Melissa Richards

Melissa Richards is a seasoned sales professional with extensive experience in account management and business development. Currently serving as a Senior Strategic Account Executive at Sprout Social, Inc. since February 2017, Melissa has consistently achieved recognition within the President’s Club for outstanding performance across multiple roles, including Strategic Account Executive and Senior Enterprise Account Executive. Prior to this, Melissa worked at Marketwired from March 2008 to June 2014, focusing on social media analytics for Fortune 500 organizations and facilitating effective communication strategies for PR professionals. Melissa began a career at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where responsibilities included engaging small and medium-sized businesses in fleet management solutions and managing branch operations. Education was obtained at Columbia College Chicago, earning a B.A. in Arts Entertainment Media Management.