Keynote Speaker · Executive Coach · C-Suite Strategic Advisor
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Hi, I’m Michaella
If you’re here, someone probably told you about a talk I gave, a leader I coached, or a turnaround I led. I’m really glad you found me.
I’ve spent more than 16 years on both sides of the table – as a Wall Street investor, public company executive, CFO, and board member.
Today, I bring that experience to the stage, into my executive coaching relationships, and into the boardroom.
Because I believe the best advice comes from someone who’s actually been there – and driven results.
Let’s work together
Executive Coaching
Just as top athletes rely on coaching, senior executives need a trusted outside perspective to successfully navigate bigger roles and high-stakes decisions. Michaella provides direct, practical executive coaching grounded in real-world leadership experience. Rather than offering generic advice, she helps leaders sharpen their perspective and drive meaningful results. Her confidential approach is designed for high-potential leaders looking to confidently step into the next chapter of their careers.
Keynote Speaking
Transform your next event from a simple moment into a powerful catalyst for growth. Michaella delivers high-energy, customized keynotes that challenge conventional thinking through real-world business experience and bold ideas. Her talks empower audiences with immediately applicable strategies while fostering genuine connection among attendees. Ultimately, she leaves your team inspired to think differently and take concrete action.
Strategic Advisory
Michaella brings an investor's lens and an operator's experience to high-stakes business challenges. She has a proven track record of helping organizations solve problems, build and improve processes, and ultimately create value. She will help you navigate high-stakes business challenges with the perspective of someone who has been both an investor evaluating companies and an executive responsible for delivering results and answering to Boards and investors.
From Wall Street to the C-Suite
I’ve been on both sides of the table.
- I’ve analyzed companies as an investment banker and invested in them as an institutional investor.
- I’ve operated at public companies, led successful exits, and turnarounds at some of the largest brands in the world.
- I’ve been a CFO in the middle of difficult transformations and periods of hypergrowth.
- I’ve built teams and functions from scratch.
- I’ve advised CEOs of public, private, and non-profit organizations.
- I’ve sat in boardrooms where the stakes were high and the decisions mattered.
- And I’ve made the kind of career decisions that require you to bet on yourself.
- I’m also a national champion equestrian and ultramarathoner.
- That perspective changes the advice I give.