Melanie Robbins

Background

Melanie Robbins was born on October 6, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in North Muskegon, Michigan. She is a television show host, lawyer, and inspirational speaker who has published multiple books and hosted several podcast series. She is best known for covering the George Zimmerman trial for C.N.N. and she has more recently decided to turn her life around and teach others to do the same. Her journey of self-discovery started in 2011 when she published her first book “Stop Saying You’re Fine: Discover a More Powerful You.” She has since launched various projects including several books, courses, and inspirational talks and tours.

Robbins’ career started as a criminal defense attorney and she later went on to become a legal analyst for C.N.N. She has also hosted “The Mel Robbins Show” by Cox Media Group, “Monster In-Laws” by A&E, and Fox’s “Someone’s Gotta Go.” In 2011, she kicked off her career as an inspirational speaker with the publication of her first book, “Stop Saying You’re Fine: Discover a More Powerful You.” She later also spoke at TEDx in San Francisco about a psychological trick she discovered and coined “the five-second rule.” This talk launched her public speaking career and it has millions of views on YouTube. In 2017, Robbins published her second book titled “The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage.” In 2018 and 2019, she collaborated with Audible to release the Audible Original programs “Kick Ass with Mel Robbins” and “Take Control of Your Life.”

Today, Robbins does online and live talks and inspires people to be the best version of themselves that they can be.