Melissa Harrison is CEO and Founder of Allee Creative, a marketing agency based in Minnesota. She has been a leader in the content marketing space for 20 years starting in higher education and nonprofits until she founded her agency at the age of 26. What started as a one-woman shop based heavily on traditional print content and marketing strategy grew to a full-service agency supported by a team of senior-level professionals with an international book of clients.
Harrison leads marketing strategies for brands across the globe through creation, curation, content execution and metrics analysis. She has been published in BizWomen, Lioness Magazine, Minnesota Business Magazine, Content Marketing Institute and the Star Tribune, among others.
Her accolades include such distinctions as a 2023 Enterprising Women of the Year Award recipient and a 2022 Notable Marketing Leader (Twin Cities Business Magazine). Harrison has also been named a Top Content Marketer by the Content Marketing Institute, is a 4-time recipient of the Hermes Creative Award and was inducted into the DeForest Area High School’s Alumni Hall of Fame for her career achievements.
Harrison speaks internationally on topics of digital media and content marketing strategies, educating audiences about best practices. Her notable clients of record include: 3M Littmann Stethoscopes, Capella University, Endeavor Air (a Delta company), Lifetouch, SPR Therapeutics, State of Minnesota's Office of Higher Education, UnitedHealth/Optum, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and YMCA.
She has held leadership positions for several other boards in the Twin Cities area, is an Alzheimer’s Association Longest Day Committee volunteer, and is a member of both the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and First Friday Women in Marketing.
Harrison lives in St. Michael, Minnesota with her husband and four children.