019 Melissa SmithFocus on People CAN be Profitable!
Can you really be a human focused company these days and still produce significant gains on the bottom line?
Melissa Smith of WEX seems to think so\u2026
Melissa started her career at WEX Incorporated in 1997 as a senior financial analyst. Twenty years later, she\u2019d the CEO.
She was the\xa0Mainebiz\xa02012 Woman to Watch. This year she was inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame and was named\xa0Mainebiz\xa0Business Leader of the Year.
Melissa is also very active in non-profit work and is the co-founder of the Executive Women\u2019s Forum as well as co-founder of sheJAMS, an all-women training club that allows women to train together in a non-competitive spirit.
In 2017 Melissa was able to report a 23% revenue growth for WEX. That while introducing several people forward initiatives like a generous maternity leave program and an amazing sabattical program for managers!
Melissa proves that a focus on people can be profitable!