Melissa Kalimov

Melissa Kalimov has held a variety of roles in the past 14 years. In 2006, they were an Oral Communication Tutor at Stanford University. Melissa then held an Intern role at Doheny Asset Management, LLC, a Marketing & Community Intern role at Bolt Media, and a Market Analyst Intern role at Jamba! GmbH. In 2008, they were a Product Management Intern at Plaxo. From 2009 to 2012, Melissa worked at Gap Inc./Gap Inc. Direct, starting as a Retail Management Program Trainee and ending as an Assistant Merchant, babyGap Online. From 2012 to 2015, they held a variety of roles at UncommonGoods, starting as an Associate Buyer and ending as a Senior Manager, Merchandising. From 2015 to 2016, Melissa was a Director, Supply Strategy & Operations at 1stdibs. Finally, they have been with RISE Brewing Co. since 2016, taking on three roles: COO (Lead Marketing, Ecomm & Customer Support), COO (Lead Sales, Distribution, Marketing & Cafes), and COO (Function as CMO, Head of Alternative Sales Channels - Food Service, Office & Ecomm, & HR).

Melissa Kalimov attended Marlborough School from 1999 to 2005, where they obtained their Los Angeles High School degree. Melissa then attended Stanford University from 2005 to 2009, where they earned a BA in International Relations and a minor in Spanish. In 2014, they attended General Assembly to study Product Management.