Rhonda Gates Melogy

Founder & CEO

Borden Arbiter Productions | Business Plan of Action

Built an online education and AI training company focused on helping business owners implement systems, improve operations, and adopt AI through memberships, digital products, workshops, and community-based learning experiences.

Key accomplishments:

• Served more than 14,500 customers through digital products designed to help business owners plan, organize, and operate more effectively.
• Managed more than $388,000 in Meta advertising spend, using campaign performance and customer behavior to optimize acquisition and revenue.
• Established membership communities, including Systems by Design and AI Command Center, fostering ongoing educational experiences that enhanced long-term member engagement.
• Implemented a member-driven product development process, consistently launching AI tools and resources informed by community feedback and specific use cases.
• Developed learning pathways, implementation resources, workshops, and supporting materials that facilitated members' transition from learning to practical execution.
• Hosted live virtual workshops, implementation sessions, and educational events focused on AI adoption, business systems, productivity, and operational improvement.
• Built customer journeys, onboarding experiences, email campaigns, and member communications to increase engagement, adoption, and retention across multiple programs.
• Used customer feedback, surveys, purchasing behavior, and engagement trends to guide product development and improve the member experience.
• Designed scalable operational systems and AI-powered workflows that reduced manual work while maintaining a personalized customer experience.

Educator & Homeschool Administrator

Designed, managed, and delivered a comprehensive K–12 homeschool education program for four students, integrating long-term academic planning, curriculum development, instructional delivery, and individualized learning strategies.

Planned and managed multi-year academic programs across all core subject areas from elementary through high school.

• Customized curriculum and instructional approaches to align with individual learning styles and long-term educational goals, enhancing student engagement and academic performance.
• Provided one-on-one instruction, academic coaching, and progress assessment while balancing multiple grade levels simultaneously.
• Successfully prepared all four students for college admission, with each accepted to major universities and earning academic and/or athletic scholarships.
• Supported students through successful college completion, with graduates earning honors and pursuing professional careers in cybersecurity and healthcare.

Founder & Executive Director

Monticello Children's Consignment Sale | Columbia, SC

Built and scaled one of the region's largest seasonal children's consignment events, creating a community-driven marketplace that generated more than $5.5 million in sales over its lifetime while donating over $500,000 to local nonprofit organizations.

Key accomplishments:

• Built and grew the organization from startup to a half-million-dollar annual event operating just eight days per year.
• Led all strategic planning, operations, marketing, volunteer engagement, sponsorships, and community partnerships.
• Designed an operational structure that scaled through leadership, delegating day-to-day execution to 1 Event Director, 6 Department Heads, 40 Team Leaders, and more than 450 volunteers.
• Built a highly engaged community of consignors, volunteers, shoppers, and nonprofit partners that returned year after year.
• Directed communication and engagement for email community of 20,000+ subscribers through targeted marketing campaigns and event communications to maximize attendance and participation.
• Secured sponsorships and forged strategic partnerships with organizations including Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Chick-Fil-A, BI-LO, and local businesses and nonprofits to enhance event resources and community support.
• Directed advertising strategy across digital, print, radio, and community marketing channels to consistently drive attendance and participation.
• Created operational systems, volunteer training, department workflows, and event processes that enabled the organization to scale while maintaining a high-quality participant experience.
• Used participant feedback, surveys, and operational data to continuously improve volunteer engagement, customer experience, and event operations.
• Coordinated logistics for thousands of shoppers, consignors, volunteers, and donated items to deliver a seamless event experience, ensuring participant satisfaction and operational efficiency.

• Engaged with internal medicine, primary care, and gastroenterologists. Gastroenterology
• Ranked 10th out of 66 in region within seven months, improving territory rank from 34th to 10th.
• Achieved 186.28% of Zelnorm goal, 99.3% of Diovan goal, and 95.43% of Lotrel goal, demonstrating strong sales performance.

• Managed a territory serving cardiologists, neurologists, nephrologists, internists, and primary care physicians.
• Ranked #3 of 33 Territory Business Managers in the East Area (2004).
• Improved territory performance from 25th to 4th in the East Area.
• Ranked #4 of 31 in the East Area (2002), placing in the top 10% of the sales force.
• Achieved 100% formulary conversions at two community hospitals through strategic physician and hospital partnerships.
• Served as the District Medicaid resource, collaborating with physicians and healthcare stakeholders to resolve access and reimbursement issues.

• Directed the strategic planning, developed programs, managed fundraising, oversaw financial planning, administered budgets, and organized operations for a non-profit media arts organization.
• Developed key programs including Southern Circuit Film Tour with Time Warner Cable and Community Literacy Program with Nord Family Foundation.
• Enhanced overall financial health by raising annual revenues by 50%.
• Expanded financial resources by raising grant allocations by 203%.

• Developed and implemented marketing campaigns for local, regional, and national businesses, enhancing brand visibility and engagement.
• Honored with the Commanding General’s Award due to involvement in the Toys for Tots campaign, which raised $18,000
• Developed and executed integrated marketing campaigns to elevate brand visibility and engagement.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance promotional strategies and optimize event planning.
• Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to inform strategic decisions for promotional initiatives.

• Managed advertising sales for local, regional, and national accounts.
• Surpassed monthly sales quotas regularly.
• Developed strong client relationships through effective communication and tailored solutions.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product offerings with client needs.
• Conducted market analysis to identify potential growth opportunities and trends.