Leadership books have a funny way of circling back to the same uncomfortable truth: you can't lead other leaders until you've done the hard work of leading yourself. This is something Denver, CO Vistage Chair Melissa Edison Barnes is navigating in real time as she builds her first Vistage CE group. 

Melissa brings a resume that spans General Mills and Harley-Davidson to early-stage startups and a successful business exit. But it's her origin story, being raised by an entrepreneur who lived through the full range of small business highs and lows, that shapes how she shows up as an emerging Vistage Chair. On this episode of Chairwaves, she talks about the discipline it takes to build a group and what she learned from her own business exit — selling an office snack delivery business just before COVID. 

You can connect with Melissa on LinkedIn or via email at [email protected].