Melis is originally from Turkey and came to the U.S. when she was 18 to attend Northeastern and later completed her MBA at Babson. She’s pretty much been working remotely the entirety of her adult life. This got her thinking about what later became EKOS.AI, as she networked her way through Boston and around the world. She founded an AI-powered all-in-one engagement platform to revolutionize the way hybrid communities engage, grow and connect with each other.