Celebrating M.O.guls of Excellence

Meet Michelle Thames, an award-winning blogger turned Online Business & Marketing Strategist, and CEO of Thames Media Solutions. Thames has helped catapult companies, like multi-million dollar beauty brand MIELLE Organics, from a startup to becoming a household name, leveraging organic social media and digital marketing strategies to boost her client’s businesses.

She is the host of the top-rated global podcast Social Media Decoded, which aims to simplify social media so that businesses can thrive online She teaches creative entrepreneurs how to get their businesses visible, how to attract more clients, and how to monetize by leveraging organic marketing and social media.

With more than 13 years of social media influencer and content creation experience, Michelle has had opportunities to work with big brands like Olay, Subway, Toyota, Culver’s, Choose Chicago, Stitch Fix, Lexus, Southwest, and more.

The power of social media sparked her interest in beginning her own brand that helps others to leverage its power. After being fired from her last employer due to blatant racism, a lawyer reached out to her after the incident took place, confirming the racism she already knew in her gut as the reason. Instead of allowing this incident to defeat and cripple her confidence, she decided to let it be a building block to show that no matter what people do to her, she will still rise. Successfully using that anger from injustice as fuel, her determination drives her daily to scale and grow her business.