Melissa Davis

About Melissa Davis

AI is commoditizing intelligence. The next competitive advantage is human mastery. I am the former founder of Elev8 Hire Solutions, an INC staffing firm that supported over 500 companies and placed leaders and technologists. After a successful exit, I now operate at the intersection of talent, leadership, and performance. Today, I serve as Fractional Head of Talent Acquisition at Red 6 and as a Leadership and Team Performance Advisor to founders and executive teams. I do not just help companies hire. I help them build teams that actually work. My work is grounded in what I call the Human Operating System. The patterns, motivations, and behaviors that drive how leaders lead, how teams function, and how organizations scale. I blend talent strategy, behavioral insight, and growth frameworks to build high-performing teams, help leaders break out of autopilot, and create alignment, accountability, and trust at scale. Most companies are not struggling with strategy. They are struggling with people. I bridge the gap between insight and execution, giving leaders practical tools to shift patterns, not just understand them. My work is rooted in the Enneagram as a system for understanding the “why” behind behavior and turning awareness into measurable performance. I work with founders and leadership teams navigating growth, change, and complexity. Scaling teams, improving retention, and building cultures where people perform, stay, and grow. I have been the founder and the operator. I understand these challenges from the inside out. The future of growth is human.

Experience

1. Fractional Head of Talent Acquisition

   Red 6

   Apr 2026 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Fractional Head of Talent Acquisition at Red 6, responsible for building and optimizing the recruiting engine during a key phase of growth.Driving high-quality hiring across technical and leadership roles while embedding a more intentional, human-centered approach to talent—focused on performance, alignment, and team cohesion.

Education

• University of Maine

  BA in Communication, Double minors in Business Administration and Public Relations

  1999 — 2003

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  EMP -Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT through EO

  2018 — 2020

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Full-Life Cycle Recruiting
• Temporary Staffing
• Professional Services
• Screening Resumes
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Staffing Services
• IT Recruitment
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Recruiting
• Recruitment Advertising
• Resume Writing
• Coaching
• Contract Recruitment
• Account Management
• Sdlc
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Networking
• Cold Calling
• Onboarding
• Search
• Project Managers
• Permanent Placement
• College Recruiting
• Technical Recruiting
• Screening
• Talent Management
• Technical Hiring
• Start-Ups
• Staff Augmentation
• Interviews
• Executive Search
• Internet Recruiting
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement