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Love and Coffee

Hey there, I'm Michaela.

I'm a professional speaker and trainer, medium roast aficionado, and LinkedIn? It's kind of my thing. Cozy up with another cup of coffee, and learn more about how I can help take you, your team, or next event attendees from beginner to all star online with real strategies that work for real people.  

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Think we might go together like a gallon of coffee and Monday morning? Let’s jump on a quick Zoom call.

Upcoming Talks
 

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SpeakerCon 2019
Nov 1
SpeakerCon 2019

SpeakerCon is an exclusive, FIRST OF ITS KIND convention, accompanied by a full-day business development conference, for professional speakers, women in media, and verbal communication experts including radio personalities, broadcasters, podcasters, commentators and activists to gain access to valuable industry resources, workshops, demos, service providers, products, and industry experts. The convention is culminated by our signature awards gala in the evening where we spotlight and honor professional speakers and industry experts that support the growth and success of professional speakers.

NTFN Sales Rally "Winning Together" 2020
Jan 18
NTFN Sales Rally "Winning Together" 2020
Young Guns: Igniting our Future Leaders
Feb 27
Young Guns: Igniting our Future Leaders
Social Media Marketing World
Mar 1
Social Media Marketing World
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What others are saying

You're probably tired of yet another marketer telling you about how much they rock, right? I don't blame ya. So don't take my word for it, scroll through to see what my clients and audience members have to say! 

 

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But enough about me, can I help you? 

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I’m hungry to serve and share my LinkedIn knowledge. Would your attendees benefit from the help of somebody that has built a following of over 150,000 LinkedIn followers organically and landed mega business deals without a single dollar spent in advertising?

Are you ready to secure a real deal LinkedIn speaker that will enable your attendees to win more business, make it rain leads, or land that dream job? Let me be your partner in shine.

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Follow my wild adventures on the 'gram

I don’t care if I’m basic personified by saying this...⁣ ⁣ I FREAKING LOVE FALL. ⁣ ⁣ The crunchy leaves, the brown sugar and cinnamon, the rainbow-hued pumpkins, it’s all like a cozy cup of coffee in weather form. ⁣ ⁣ But, the thing I love most about autumn, and maybe you can relate...is the change. ⁣ ⁣ You watch nature transform, see it let things go. ⁣ ⁣ It’s a reminder that even nature falls, but rises again when it’s time. ⁣ ⁣ I feel that on a damn cellular level this year. ⁣ ⁣ It’s been the hardest year of my life, with my dad passing away and dealing with infertility. ⁣ ⁣ And yet, after a summer of non-stop flashbacks of my dad dying and the pain of waiting to see what was wrong was my body, I too am transforming. ⁣ ⁣ I’m catching myself laughing at silly things my dad said and did, and I’m remembering him with less disbelief and more gratitude for the time we had. ⁣ ⁣ I find myself scrolling though baby names, and pinning ideas for a nursery, hopeful and ready to find a way to fill the part of me that yearns to bring more love into the world. ⁣ ⁣ This year, I don’t just love fall, I FEEL fall, and not just because I’ve been putting pumpkin spice in everything, but because it’s a magnificent reminder of how beautiful it can be to begin again. ⁣ ⁣ What’s your favourite season? ⁣
My plan for today: ⁣ ⁣ 1. Get up⁣ 2. Have ☕️⁣ 3. Have more ☕️⁣ 4. Keep having ☕️⁣ 5. Twitch for the rest of the afternoon like a magical unicorn of excellence⁣ ⁣ ⁣Give me a ☕️ cheers if ya feel me!
“My best friend is dealing with infertility, how can I be there for her through this process?” ⁣ ⁣ Since I started opening up about my endometriosis and fertility issues, my inbox has been flooded with questions about how to be supportive with loved ones dealing with infertility and/or going through IUI, IVF, surrogacy, etc. ⁣ ⁣ Through my own battle, I’ve learned what helps and what hurts, here’s some advice for what to say and do: ⁣ ⁣ What helps: ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Be open with your vulnerabilities, even if it has nothing to do with fertility. I am more likely to open up to you honestly if you’re real with me.⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Support their decisions. All decisions are hard when it comes to creating a family or deciding to stop treatment. Be there regardless of what YOU would do. ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Offer to come with them during or after difficult appointments. My mom came with me during testing and I don’t think I’ve ever felt more loved, even though she just sat in the waiting room. ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Understand their need for space. After hearing difficult news, they may not want to attend a social event with little ones present, or visit you with your babies. I struggle going to grocery stores after appointments! Give them grace during the process. ⁣ ⁣ What hurts: ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Slaughtering them with positivity. Optimism is great, but it has its place. Let their pain be heard. ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Saying “I know exactly how you feel” Every experience is unique. Comparison can create disconnect. ⁣ ⁣ ☕️ Telling them to stop stressing and it’ll happen. Do I need to explain this one? 😆⁣ ⁣ Have I missed any advice? Share your tips below! 👇
I still remember the morning after I quit my corporate job. ⁣ ⁣ I’ve never been a risk taker, and yet during a meeting with my CEO, who was stressing over day to day details at my agency, I looked him square in the eye and said, ⁣ ⁣ “Take me off the payroll. I need to step down.” ⁣ ⁣ I woke up the next morning, and sat on the floor in this space that would eventually become my home office and hyperventilated. ⁣ ⁣ It hit me all at once. I quit my job...OMG I quit my FREAKIN JOB!?! ⁣ ⁣ How will I eat? How will I pay my mortgage? How will I find my first client? Will I ever even HAVE clients? ⁣ ⁣ THERE IS NO WAY I CAN DO THIS! 😭⁣ ⁣ I whipped open my laptop in a panic and was about to sign up for job alerts on Indeed when that same feeling that possessed me the day before when I had quit washed over me. ⁣ ⁣ It wasn’t insanity or even stress that had led me to pack up my office and not look back. ⁣ ⁣ It was something so much bigger, it was my purpose that was tugging me by the hand as I tried to white knuckle the life I had built that didn’t fit me anymore, saying “There is so much more, Mick, follow me.” ⁣ ⁣ I took a deep breath and started sending emails and building my website. ⁣ ⁣ Two weeks later, I had started booking paid speaking gigs and landed a partnership with Crowne Plaza. ⁣ ⁣ You probably know that feeling, when your intuition is telling you what you need, and you are resisting because you are afraid to give up what you know. ⁣ ⁣ If that’s you, I feel you. I resisted my true calling for a long time too. ⁣ ⁣ I imagined a million scenarios where I would fail (again) miserably. ⁣ ⁣ But I only needed one dream, one voice that whispered just when I needed it, ⁣ ⁣ “But what if?” ⁣ ⁣ What is that “what if” dream for you? what would you do if you weren’t afraid? ⁣
“Your chances of having a baby are about 5%”⁣ ⁣ I gulped when my doctor told me my odds of conceiving with #endometriosis.⁣ ⁣ But then I thought, maybe I’m meant to be right where I am right now.⁣ ⁣ Without my eating disorder as a teen, I would never have learned that my weight doesn’t define my worth. ⁣ ⁣ Without battling Agoraphobia, I would never have learned that it is better to embrace my imperfections and live fully, than to hide in fear of judgement.⁣ ⁣ Without being laid off, I would never have started posting content on LinkedIn, which has led to building a community 150,000 strong and allowed me to craft my dream career. ⁣ ⁣ But most importantly, without the pain and loss I’ve experienced, I wouldn’t have scars to share, stories that are hard to tell but make people feel less alone in their own struggles. ⁣ ⁣ So maybe I was given this experience not to knock me down, but to lift up others by openly sharing my experience. ⁣ ⁣ 5%. The odds are definitely against me, but...who doesn’t love a good underdog story? 😌⁣ ⁣ Comment below with your fav motivational quote to encourage anybody battling fertility issues to keep going! A positive mind is capable of miracles!
in 15 minutes, my life might change forever. ⁣ ⁣ Heading to my doctors appointment this morning to hear the results of our fertility testing from the past two months. ⁣ ⁣ Please share some encouragement in the comments below, I need it right now! 🙏
Listen sis, your soul can’t be fed with praise. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Your life isn’t about likes, or applause, or obsessing over not coming across as too aggressive in emails. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “They” can’t make you happy, and never will. Stop chasing validation from people that make you feel tired, broken, and less than. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let them snicker as you take another selfie, self love looks gorgeous on you. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let them doubt you when you do things that are big and bold, and strut like a boss outside of your comfort zone. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let them gossip when you make huge life decisions that they don’t understand, their opinions are a reflection of their own choices and have nothing to do with you. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Lipsynch to Lizzo on full blast in your car, spend your paycheck on silly Halloween costumes for your dogs, stop reading articles on what to wear after a certain age and wear 👏 whatever 👏 you 👏 want, and don’t wait to tell that person that you love them. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ You were not put on this planet to follow the status quo, you were born to LIVE, so stop worrying so much about whether or not they like you and focus on falling in love with the life you’re creating. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Give me a 🙌 if you feel me! ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #ottawablogger #girlpreneur #goaldiggers #theinstagramlab #icaniwillimust #inspirechange #staybossyladies #tilinsiders #ownyourstory #michaelaalexis #linkedintrainer