by Stephanie Melish | Sep 6, 2016 | Business, Life, Personal Development
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! Twenty years ago I was supposed to go to Paris on a summer trip with my French teacher and classmates. There was always a pull in me toward this city across the world that I found so...
by Stephanie Melish | Aug 23, 2016 | Business, Communication, Life, Personal Development, Sales
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! A short and scrappy story of what it really takes to earn your dream job. On a Saturday at 5pm, dressed in my best black suit, I walked into a meeting to a table full of books and a...
by Stephanie Melish | Aug 15, 2016 | Life, Personal Development
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! “Sissy Belle.” That’s how my mother, Pam, addresses me. It is much preferred over the name she used when I was an infant, “Chunky Tuna.” I understand now how very appropriate the name...
by Stephanie Melish | Jul 26, 2016 | Customer Service, Life, Personal Development
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! I’m writing you from 6B, a lovely middle seat on a jam-packed plane from Charlotte to Phoenix. P.S. I really despise the middle seat. Naturally, when I boarded the plane, the area...
by Stephanie Melish | Jul 19, 2016 | Business, Life, Personal Development
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! I was watching the Republican National Convention last night. Now before you completely shut me down, understand I am not silly enough to write about politics, at least not...
by Stephanie Melish | Jul 12, 2016 | Business, Life, Personal Development
Straight Talk, Straight to Your Inbox First Name Last Name Email Address Sign Me Up! When my husband and I first started living together we had to settle a major debate: to put a television in the bedroom or not. Yes, it really was a hot topic. First off, I won....