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“I am The Queer Career Coach with a great sense of humor, knowledge on how to help others improve their lives and careers.”
Melissa is a successful physical NFT artist, entrepreneur, therapist, and coach who motivates other LGBTQ+ individuals and artists to take their life and career to the next level She is the creator and host of the successful LGBTQ+ podcasts “Pride Connections” and “Chit Chat with the Queer and Creative.”
She is also the curator of an upcoming online gallery, “QueerNFT.io,” where she hosts art pieces of Queer Artists while offering education around creating tangible NFTs and the benefits of leveraging the Web3 space to generate income and provide funding for non-profit causes in the LGBTQ+ community.
Melissa has been a licensed social worker for 15 years and started her Rhode Island-based mental health agency in 2015, where members of the LGBTQ+ community can find safe and specialized therapeutic services. While working with this population, she has witnessed the oppression that her clients face every day and believes that NFTs can be a way to provide alternative financial opportunities for many in the Queer community.
Currently, Melissa lives and runs her mental health agency from Puerto Rico while creating art and physical NFTs that positively impact the world.
