Entrepreneur and investor, working in real estate and finance in Boston and NYC.
Real estate developer and finance executive sponsoring several buildings as sole investor and builder. Currently one of the handful of female builders in Boston engaged in ground-up vertical construction.
Please review my portfolio and feel free to get in touch with any questions.
Recent Real Estate Projects
Dual Career Executive managing biotech executive recruitment firm and other companies.
I have 18 years of experience in working for myself as an entrepreneur. I have founded dozens of businesses and built a rounded out career in finance, sales, and technology. I offer technology and sales consulting through my HR management firm, and executive biotech staffing through several of my staffing firm units today.
I am also the author of a book Freelance Nation.com which detailed my experience starting and growing a product as a service via e-commerce, before freelancers had the tools of today available to them. Look for the updated version soon.
“Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. ”
— Cassandre Clare
Acknowledgements & Achievements
Oct 7, 2021 — Five of the 50 fastest-growing women-led companies are in Mass. ... Phoenix Development, led by CEO Melissa Cooper, came in at No. 39. 2021’s event was sponsored by JP Morgan Chase.
BOSTON, December 7, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Melissa Cooper, serial entrepreneur and real estate developer, recently received the high honor of placing 13th among the annual ranking of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies, sponsored by American Express.
J. Melissa Cooper Named Triple Finalist in 11th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Your Freelance Communication Bridge Is Falling Down. Here's How to Fix It. By Melissa Cooper
Freelance Nation: Work When You Want, Where You Want. By Melissa Cooper
In 2014 I sold the company I founded with $700 five years prior and successfully exited into real estate.