Melissa D. Whitaker is a sales & management expert, business consultant and published international best-selling author who helps executives and their teams achieve alignment and drive profitable sales. After 19+ years of proven sales & management results with leading organizations - Impact Networking, Toshiba America Business Solutions & Chicago Office Technology Group (COTG/GISX/XEROX), Melissa founded Melissa Whitaker International. Prior to founding Melissa Whitaker International (MWI), Melissa was the Director of Professional Development & Managed Print Services for a $40 million dollar technology company. Before that, she was a Global Relationship Manager & Business Analyst for a $54.3 billion dollar international organization, she helped 55 different companies gain market share within their respective industries by focusing on identifying and developing business opportunities with enterprise-wide cost reduction strategies.