{"id":3379,"date":"2015-11-06T18:21:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T23:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2015-11-06T18:21:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T23:21:24","slug":"tech-entrepreneur-and-styleseat-ceo-melody-mccloskey-helps-unlikely-young-entrepreneurs-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/tech-entrepreneur-and-styleseat-ceo-melody-mccloskey-helps-unlikely-young-entrepreneurs-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Entrepreneur And StyleSeat CEO Melody McCloskey Helps Unlikely Young Entrepreneurs Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0<a class=\"link ng-binding\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kathycaprino\/\" target=\"_self\">Kathy Caprino<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Part of the new series \u201cThe Power of Mentorship To Transform Lives\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout my life, I\u2019ve been fortunate to have the guidance of inspirational mentors and powerful sponsors who\u2019ve completely altered both my professional trajectory and my life, through their generous help and insight. Sometimes just a few words can change your life and put you on a new track to amazing success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_self\">Tech<\/a> entrepreneur Melody McCloskey has chosen to be just this type of instrumental mentor, who helps young and \u201cunlikely\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_self\">entrepreneurs<\/a> bypass common startup mistakes and accelerate quickly. Melody is Co-Founder &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.styleseat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">StyleSeat<\/a>, the leading online and mobile destination to book beauty and wellness appointments. StyleSeat has 330,000 beauty professionals in over 15,000 cities across the United States. The brand has powered over $2 billion in appointments since it\u2019s launch in 2011. <a href=\"http:\/\/boss.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/06\/discouraged-in-school-melody-mccloskey-thrives-as-a-tech-entrepreneur\/?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Her personal story<\/a>, of experiencing discouragement and failure in her initial computer science studies, to achieving her vision of becoming a successful tech entrepreneur, is truly inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s her story, from The Story Exchange:<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nm3Ju7w1TNs\" width=\"465\" height=\"465\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Melody shares how she\u2019s taken on the role of mentor now, and why:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kathy Caprino: <\/strong>Melody, tell us about the most transformative mentorship relationship you\u2019ve experienced?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kathycaprino\/2015\/11\/05\/tech-entrepreneur-and-styleseat-ceo-melody-mccloskey-helps-unlikely-young-entrepreneurs-succeed\/?ss=forbes-woman\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUE THIS ARTICLE\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:\u00a0Kathy Caprino Part of the new series \u201cThe Power of Mentorship To Transform Lives\u201d Throughout my life, I\u2019ve been fortunate to have the guidance of inspirational mentors and powerful sponsors who\u2019ve completely altered both my professional trajectory and my life, through their generous help and insight. 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