Melissa St. John is CEO and Owner of Relocation Strategies. She has 20+ years of experience in Indianapolis, working in various capacities in interior design services and real estate. With her extensive experience in furniture procurement and facility management, she expanded the firm’s offerings from move management to a more all-inclusive offering. With a passion for building relationships, Melissa is also a motivational speaker on a mission to help professionals overcome adversity and find their passion.
She’s a high-energy motivator with a gift for recruiting the right people to support our clients. She has served in various capacities with ICR, BOMA, Indy Crew and NAWBO and is also a proud member of the Geist Conservancy District Steering Committee.
Melissa has won a variety of awards recognizing her work, including:
- •2025 Purdue University’s Fraternity, Sorority, and Cooperative Life (FSCL) 150 Most Influential Alumni
- •2024 NAWBO-Indianapolis Woman Business Owner of the Year
- •2020 Indiana Chamber Samuel C. Schlosser Volunteer of the Year Award
- •2015 IBJ Woman of Influence
- •2018 Construction, Engineering, & Technology Inspire Award Finalist
- •2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist
- •2012 Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award – 2nd Runner Up
- •2010 Indy’s Best and Brightest Award
Melissa is a recent graduate of Heroic Public Speaking and speaks about workplace happiness to corporations and at women’s conferences.