Unlock Your Individual Magic with Chrissy Mellinger

Chrissy Mellinger, an Authentic Business Coach specializing in guiding women entrepreneurs, is passionate about unlocking their individual magic by quieting external influences and leading them towards authenticity.

With over 12 years deeply involved in business strategies, finance, and analytics, Chrissy transitioned to coaching in 2021, driven by a desire for personal growth and authenticity. Her mission is to make the entrepreneurial journey enjoyable, supportive, and true to each individual’s unique identity.Mystic Maghas the pleasure.

Since I was 8 years old, I knew I wanted to work for myself. More specifically, I wanted to build and run a spa resort center. I had the name, the 10-year old drawn blueprints, everything picked out! I took that dream and ran with it and ended up getting a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics.

My first job out of college was with a hedge fund administration firm. I quickly became a leader on my team and had a growing reputation for excellence, but I didn’t love the environment and I knew that’s not where I wanted to grow. So I went back to school and decided to take my business knowledge and enter into the industry I had pined for since I was eight; hospitality.

I worked in hotel revenue management for six years and was responsible for budgets in the $100+ Million range for several hotels across the country and in Mexico.

I loved it – it was challenging and fun plus I had the opportunity to work on many special projects including planning and launching an in-hotel employee coffee shop called ‘Wired.’ But after a while, that wasn’t where my heart was anymore. I knew I wanted to do something more; to not only make a ton of money for a company, but to really help individuals grow their lives.

I’ve always been a leader and a coach regardless of my job title; from my time as a barista at Barnes & Noble in college throughout my career I have always loved teaching people and helping them boost their confidence and follow their dreams.

The tricky part was having golden handcuffs, the great salary and benefits, as well as a strong reputation at a very young age in an industry that I loved. It was hard to say good-bye even when I knew that the 24/7 industry wasn’t for me anymore.

But the Universe had other plans for me and when I was presented with an opportunity to leave the company during the 2020 pandemic (when the hotel industry was shuttered), I took it and ran! I knew that was my ticket to finally pursue my real dream of working for myself and making the world a better place!

Since beginning my company in 2020, I have continued to pivot and explore the coaching space. I started as a life coach because I just wanted to help people, but as time went on I realized that yes, I do want to support women in their lives, but my real zone of genius is business.

But not just any old business coaching where we follow trends and listen to everyone else, absolutely not!