I have over twenty years of experience in the field of strategic communication as an internationally known professional speaker and executive coach. As CEO and co-founder of The Cove Group, Inc. – a management and marketing firm that handled over $150 million in projects during the last five years – I provide highly acclaimed presentations designed to empower audi ...ences with the tools and tactics to employ the strategic communication skills guaranteed to boost performance and profit in these areas:

• Sales Performance
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Team Dynamics

I've been a keynote speaker and trainer at Fortune 100 companies including Pfizer and Siemens, General Electric – Electric Insurance, and Sun Life Financial. My resume also includes presentations for universities and women’s leadership organizations across the country.

I'm the creator of the “Tips from Michelle” business advice and career advancement podcast on iTunes. Each audio podcast episode features valuable tips and tools for career success as well as the insights I've culled from interviewing business luminaries from around the world. I've appeared as a guest expert on countless radio shows and on television shows such as WHDH Channel 7 Nightly News (an NBC affiliate in Boston) and Hallmark Channel’s New Morning show.

In addition to my success in the worlds of business and media, I'm a contributing author to Inspiration to Realization Volume III, co-author of Whatever Happened to the Word No? and the author of From the Kitchen to the Corner Office: Mom’s Wisdom on Leadership! (Morgan James Publishing).

Prior to my life as an entrepreneur and professional speaker, I was an educator teaching business and life skills courses for eleven years at secondary and collegiate levels in New York.

On a personal level, I am a survivor of a violent physical attack. I draw upon my own faith and fierce enthusiasm for life, and I try to lead and inspire by example. This strength of spirit awakens the same quality in those around me and emphasizes my message of inner power.

I hold a Master of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management. I've lived throughout New England and metropolitan New York and currently reside in Stonington CT with my husband – and business partner – Rich and my two sons. I'm an accomplished artist and an active volunteer in the community, serving on the Boards of Directors of 7th Empire Media and Bright Lights Parenting.