Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa M Proctor

From Ball Girl to Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, Melissa M. Proctor hangs out with TAP to bless them with her origin story. #ATLSalute Goes To: J'Aimeka "Jai" Ferrell the Deputy General Manager & Chief Commercial Officer of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport What's On TAP?:  Tango On Ponce - American IPA - Three Taverns Brewing 7.5%ABV The Bussitdown Cocktail 2 oz ASW Bussletown Vodka .75 oz Rosemary Apricot Syrup .75 oz Lemon Juice 2 dashes of Rose Water Spritz of Grapefruit Oil

In this interview we sat down with author, creative, speaker, and CMO of the Atlanta Hawks, Melissa M. Proctor for an amazing conversation about her upbringing, story, career, being a woman in the NBA business, and how she went from ball girl to CMO of the Atlanta Hawks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cosignmag/support

In this episode, we talk with the fantastic Melissa M. Proctor, CMO of the Atlanta Hawks. She kindly shared how she became the first ball girl in the NBA and what that experience taught her. We also talked about how candidates should market themselves and what tactic she would use today to look for a job. We also talked about building confidence and the best way to approach someone we want to network with. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a five-star iTunes review. "You can build confidence, but sometimes you just have to walk in fear. And the next step will find you, and you will be ok." - Melissa M. Proctor.  Melissa Proctor holds a BA in Communications from Wake Forest University and a MA in Design Studies Branding/Marketing from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, England. She is a leader, a brand builder, a creative, a best-selling author, and a proud mom.  She recently published her book "From Ball Girl to CMO," where she tells how she decided to be the first female NBA coach without ever playing the game and end up being the first ball girl in the NBA. Her book is an invitation to never give up on our dreams, and she introduces the concept of "guiding principles" to use as a filter and help us achieve our boldest aspirations.  Melissa was always creative; she once made a TV Guide of herself to get a position at Turner, which she got. She did such a fantastic job at marketing herself that the company wanted her to market their products. Melissa commented that it is astonishing the number of people asking for positions in marketing, and they don't know how to market themselves.  Tune in and listen to Melissa's inspiring story of how perseverance, talent, and consistency can change a career's course. Resources: Book: Melissa M. Proctor - From Ball Girl to CMO Melissa M. Proctor Website Connect with Melissa: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Medium Mentioned in this episode: Book: Mark Cuban - How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Even though Melissa M. Proctor never played basketball, her dream asa child was to be the first female coach in the NBA. Your heart will sinkand soar as you live through Melissa's trials and triumphs. Throughincredible experiences like surviving Hurricane Andrew, moving toLondon and becoming the first "ball girl" for the NBA's Miami Heat, herunconventional path has taken a number of twists and turns that hasled to earning the position of Executive Vice President and ChiefMarketing Officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena.However, some would be surprised to learn that even at this stage ofher career, Melissa still doesn't know what she wants to be when shegrows up...and that's exactly how she wants it.From Ball Girl to CMO includes relevant themes of hope, persistence,empowerment, and courage to help readers navigate everythingfrom the personal to the professional. Throughout the pages, Melissashares lessons learned, guiding principles, and a means of comfortfor those not quite sure what to do next. She presents a powerfulframework for defining "Guiding Principles" that anyone can use tohelp direct life decisions. With her laid-back style and down to earthattitude, Melissa offers the option of acceptance at a time whenmany are confused and hope when uncertainty distorts the light atthe end of the tunnel. From Ball Girl to CMO urges us to look atourselves, reflect on where we've been and be open to the possibilitiesof what's to come.Melissa M. Proctor is the Executive Vice President and ChiefMarketing Officer of the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena. Herprofessional achievements earned her recognition from amultitude of publications throughout her career, including beingselected to the Sports Business Journal's 2020 class of 40 under40, the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2017 class of 40 Under 40,Rolling Out Magazine's list of the Top 25 Women in Atlanta, TheAtlanta Voice's 50 under 50, London's Leaders in Sports: LeadersUnder 40, and earning a mention on Inc.'s 2017 list of 17 InspiringWomen to Watch. Part of the NBA since high school, Melissa wasthe first team attendant/ ball girl for the Miami Heatorganization, and in later years, returned to work for the Heat inthe basketball operations division. She serves on the board forThe Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, The Children's Museum ofAtlanta and 48 in 48. She holds a bachelor's degree incommunication from Wake Forest University and a master'sdegree in design studies & brand strategy from Central SaintMartins College of Art and Design at The London Institute. Anative of Miami, FL, Melissa now resides in Atlanta, GA with hersuper dope daughter, Marley

My special guest is one of the women breaking barriers and making impact in an industry many would consider a Good Ole Boys club: the NBA.  Melissa M. Proctor is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm arena. Her latest book, From Ball Girl to CMO, chronicles her unconventional path, lessons learned and triumphs achieved to help punctuate the guiding principles she shares that anyone can use to make the best life decisions.  During this incredible conversation, Melissa keeps it all the way real and talks about how Black women can boldly claim seats at tables not originally designed for us while thriving in the process. Connect with Melissa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissamproctor/ Purchase Melissa’s book, From Ball Girl to CMO: https://rb.gy/hgpahl  This is the Think Like a Thought Leader show, where Black entrepreneurs, change makers and leaders like you learn to build wealth related to the work you’re called to do in the world. Don’t forget to hit that SUBSCRIBE button to make sure you don’t miss another amazing conversation. Click here to be the first to know when this and more conversations with brilliant Black Thought Leaders air: https://www.thinklikeathoughtleader.com/notify  In an effort to stay true to our vision and remain unbought, unbossed, and unapologetic, we need your help. All meaningful work costs something. Creating a media company requires monetary resources, along with countless hours of emotional, intellectual, spiritual and physical labor. Your monetary investment will help build a ground-breaking company that will shift paradigms and empower a generation of leaders and entrepreneurs with thoughtful programming and high-quality content. Consider becoming a patron by visiting: https://www.thinklikeathoughtleader.com/. Thank you in advance for your support! Follow Courtney on: FacebookInstagramLinkedIn

Melissa M. Proctor, the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena joins us this week!We learn about her unique path as a ballgirl for the Miami Heat to the boardroom of the Atlanta Hawks. She also reflects on her unconventional career path in her new book From Ball Girl to CMO, out now, and how being yourself and taking leaps can truly guide your life.