Stop Waiting to Build What Only You Can See
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Melissa Washington shares her journey of building Women Veterans Alliance without a traditional roadmap, emphasizing the importance of purpose over planning.
Episode 43 - Melissa Washington: "Stop Waiting to Build What Only You Can See" You can see exactly what's missing. You know you're the one to fill it. But you're waiting for the plan, the money, the perfect moment. What if the gap itself is the signal to move? Melissa Washington didn't wait. With no business plan and no financial safety net, she built Women Veterans Alliance from a single Sacramento meetup into a global organization reaching thousands — with a giving foundation, a national broadcast event, and a Thrive Causemetics shade named after her. This conversation is for anyone building something that matters without a roadmap telling them how. Melissa brings the kind of candor that mission-driven leaders rarely hear: talking openly about refinancing her house to keep the mission alive, giving a business award the same year she was personally struggling financially, and why saying "money is not a dirty word" is an act of leadership. (00:00) No Plan Just Purpose (02:50) Building Women Veterans Alliance (07:31) Funding Giving And Thrive (18:18) Navy Service And Transition (28:02) Marriage Moves Infertility (29:33) Layoff Sparks Reinvention (36:04) Women Veterans Engage…
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