Considered one of America's most compelling storytellers, Dr. Nathan Mellor is an author, popular keynote speaker, and executive coach. Since founding Strata Leadership with his business partner, Frank Smith, in late 2009, the company has grown from a single employee in a windowless office to a multi-million dollar family of companies known as the C3 Brands that includes Mosaic Personnel and Strata Leadership. Nathan is the CEO of the C3 Brands and President of Strata Leadership. Dr. Mellor earned the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership degree from Pepperdine University, where he was a Colleagues Grant recipient. He earned the Master of Dispute Resolution degree from the prestigious Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he was named a Straus Fellow. He earned the Master of Science in Education degree from Harding University while serving as the Graduate Assistant to the University President. He earned the Bachelor of Arts from Harding University where he was elected Student Association President, earned his letter playing intercollegiate football, played trumpet in the Pep Band and sang in the choir. In pursuit of educational, humanitarian and religious interests, he has studied or taught in: Australia, Belize, China, England, Guyana, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Russia, and Rwanda. He is passionate about developing future leaders and is the co-founder of the Presidential Leadership Institute, hosted on the campus of York College, in collaboration with the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. Dr. Mellor lives with his wife, Christie, and their two daughters, Annalise and Arden in Edmond, Oklahoma.
