Craiyon🖍

Craiyon, formerly DALL·E mini, is a research group building generative AI models with focus on text to image.  

Try for free at www.craiyon.com

Co-Founder- all around generalist

humanpredictions

Helped tech companies find the right tech talent. 

humanpredictions is the most comprehensive database of people who code. We leverage public data to help our customers find hidden tech talent outside of LinkedIn.

Leveraging large and niche public datasets, humanpredictions helps our clients find hidden tech talent with general and hard-to-find skillsets outside of LinkedIn, as well as their up-to-date skills, personal email addresses, and other background information.

Beyond being the largest, most robust, and accurate tech talent database, our algorithms predict tech talent events and movements, such as which engineers are most likely to switch jobs in the near future.

Account Executive

Serenity Rose Farm, Cabins & Event Space

Boutique vacation rentals and venues. Oversaw sales, managing clients and construction projects and developed and maintained relationships with employees for start-up retreat center with overnight accommodations and 2 event venues.
-Conducted business development activities including handling leads, customer demos and negotiating contracts
-Managed construction and projects to get six buildings  (2,000-6,000 Sq. ft) functioning for generating revenue
-Created name, logo, branding, website, and online presence including Airbnb, Google, TripAdvisor, Facebook, Instagram, and more with a focus on event and overnight accommodation bookings

Sales & Account Manager

Avenida Brazil Churrascaria Steakhouse

Managed daily operations and consistently executed territory management plan for 3 award-winning restaurant locations leveraging SEO, SEM, sales, and social media driving high volume B2B leads and exceeding monthly sales goals.
-Increased restaurant revenues from $3.5 million to $8 million+ by reimagining events and creating gold standard in customer experience becoming area’s best small group weddings and corporate restaurant destination 
-Introduced private dining and off-site catering program increasing events sales revenues from 3% to 25%+ 
-Built team of 3 sales members and developed sales goals, corporate administrator presentations, and networking strategies using a trusted advisor approach
-Delivered strategic staff training and updated online and in-person marketing materials communicating catering and event benefits to prospective customers
-Met and exceeded monthly quota and commission structures by leading and supporting management on accomplishing key revenue-generating initiatives including marketing, promotions, and contract negotiations 
-Prospected companies, tracked, and maintained consistent follow up nurturing them until appropriate time 
-Managed 1,500+ onsite and off-site events with personal and corporate clients including negotiating, budget proposal, organization, communication, and follow up
-Opened 1 location while rebranding 2 other locations including logos, online presence, website, signage, menus, and printed marketing collateral

Director Sales, Marketing / Operations

HCSS

-Created great experiences for visiting clients by organizing meeting rooms, giving campus tours, and assisting with in-house events for high purchasing clients
-Made outbound communication to customers for software renewals and maintained accurate and timely records in Salesforce

 Customer Success Representative 

City Chick Fashion

Created and developed online lingerie store that obtained eBay top seller status with 100% user satisfaction and stable profit growth
Oversee pricing, market segmentation, and rhetoric of posting for 10,000 items and over $100,000 of merchandise

Sales and Marketing

Austin Technology Council

Conducted market research, collected data, sell memberships & advertising, coordinated promotional activities, liaised with members, delivered presentations, and implemented digital marketing strategies.
-Prospected new members, followed up on sales, negotiated membership rates while developing and maintaining executive level relationships
-Created sales strategies through cold calling, networking,  email marketing campaigns and promotions

Sales and Marketing Associate

Amazon Outreach

Translated discussions between Portuguese and English speakers for 15 hours a day
Travelled into the Amazon rainforest to bring medical support and basic amenities to over 500 families in impoverished communities

Portuguese-English Translator

Solar Meninos do Luz

Coordinated physical education programs with 60 elementary and middle school children in the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Specialized in female motivation and creating progressive, experimental activities with a purpose and life lesson

Education Leader

University of Texas Division of Housing and Food Services

Served as para-advisor to 40 undergraduate female students and addressed academic, mental, and social needs through programming
 Highly trained to respond to emergency situations, customer service, and administrative duties

Resident Assistant

Hiiiiiiiiiiii!! 👋 I'm Melissa! I love getting to know new people and make friends. 

I'm always striving to  improve my personal and professional development in an innovative space. 

Some interesting facts about me! 
-I live in Houston and totally dig it! If you are here, lets meet up for tacos! 🌮
-I love meeting interesting people and making friends!! 
-My dog is a rescue terrier mix named Roux
-My hobbies include watercolor, ceramics, fishing, reading and learning new things
-I'm multi cultural Latinx (Brazilian) & Pacific Islander (Filipino)
-I LOVE food! Trying new and delicious foods is very important to me

Melissa Abrantes🖍

Seasoned Product Leader | ex-SAP | Founder | Mentor @ Women in AI | LinkedIn Top Voice | Startup Advisor

After 20+ years building and scaling enterprise and SaaS products, I took everything I knew about product strategy, GTM, and leadership, and went solo. Since then, strategy to me isn’t a Notion page. It’s knowing what matters, what doesn’t, and what to do next.

Today, several years later, I help early-stage and scale-up founders turn ideas into clear product strategy and go-to-market plans that convert. No fluff. Just traction-focused thinking that gets you from “we’ve built something” to “customers can't wait to pay for it.”

My background spans a $140M+ M&A exit, zero-to-one product launches, AI strategy, and GTM planning, advisory work, and public speaking.  

Over the past few years, as I built my own business, more and more PMs started reaching out to ask: “How do you do it?”

That became an additional lane of work I care deeply about: helping experienced product managers transition into product consulting with confidence, clarity, and a compelling offer.

If you are:
– A founder with a powerful (AI) idea but no clear path to market
– A scale-up founder trying to realign product or GTM strategy for the next stage
– A product manager wondering, “Could I really do this on my own?” 

Let's talk! I bring clarity, structure, and momentum to help you move forward with confidence.

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