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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.

Young Guns: Igniting our Future Leaders
Feb 27
Young Guns: Igniting our Future Leaders
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I'm a big believer in the "show, don't tell" approach. How can you book me if you haven't seen me in action, right? I've got that covered too! 

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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?

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Follow my wild adventures on the 'gram

“This person is everything that is wrong with society. Has never achieved anything in their career, and has never held a job for more than a few years. And yet, she’s telling others about how to be happy .”⁣ ⁣ An angry man wrote about an entire post about me on LinkedIn the other day. ⁣ ⁣ At first, I felt my cheeks burning with shame. ⁣ ⁣ I felt myself mentally defending my choices. ⁣ ⁣ Then, I realized that his accusations were somewhat right. ⁣ ⁣ It’s true that the longest I’ve ever stayed in one role is 3.5 years. ⁣ ⁣ It’s true that you could look at my career experience and label me as a job hopper. ⁣ ⁣ It’s true that I don’t drive a Mercedes and I don’t have a corner office overlooking the city skyline. ⁣ ⁣ It’s also true that I have watched family members pass away with the regret of trying to please others instead of living a life that was true to them, and refuse to make that heartbreaking mistake. ⁣ ⁣ It’s also true that I am grateful that I’ve had the courage to leave roles that weren’t meant for me to craft a career where I can truly thrive and impact others. ⁣ ⁣ It’s also true that I once had the material achievements we are taught to strive for...the beautiful office, the prestigious title...and walked away from it all because happiness cannot be bought. ⁣ ⁣ But most of all, it’s true that I fully embrace whatever names and accusations come my way, so long as I get to continue waking up every day with fire in my belly and a smile on my face, doing work that I absolutely love. ⁣ ⁣ Tap 🙌 if you feel me! #clevelandgram #motivation #careerchange #careergoals #careerquotes #linkedin #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurgoals #ottawablogger #ottawabusiness #goaldiggers #theinstagramlab #theinstagramlabinsiders
“If your path demands you to walk through hell, you might as well walk as if you own the place.” ⁣ One last appointment this week until we get our fertility results in October and I’m feeling nervous and dreading having to drive by my dad’s old house yet again. ⁣ ⁣ But you better believe I’m strutting into that blood clinic tomorrow because I can and will handle whatever the results are. Ready for answers! 💪
I didn’t MEAN to dress like a sheriff this morning but every new travel adventure feels like I’m heading to the Wild West so this outfit is pretty fitting. 🗺⁣ ⁣ Heading to #Cleveland to speak at #cmworld for the first time! What are some must see/eat/drinks in the city?
"Fake it til you make it" is pretty terrible advice when you think about it. ⁣ ⁣ It's the reason I held on to jobs for longer than I should have, I was so focused on acting like the perfect employee that I ignored that inner voice that told me I was on the wrong path. ⁣ ⁣ It's one of the reasons relationships fall apart and we lay in bed at the end of the day feeling so alone. ⁣ ⁣ We are taught to play roles of the perfect parent, perfect child, perfect spouse. ⁣ ⁣ Suffering in silence is a marker of success and saying "I don't know what the hell I'm doing" is a sign of weakness. ⁣ ⁣ Last week I read a quote that said "Face it til you make it", which has become my mantra. ⁣ ⁣ Life isn't about faking it. It's about waking up every damn day and getting to work, even on days when it's the last thing you want to do. ⁣ ⁣ It's about having hard conversations, with others and yourself, about what you truly want out of your life and career. ⁣ ⁣ It's about those moments when you have the option to fake it, but you choose honesty and integrity instead. ⁣ ⁣ Face it til you make it. Are you with me?
Hope is that small voice inside you, when your world seems to be crumbling and all the odds are stacked against you that whispers “what if...”⁣ ⁣ It’s that unexplainable force that pulls down your hand right before you’re about to wave your white flag and surrender. ⁣ ⁣ As I was driving home today from my first round of fertility testing, I felt it in my bones. ⁣ ⁣ Despite no good news, no logical reason to think that I might actually have a baby, I felt hopeful. ⁣ ⁣ I pulled off the road and into a store, where I rushed to the toy section at the back. ⁣ ⁣ There it was, a little white bunny with a rattle inside. ⁣ ⁣ I allowed myself to hold it close and dream of shaking it in front of a giggling baby. ⁣ ⁣ I even bought the damn thing and put it on the wicker rocking chair in our guest room to remind me that miracles are possible. ⁣ ⁣ Maybe it’s weird to hope without evidence that having kids is even possible for somebody like me. ⁣ ⁣ But sometimes hope is all we have, and sometimes it’s all what we need. ⁣ ⁣ Also, am I the only one that has a baby name list on my phone that’s been growing since forever? My husband thinks it’s super weird 😂⁣
“You sure seem to love yourself 🙄”⁣ ⁣ A dude passive aggressively left that comment on a post of mine the other day. ⁣ ⁣ I knew it was meant to make me feel shame, and insecurity, and small. ⁣ ⁣ But it didn’t. ⁣ ⁣ After decades of starving myself, then poisoning myself with alcohol and drugs to numb the pain of not enoughness, I am finally free. ⁣ ⁣ I can’t tell you when or how it happened, maybe it’s just been a combination of time and frustration, but there seems to come a time in a woman’s life where you look at yourself in the mirror and realize that you will never fit the mould that the world told you you should strive to be...and that was NEVER your purpose. ⁣ ⁣ I call it an EFF-IT-phany, and that life changing moment, when women realize that self love is the only way to live fully, that she is whole without the approval of anybody else, deserves a freakin cake and confetti because it should be celebrated and honoured. ⁣ ⁣ I answered this man with “Yes, I love myself, it’s taken me a while to get to this place, and now that I’m here, there’s not a chance that I’ll apologize for it. I hope you feel the same about yourself.” ⁣ ⁣ If you believe in self love in a world where it is considered a rebellion, give me a 🙌 below!⁣ ⁣ ⁣📸 @jeremytlock on set of @amazonprimevideo’s #thesocialmovement ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣
👑 33 years old ⁣ 👑 No kids ⁣ 👑 Just getting started in my career ⁣ 👑 Been “working on my summer body” since 2011⁣ ⁣ But still a bad b when it comes down to it though 🦸‍♀️ #bossbabe #girlboss
Do you believe in miracles? ⁣ ⁣ Months after my dad has passed, last night I got a message from one of my sisters. ⁣ ⁣ My dad had accidentally recorded 16 hours of audio on his iPad. ⁣ ⁣ What did he record? My last great night with him, on New Years Eve, just days before he was hospitalized and died. ⁣ ⁣ It was the last time I saw him as just dad, not a patient or dying man, and a memory that I regard as absolutely sacred. ⁣ ⁣ We often teased my dad for not being tech savvy, and I can’t help but feel like this sign from him has his sense of humour written ALL over it! 😂 ⁣ Have you gotten signs from loved ones that have passed away? ⁣🙏 ⁣