Melissa Forziat is a speaker, consultant, and a former competitive gymnast who parlayed her experience as an athlete into Olympic-level opportunities in her career. And it all started with a doughnut. In her “Take the Doughnut” talk, Melissa shares how to go after what you want and design your destiny. Her own career started with dream jobs at the Torino and Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the New Zealand Rugby World Cup, and customizing a position for herself with the US Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. In 2012, Melissa accidentally began her own business and learned the power of tailoring a client base. She has worked with clients ranging from small nonprofits to national events such as the Asian Hall of Fame, and she has inspired hundreds of audiences worldwide. One of her self-proclaimed biggest accomplishments was returning to New Zealand – where she used to live – as a professional speaker to do her first international talk for the Bed & Breakfast Association New Zealand.