Hi, I’m Melanie. I’ve built this kind of operation before.
I’m a three-time founder with three exits, and I’ve spent my career building the products, teams and systems that help organizations grow without losing sight of people and purpose.
In 2011, I co-founded Josh’s Place, a Minnesota 245D Medicaid provider serving adults on the CADI, BI, and DD waivers. Over nine years, we built the programming, staffing models, and compliance systems behind a multi-site operation until a public company acquired it in 2019. The passion and drive to do so came from losing my older brother, Josh, who had disabilities. Living inside Medicaid’s fragmentation and the weight on caregivers is why I care about the systems behind quality care.
Josh’s story also led me to co-found Joshin with my sister Melissa. I helped build the product from the ground up, including a robust back office, automated onboarding, a Learning Management System (LMS), HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance, and AI built into the platform. I also owned every vendor and budget and cut operating costs 20% while revenue grew 30% over a twelve-month period. It grew from founding to Fortune 500 customers and was acquired in 2025. Afterward, I led a 67-person Customer Success organization across three business lines.
Today, Fieldwell brings both sides, an operator and a product builder, to find where spend and effort are leaking and build the systems that fix it, with specialties in growth-stage companies, healthtech, and Medicaid.
The path here
Built, grown and exited. Three times.
2011
Co-founded Josh’s Place, a Minnesota 245D Medicaid provider, and JP Homes.
2017
The State of Minnesota awarded Josh’s Place two additional licensed locations.
2018
Co-founded Joshin, a neurodiversity and disability benefits platform. Built the onboarding and learning experience, and led HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance as it moved to enterprise.
2019
Josh’s Place was acquired by a public company.
2024
JP Homes was acquired.
2025
Joshin was acquired by a competitor. It had built generative AI into its infrastructure and automated onboarding for coaches and members.
2026
Fieldwell: finding the leaks, fixing the systems, supporting you while you scale.
Recognition
Named to the annual list
Honored benefits leader
Innovation Award for pioneering support programs
Honored
I&D World 50 Innovation finalist
Speaking and writing
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