Cultured South Consulting
We love small business and supporting our community, so much so that we offer business & brand consulting services. Whether you’re a start-up or looking to pivot your business in an ever-changing market, we are here to help!
Melanie Wade Styles
| Founder & CEO |
Business Owner with Six Years Experience in building brands like Golda Kombucha, Cultured South, The Atlanta Fermentation Festival, Pure Abundance Vegan Cheese and more
Awarded 2020 Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “50 on Fire 2020” Innovation Award for Food and Beverage
Recipient of Invest Atlanta’s Excellence in Manufacturing 2019
Creator of 2018’s Best of ATL Healthy Beverage: Golda Kombucha
Certified SBA “Emerging Leader”
Successfully launched products into large national chains like Whole Foods, Kroger, Food Lion and more
Georgia State University Alumni in Public Relations and Fine Arts
Georgia State University School of Hospitality Certified Event Planner
Areas of Expertise
Networking Infrastructure design and implementation
IT support
Digital assets management
Strategy development
Human Resources
Team building and management
Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and S@S)
Resource management
Start-up business
Business plan & direction
Funding / Sourcing of Funds
Scaling up & Growth
Packaging, Raw goods & Product Sourcing
Manufacturing & Equipment Purchasing
Distribution and Wholesale
Branding, Art direction, graphic design
Marketing & PR