College Professor Turned Entrepreneur

Dr. Melanie Obitz-Bukartek is a 2x nonprofit founder, award-winning educator, published writer, certified Cognitive Coach, and business retreat host who once moved to an island for six weeks.

Solopreneurship Doesn’t Have to be Solo

When Melanie stopped working for others and started her own business, she discovered it was lonelier and less supportive than had anticipated. That's why she created a community spaces for good-hearted, driven women to connect virtually and in person. Through her expertise as a Cognitive Coach and writing teacher, Melanie helps women solopreneurs find clarity and make progress.

After transitioning her EdTech company to a nonprofit to ensure all students can access personalized writing support, she founded SoloprenHER, Inc. a nonprofit providing women solopreneurs access to quality support and community.

When she’s not running her two businesses, Melanie enjoys playing pickleball, traveling, and living in Delaware—just a seagull’s glide from the ocean—with her son, husband, and two beachcombing dogs.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Melanie has a diverse, decades-long professional background that spans higher education, innovative EdTech startups, and K-12 education.
She has facilitated impactful writing workshops across the United States, presented her empirical research on writing instruction at national and international conferences, and she is a former collegiate athlete.
Melanie has a PhD in Education, specifically Writing Instruction, and a PhD Minor in Creative Writing from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also has an MEd in Data-Based Decision Making and Organizational Improvement from John Hopkins University and a BS in Elementary Education from Indiana University Pennsylvania.
Melanie's work has been published in Forbes, HuffPost and Entrepeneur Magazine.