Hi, I'm Melissa 👋 Epicurean, Builder, Twin mom 👯‍♀️

Brand / Community / Business Builder. Colombian, living in Amsterdam. Married to Douwe, lovingly raising our twins: Gaia & Siena

Currently a Fractional CMO and Head of VC Platform at NP-Hard Ventures in Amsterdam. Previously spent a decade at Procter & Gamble, had a couple of entrepreneurial stints, launching a Femtech startup, delving into crypto and NFTs to empower women entrepreneurs, and founding nonprofit  Lean In NL to support gender equity in the Netherlands.

I'm a real "people-person", who cares about your life story and will try to make matches to amazing people, who I think would be a great addition to your life.  

Fluent in five languages (Spanish, English, French, Italian, and Dutch), and have lived in seven countries (Colombia, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, USA, and the Netherlands).

Things I love:

• Traveling and curating bespoke yet unpretentious luxury travel experiences 
• Fine dining, art history, and karaoke.
• Bringing people together: hosting and organizing events, parties, trips, dinners.
  

In another life I was a tour guide, travel agent, and/or teacher. My childhood dream? To be an astronaut.

I've done a ton of inner work, but nothing more meaningful than my psilocybin retreat.

I'm that person who has many entertaining (and weird) real-life stories to share.