Melisse Gelula
Co-Founder (Exited July 2020) at WellandGood.com- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Well+Good
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder (Exited July 2020)
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2020
New York City WellandGood.com — Your Healthiest Relationship Well+Good is the country's most influential wellness media company, with a Fast Company Innovation Award (2018), three Webby Awards for Best Lifestyle Site (2019), Best Health Site (2017), and Best Lifestyle Site (2016), People's Voice. We define wellness, and declare what's coming next. Founded and run by journalists, Well+Good regularly breaks news on health trends, features must-know intel on healthy food, fitness, and clean… Show more WellandGood.com — Your Healthiest Relationship Well+Good is the country's most influential wellness media company, with a Fast Company Innovation Award (2018), three Webby Awards for Best Lifestyle Site (2019), Best Health Site (2017), and Best Lifestyle Site (2016), People's Voice. We define wellness, and declare what's coming next. Founded and run by journalists, Well+Good regularly breaks news on health trends, features must-know intel on healthy food, fitness, and clean beauty, and leads the national conversation about wellness culture. We lead live experiences such as the monthly Well+Good TALKS series and quarterly Well+Good Retreats. And we work closely with experts and thought-leaders via the Well+Good Council. In June 2018, Well+Good was acquired by the Leaf Group.
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SVP of Brand (Fitness + Wellness, Leaf Group)
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Jun 2018 - Jun 2019
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Chief Creative Officer (CCO)
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Jul 2009 - Jun 2018
New York, New York
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Writer and editor (health, travel, spa, fitness, beauty)
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Jan 2009 - Apr 2010
Departures, Robb Report, Martha Stewart Living, Lexus, Ritz-Carlton Magazine, Organic Spa, Sherman's Travel (website), Whole Living, American Spa, Lucky
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Spafinder
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor in Chief
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Mar 2008 - Jan 2009
Created and edited a new consumer online lifestyle magazine on the topics of spas, treatments, beauty, and well-being for an international audience (copy translated into five languages); set editorial mission and tone; supervised writers, photo shoots, wrote spa-destination and investigative beauty stories on skin care, anti-aging, and more. Served as media spokesperson for the company, and quoted as an expert in Travel + Leisure, Health.com, New York Times, and on E! News, the Travel Channel… Show more Created and edited a new consumer online lifestyle magazine on the topics of spas, treatments, beauty, and well-being for an international audience (copy translated into five languages); set editorial mission and tone; supervised writers, photo shoots, wrote spa-destination and investigative beauty stories on skin care, anti-aging, and more. Served as media spokesperson for the company, and quoted as an expert in Travel + Leisure, Health.com, New York Times, and on E! News, the Travel Channel and more. Show less
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Spa Beauty Editor
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Mar 2003 - Mar 2008
Developed, wrote, edited features on spas, beauty, and skin-care science Media spokesperson
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Penguin Random House
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United States
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Book Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Travel Editor
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1998 - 2003
Developed, edited, and wrote travel guides Media spokesperson
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Education
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Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute
Conscious Leadership -
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Professional Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine, Social Work -
National Psychological Assoc for Psychoanalysis (NPAP)
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor -
University of Toronto
MA, English -
University of Iowa
BA, English