Melissa Burghardt

Chief Executive Officer

As Axonify CEO Melissa Burghardt focuses on helping frontline businesses and teams thrive. She’s experienced firsthand the challenges of delivering consistent frontline excellence while also adapting quickly with customer and business needs. Combining that with a career driving innovation from disruptive technology and business transformation, Melissa is passionate about delivering solutions that make it easier for frontline teams to win and grow.

As an executive at Sweetgreen, Melissa simplified the operating model for scale; her efforts helped double the number of locations and took the company public. In digital advertising, Melissa scaled revenue for Overture and Yahoo! globally, and led a $1B business line for small businesses at YP.com. She is also an early-stage investor.