What would make a top sales rep walk away from a $250k career to chase a whisper she couldn’t ignore?

In this episode of Look What She Built, I sit down with the incomparable Melissa Bauknight, former corporate sales leader turned sacred business catalyst and founder of The Nova Global, a growing constellation of communities for soul-led women who are rewriting the rules of leadership and success.

We explore Melissa’s decade-long journey from closing deals in corporate boardrooms to co-creating sacred business circles in Tulum. What started as a nudge of curiosity became a full-blown movement helping women integrate strategy with soul, trust their inner knowing, and create communities rooted in values, not transactions.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Leaving a high-paying sales career to travel South America and start fresh

• How Melissa built The Nova Global from the ground up, and how ChatGPT played a role in naming it

• Why so many women are craving depth, not just networking

• The role of the sacred feminine in business (and how we’re all relearning what power really looks like)

• What to do when you’re in the messy middle of change and don’t know what’s next

• Practical tools to reclaim your voice and reconnect with your purpose

Whether you’re in transition, dreaming of something more, or ready to lead with your whole self—this episode will remind you that you’re not lost, you’re remembering.

Contact Information:

• Explore Nova Constellations or request a chapter in your city: The Nova | A Global Women's Community

Connect with Melissa:

• Website: https://www.instagram.com/melissa_bauknight/

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