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Melissa Pierce, that’s me. I’m a filmmaker, a risk taker, occasional cake baker and a homeschooling mother of three.  Most of my day is spent telling stories, whether those stories are presented through film, on stage, or in a children’s book. My conference presentations interweave stories from my own adventures of learning to parent and produce films on the fly with lessons learned from market leaders, anthropology, and good ole’ fashioned paying attention. My speaking style has been described as passionate, real, tangible, inspiring, and entertaining.  If you like me to speak at your event or conference, email me.

 

 

Speaking Topics

Melissa is a versatile speaker and can speak to whatever you need her to (she is a master at living in beta, after all.) Following are some of the topics she has spoken about recently:

  • Using Online Video to Build Your Business
  • The Contextual Revolution – How technology is changing the way that we think about ourselves
  • Living the Unplanned Life – Opportunity, Passion, Creativity, and Living in the NOW
  • Marketing Your Passion, The Life in Perpetual Beta Story
  • Life in Perpetual Beta Screenings and Discussion with the Director
  • The Web Makes Us Creative – ADD and Information Overload Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us
  • Parenting and Passion Projects – How I made a Documentary Film During Nap-Time

photo credit: Ian Smile| Screening and Artist's Talk | DUMBO Arts Festival 2010

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RSS Watch My Dumber Videos

  • Took out the Christmas Tree
    With a missile! (action movie app) […]
  • Honey Creek Timbers
    I filmed our experience cutting down our tree at Cole's parent's tree farm using my iPhone 4S. This is the video that will go on their website minus the voiceover, which we'll have them record when we're out there for Christmas again. […]
  • Iowa Sunset
    Testing out mug iPhone 4S and the iMovie app […]
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
    Video created with the Socialcam app on iPhone: http://socialcam.com […]