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I help organizations create happy, committed students and employees by devoting time for stress management, healthy practices, and fun!

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Speaking events:

(2023)
July 14-15           Cedar Fort Publishing, St. George, Utah
March 21            Myriad Genetics, SLC, Utah
March 8              Eagle Mountain City Council, Utah
March 1              Eagle Mountain City Council, Utah
Feb 15                  Merrick Bank, South Jordan, Utah
(2022)
Dec 10                 CTA Community Supports, Sandy, Utah
Nov 13                 USCA Counseling Conference, SLC, Utah
Oct 25                 School Professionals National Conference (VIRTUAL)
Sept 13               Women of Walker Edison, West Jordan, Utah
Aug 24                 Healthy Lifestyles, West Jordan, Utah
Aug 16-19           BYU Education Week, Provo, Utah
Aug 10                 US Department of Agriculture, SLC, Utah
MAY 29                Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Alpine, Utah
MAR 10                USCA School Counselors Conference, Draper, Utah
(2021)
July 18                 School Professionals National. Conference,  SLC, Utah
Feb 2
                     Top Executive Strategies - (VIRTUAL)
Feb 25                   Red Edge Mentoring (VIRTUAL)
Mar 10                   Rise Management Agency (VIRTUAL)
June 10                 Granite School District Professionals (LIVE - let's do this!!!!)
Sept 11                 Wyoming Housing Conference, CHEYENNE WYOMING 
Oct 7                     The Northwest Chapter American Assn. of Airports, SLC
Jan 9  
(2020)       Hi Five Live, Facebook Live Event
Jan 23                   Parent University, Orem, UTAH
Jan 25                   Learning Tree Child Care Teacher Training, SLC, UTAH
May 12                  Utah Assoc. of Government Accountants,  UTAH 
May 28                  Granite District Office Professionals, SLC, UTAH  
Sept 19                 TEDxSaltLakeCity, Kingsbury Hall, SLC, Utah 
Dec 5                     CTE Conference - Cedar Valley High School (VIRTUAL)
Dec 9                     Jordan District Food Services (VIRTUAL) 
Jan 26 (2019)     VENTURE ACADEMY, OGDEN, UTAH
Jan 30                  CONNECT WEEK SKYRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - LEHI, UTAH
Feb 21                  HOPE Week Resiliency Night -  LINDON, UTAH
Feb 23                   COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN 
Feb 27                   FALCON LAUNCH SKYRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - LEHI, UTAH
Mar 10                   WOMENS FORUM CONFERENCE - KANAB, UTAH
Mar 10                    LDS YOUTH FIRESIDE - KANAB, UTAH
Mar  21                  HOPE Week, PLEASANT GROVE HS, UTAH
Mar 28                   Revere Health, Women United, PROVO, UTAH
April 8                    Dept of Health and Tobacco Prevention, DRAPER, UTAH
April 14                   Women's Conference, LEHI, UTAH
April 29                   Bonneville Elementary, OREM, UTAH
​May 2                     North County Medical Coalition, AMERICAN FORK, UTAH

May 8                     Dept of Health and Tobacco Prevention, DRAPER, UTAH
May 10                   Smiles 4 Kids Dental Conference, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
June 3-5                 T.R.E.K. Master Story Teller, MUDDY CREEK, WYOMING
June 11                   RISE Management, OREM, UTAH
June 12                   USCA Counselors Summer Conference, HEBER, UTAH
June 19                   Heber Girls Camp, HEBER, UTAH
June 20                   Utah Principals Conference, ZERMATT -HEBER, UTAH
June 26                   2-1-1 Summit United Way, SLCC CAMPUS,  SANDY, UTAH
July 16                     Utah Health Care Conference, ZERMATT - HEBER, UTAH
July 30                    School Nurses Association, PROVO, UTAH
Sept 13                   USBA Conference, ZERMATT RESORT, HEBER,  UTAH
Sept 26                   Willowcreek Middle School HOPE WEEK, LEHI, UTAH
Oct 3                      Parent University, Bonneville Elementary, OREM, UTAH
Oct 10-11               USCA Conference, South Town, SANDY, UTAH
Nov 1                     Utah School Nurse's Assoc.,  OREM, UTAH
Nov 6                     YOU MATTER Conference, Roosevelt, UTAH
Nov 8                     Utah Purchasing Conference, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 
(2018)               YUDA BANDS LEADERSHIP CONF - JILOTEPEC, GUATEMALA
Sept 11            NORTH SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL HOPE WEEK - COALVILLE, 
Oct 6               TOOELE COUNTY DISTRICT CONFERENCE - TOOELE, UTAH
Nov 14           CANYONS  DISTRICT PURCHASING AGENTS CONF - SANDY, 
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Michelle customizes each presentation. Her Most Requested Presentations include:

  • Look Who's Talking: Leadership and Communication 101
  • Escape Adulthood: Team Building and Games for Leaders
  • Never Surrender: Resilience, Mindfulness, and Self-Care (using the SELFIE method)
  • How to Get Along With Difficult People - (AKA Personality Testing) LOL
  • Ride Into the Discomfort Zone: Making Stress Your Friend
The Discomfort Zone: Learn how to ride into DISCOMFORT ZONE!  We often avoid difficult conversations or situations thinking they will just go away. NOT!  We must instead run towards what makes us uncomfortable to become confident we can face any challenge from work, relationships, parenting, and life!   We will learn how to practice active listening, discuss why we should make stress our friend and how to then channel that energy to benefit employees, relationships, challenges, and accomplish goals.  Life?  You've got this!
Participants Will Learn:
  • How to communicate clearly to avoid conflicts 
  • Why the discomfort zone is where growth occurs
  • How to Create an I-Message for effective communication - we will practice this! 
  • How body language, attitudes, social media and even zoom behavior can influence positive communication 
Chins Up, Smiles On!:  It's not about how many times you fall.  It is about how many times you get up again. Join this fun and interactive presentation to learn how to manage stress before it manages you.  Many people believe stress is a negative in our lives.  In actuality, stress is meant to protect us, energize us, and help us reach beyond what we think we are capable of achieving.        
  • Participants will learn functions of the brain and how stress can be beneficial to our lives, body, and spirit.
  • Participants will learn how to appropriately manage stress so they can be fully present at the workplace or the classroom.
  • Participants will learn how their attitudes and actions can either positively or negatively affect co-workers and customers.
  • Participants will learn healthy lifestyles by using the S.E.L.F.I.E. method (sleep, nutrition, social, emotional) so they can be emotionally resilient. 
  •   (for longer keynotes:) Participants will learn the Marigold Principle and  the importance of healthy relationships  and how  they increase our social and emotional resilience

Michelle in action: