Episode 240: Melissa Ingram | Servant Leadership
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In this episode of Beyond the Business Suit we're sharing a conversation with Melissa Ingram, Esq., Senior Vice President of Multicultural Networks & Strategy for UP Entertainment. This conversation is an excerpt of a Soul to Soul session that was recorded live with the Beyond Community back in May. Soul to Soul sessions are special, soulful sessions we have monthly in the Beyond Community where we invite amazing people to go deep with us, beyond the surface of their success and into the depths of their journey, wisdom and insights they have learned along the way. In this session we dig into Melissa's leadership path and how she exemplifies “Servant Leadership.”
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About Melissa Ingram
Melissa is the Senior Vice President of Multicultural Networks & Strategy for UP Entertainment, and is responsible for driving the growth and success of AspireTV, Cine Romantico and other multi-cultural brands from parent company UP Entertainment across all distribution platforms. In her new role and as a member of the Executive Team, Ingram provides guidance and strategy on how to best serve multi-cultural audiences for all UP Entertainment brands and champion a winning work environment for its diverse employee base.
In her previous role as Vice President, General Manager, Ingram oversaw the content, brand and operations for AspireTV, the television network, founded by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, that reflects contemporary black culture and urban lifestyle in programming that is inspiring, authentic and entertaining. Ingram oversaw the network’s content, brand and operations, and was responsible for long-term strategy, planning and personnel.
Under Ingram’s leadership, AspireTV emerged as a premium lifestyle content brand that serves a fast-growing, dynamic audience of black xennials with the promise #SeeYourselfHere.
Ingram earned a Juris Doctorate (J.D) from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, magna cum laude, from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Ingram is a former board member of the Southeast Board of Directors for WICT and is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and The Links, Incorporated.
Quotables
- “Lean into the uncomfortable, because there's growth on the other side.”
- “Servant Leadership is a powerful tool.”
- “God's Plans and desires for us can be greater than what we can even imagine.”
- “The power of life and death is in the tongue.”
- “When God' gives vision, He gives provision.”
- “There is something bigger than us that's at work in us.”
How you can connect with Melissa:
Instagram: @melissamingram
And check out the Aspire Marketplace: https://mktplc.aspire.tv/
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