Melissa Fayson

I help small and medium-sized businesses integrate AI into their processes, with my main area of expertise being automation - taking repetitive tasks and automating them. I launched my business in January 2026 and became a certified AI consultant in April 2026 through an internationally accredited program. The certification took a few months and was strenuous, not difficult, just a lot of information. A typical day for me involves lead generation to find new clients since I'm fairly new in the industry, client follow-ups, and one-on-one workshops with clients. Prior to starting my AI consulting business, I worked in sales and management in the health insurance industry. I've always been interested in tech - my first major out of high school was computer information systems because I thought I was going to be a computer programmer. I was building a program and couldn't break the loop, so I decided to walk away from it and changed my major. But I've always had an interest in how computers work, data analytics, and all those things. When AI came around and I saw how easy it was to get the output and the information I was looking for, I was sold right away on it.