Middle East, where she supported refugee aid efforts and collaborated with a female-led humanitarian organization in Iraq while ISIS was still in control in 2017. Expanding her influence, she won the title of Mrs. North Dakota International 2020, using her platform to further her mission of service and advocacy.

Today, she runs She Overcomes, a leadership development agency that biohacks the rhythms of women's minds and bodies to optimize time, leadership and energy. Taking her years of experience and knowledge of overcoming extreme odds, she's put together a curriculum, Becoming BOLD Leaders, to help women understand their power and professionalize their strengths. When she's not writing, speaking and coaching, she spends time with her children, family and cat, Brian.