Nell created Take Our Daughters to Work Day, founded Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence and launched Make Mine a Million $ Business.
[1] Nell Merlino married artist Gary Conger after meeting on a blind date in a Union Square café.
Merlino has spearheaded a number of campaigns to promote women's advancement in the workplace through Strategy Communication Action, Ltd. (SCA).
Today, Count Me In is fueling a mindset of success and a movement that changes the landscape of small business and how women entrepreneurs impact the national economy, benefiting all Americans and their families.
Nell Merlino also contributed a chapter "Cracking the Glass Ceiling and Raising the Roof" to the MIT quarterly journal publication Innovations special issue on Youth and Economic Opportunity.
[19] Nell Merlino has made guest appearances on The Today Show, MSNBC, CNN’s Your Bottom Line with Christine Roman, Bloomberg TV and many more.