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Kashaun Parker, ACC, MBA
RESILIENCY EXPERT, TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH, SPEAKER, AUTHOR
When I met Michela, I was in a place of sheer frustration with my progress in my business. I had gone as far as my analytical brain would allow and I needed strategy and structure. Michela entered my space of chaos and confusion with direction and focus to turn my business around. She has been the superpower I never knew I needed and my business is evolving because of her expertise! I have grown in the business space tremendously because of the partnership created with Michela.
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Francesca Gorgone
FOUNDER, POWERCORE PILATES
Michela is a knock out coach and provides valuable expertise! I was stuck in my business, needed clarity and a road map to grow and evolve as a business and entrepreneur. Working with Michela has helped me grow my business to 6 figures plus and create systems to work more efficiently. I value Michela’s strategies and guidance in reaching my business goals. I have established successful client services and offerings and built efficient business systems and hit my goal of reaching and exceeding 6 figure sales!
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Lili Matias
DIRECTOR OF SALES, GILLIS SALES
Business Strategies and Therapy meet, is the best way to describe Michela’s ridiculously effective coaching sessions. My leadership team at Gillis Sales invested in Michela’s business coaching for our GOLD Leadership program. During this time I have gained new perspectives, learned how to celebrate wins, and activate my action plans (not just letting them collect dust). And I got the promotion! Michela’s coaching helped me think at a higher level when leading others. If you ever have the chance to work with Michela, I’d wholeheartedly recommend her.
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Regina Carey, M. Ed.
EMPOWERMENT COACH, SPEAKER & TRAINER
Navigating the complexities of business can be daunting. Initially, I was entangled in my own ambitious ideas, losing sight of my goals amidst endless possibilities. Feeling drained and directionless, I preferred spontaneity over rigid plans in my marketing approach. Through our collaboration, I experienced a transformative shift. With Michela's guidance, I regained clarity and confidence, refining my offerings and targeting the ideal client. Together, we seamlessly connected speaking engagements to client acquisitions, implementing effective pricing strategies. The results were remarkable—securing new clients at higher price points than ever before. Michela's tailored approach provided invaluable focus and empowered decision-making aligned with my business values. Working with Michela was like calling AAA for my business—a vital support in navigating entrepreneurship's challenges. If you're seeking seasoned guidance to streamline your efforts, reach out to Michela without hesitation.
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Ninotchka Vicini
CONSCIOUSNESS COACH, INTUITIVE HEALER, & SPIRITUAL TEACHER
I sought out a business coach because I felt unclear about the direction, I was moving in professionally. I felt so inspired and yet stuck at the same time. As if I was driving a car with the gas and the brake on at the same time. Michela skillfully created a place for me to land my ideas in. Week after week we met, and she listened attentively. As she reflected my ideas and vision, we created a map together. A map that made sense to me in the micro/macro sense. And I was able to prioritize my actions related to the broad-spectrum of my goals. Michela has an enormous amount of business knowledge coupled with warm friendly disposition. I have a clear direction that has emerged and joyfully engage with it every day. I thoroughly enjoyed our time together and know that I can enlist her support and guidance in the future. I would highly recommend working with Michela not only was it a worthwhile investment in myself. I had a really good time problem solving. A truly collaborative experience.
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Susana D. Chui, M.Eng, P.Eng, PE
CP & PRINCIPAL CAMPHORA ENGINEERING LTD.
For the past seven years, Michela has served as my dedicated business coach. The decision to actively seek guidance in this professional capacity was initially unfamiliar to me. As our business has grown, there is an increasing demand for expertise in the interpersonal skills arena— an area where, as a super introvert, I find myself lacking. Michela provided me with valuable insights; I could see the pinch point in our business. Meticulously and systematically she identified and addressed the root issues with precision. I particularly value her pragmatic and no-nonsense approach to resolving our challenges. There is no guesswork; the expectation is clear, and the results are anticipated. From time to time Michela also gave our team the soft skills training that is tailored to our team. Each session deepened the understanding within my team, fostering personal growth and enhancing team dynamics. The valuable insights gained from every interaction are palpable in the evident enlightenment of my teammates. Upon reflection, I acknowledge that sustaining the business seamlessly would have been challenging without Michela's invaluable insights. Her ability to illuminate aspects I couldn't discern has been instrumental. She functions as a strategic guide, akin to a copilot checking blind spots and preventing potential pitfalls. Michela's profound understanding of her expertise instills confidence, and her consistent support is a source of reassurance for our endeavours.
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Scott Kurland
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, ACUITY PARTNERS, REAL ESTATE – VENTURE INVESTOR
I truly enjoyed my time working with Michela as our business coach, and she has made a big impact on me personally. We were looking for some guidance in growing and managing our team, along with leadership guidance. Working closely with Michela genuinely opened my eyes to new ideas, some uncomfortable, and how to appreciate wins, whether small or large, which was great. She listens intently and really cares about how we go about making necessary changes. Looking back on our time together, I have been able to learn new ideas on how to change and adapt my mindset to the ever changing and fast paced world we live and work in. I have, and will continue to work with Michela again and would suggest anyone looking for a strong business coach to consider working with her too.
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Bob Spiegel
FOUNDER & CEO, ACUITY PARTNERS, REAL ESTATE – VENTURE INVESTOR
Highly recommend Michela as a coach. She propelled my investment firm to new heights. Despite my 25 years in the field, we hit a plateau and needed fresh growth strategies. Initially skeptical of outside coaching, Michela proved invaluable. She quickly grasped our business dynamics, offering insightful top-down perspectives and detailed strategies. Michela's vast experience with diverse executives globally ensured no challenge went unaddressed. There was nothing we needed help with, that she didn’t already have experience with. Her practical advice, grounded in common sense, reignited overlooked strategies for success. As we implement her suggestions, our business is poised for exponential growth. Michela's expertise and personable approach make her an invaluable asset.
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Julie Wang
FOUNDER, TINY PLANET DIGITAL
I worked with Michela through her 1:1 coaching program where I learned to reign in my shiny object syndrome, and develop a detailed plan for growth for my business. She was able to keep me on track by focusing on the most important and urgent items on hand, and honing in on my strategic pillars. I would recommend working with Michela if you're looking for an empathetic coach who is detail oriented and drives results.
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Robert W. Reeder IV
Glassview
Highly, highly, highly recommend Michela! I had the pleasure of working with Michela for over a year; during our time together, Michela helped me transform from somebody who couldn't see the forest from the trees into a strategic, big-picture thinker and leader. Every business challenge I faced I brought to the table and--without fail--Michela helped me work through it. I began to view these emerging business challenges as opportunities for growth. The entire time, Michela guided me through uncharted business territory, recommending improvements to my business dashboard as well as future revenue optimizations.
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Dr. Michelle St Jane
TEDxWoman SPEAKER, AUTHOR, & PODCAST HOST
Michela is inspiring, insightful and seasoned. When she became my coach, she immediately added value, focus and direction. My unique vision is evolving and unfolding. Michela deeply listens then engages. I appreciated her wide knowledge base and generosity in sharing resources. I am an action taker. Michela worked with my willingness to take action and assisted me in strategically positioning and pursuing each. As I often tread and make the path by walking where no one has been before it is a blessing to have a coach with the depth Michela brings. I am confidently stepping in to a new year positioning, supported and delighted to explore uncommon pathways with a visionary like Michela.
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Megan Miller
TEDx SPEAKER & CORPORATE TRAINER
Took my idea to a revenue-generating business model in 4 months. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders, just knowing I have Michela with me on this business building journey. I learned in 5 minutes what it would have taken me 5 years to learn on my own. I feel like I’m doing what I was meant to do. For the first time in decades, I truly feel connected to myself and there’s no way this would have been possible without Michela. She helped me take this crumpled up piece of paper in my head, the fear and anxiety of not knowing, the questioning myself and build out strategies and systems that gave me confidence and clarity to make this a six-figure business in year two of existence, while bridging out of a successful Corporate career. This has been such an amazing investment in my business, and the best money I’ve ever spent on myself.
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Ngoc T. Tran
JJ CAPITAL PARTNERS
I love working with Michela. I am grateful and appreciate her so much. She provided clarity to my message and supported me in rebranding my website and transformed my branding to a whole new level while creating the structure I needed to grow my business. If you are looking to take your business to the next level, talk to Michela.
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April Qureshi
HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP COACH & TRAINER
I was looking for a trusted advisor to help me create a strategic growth plan for my coaching and speaking business. I'd been going at it alone and quickly realized that I needed the accountability and expertise Michela could provide as a business coach. Michela helped sharpen my vision into a super-focused and clear path. She made it easy for me to build a personal identity and initial brand that speaks to my ideal clients. Her marketing and sales advice suited my personality and allowed me to be authentic in my messaging. Michela is a dynamo at bringing synergy to ideas and merging them into a solid plan of action aligned with purpose and intention. Michela is down-to-earth, energetic and has your best interests at heart. Michela helped me move forward faster and with less distraction. I hit my targets, increased my reach and closed more deals. I learned where I was holding myself back and developed the confidence to become the person I need to be as a high-performance woman leader. Michela is a master at bringing nebulous ideas down to earth and into a business structure that sets the path to success. She is a mastermind and my co-pilot as I navigate the uncomfortable but necessary changes for business growth.
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Emmeline Saavedra
The Champions Institute
We badly needed help inside our company with processes, systems and operations. Michela provided so much expertise, clarity, and impeccability. All of the team trust, like and get along with who she is as a human being, leader and strategist. We're very blessed, lucky and grateful every day to have Michela because she makes our life so much better, and she makes our company more sustainable and scalable.
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Anita Russell
The Place To Soar
As I think about individuals who have helped me to grow myself and my business, the first name to enter my mind is Michela Quilici. In a word Michela is a gem. As my business coach, the biggest asset Michela brings to the table is her ability to meet me where I am—but not leave me there. When I started working with her as my sales navigation coach I was in desperate need of 3 things: fundamental knowledge of sales strategy, thinking and operating as a CEO, and managing the flow from vision to planning and execution with my virtual team. Michela delivered not only as a business expert, but also as someone who actually cares about the success of my business. I now have a sales strategy in place and have completely re-envisioned myself in the role of CEO of The Place to SOAR. And the boost in my confidence was a bonus!
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Suzanne Blons
The Beauty Shaman
As a small e-commerce business owner, I hired Michela for her expertise in coaching me on how to take my business to the next level. As an artist, the back-end financials of running a business have always been challenging, but Michela's gentle but firm guiding voice and structural support has had an enormous impact. I am more confident in my day-to-day operations, strategy to gain more customers, and ability to make choices that honor my values as well as my budget. Michela's gift of helping me navigate the business world along with my strengths and weaknesses as an owner, has been an incredible asset to me and my team!
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Dr. Paul Marples and Satomi Knudsen
Sakaso
Our business had reached a make-or-break point... we needed help. After we had tried adjusting our business model and trying a lot of sophisticated marketing tactics for a couple years, we still weren't getting the results we needed. We just weren't getting enough clients. So, we reached out to Michela. Right from the start, we knew we had made the right move. Michela is so professional, adaptable, and capable it's just a pleasure to work with her. She knows exactly how to help your business by finding the gaps that you weren’t aware of and she comes to where you need the help and provides expertise to fix whatever needs fixing regardless of your unique situation. She helped us refine our business model and our branding. We couldn't be more pleased with the service she has provided and the results we've obtained.
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Carol Simpson
Focus Professional Services, Inc.
What I value most about working with Michela is the ability to take stock regularly and realign myself to the company goals. As a small business owner, there are lots of distractions from the main event; Michela helps keep me centred on the main event. There can be many situations that can deflate a business owner’s positive energy, and Michela is a great boost to that positive energy when it’s needed. The biggest breakthroughs have been in our marketing messaging. Michela has helped us clarify and simplify our messaging which helps our clients, employees, and suppliers.
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Karen McCoy
McCoy Fitness
I signed up for coaching with Michela because my business had stalled. I was working 24/7 for years. Michela helped me understand that much of it was tied into my belief systems and conditioning around success, work, and self-worth. Oh boy, what an 'aha' moment! From there, she crafted a step by step process to reconstruct my web site and refine my process, so it was tight, on track and the messaging was clear and concise. She was a pure delight to work with, and I always left every meeting feeling inspired and ready to take on the next step ahead (I felt a renewed excitement about my business, and my life's work!)
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Claire Cropper
experiment100b
I sought Michela’s guidance to better define and focus my business. I sensed her authenticity, intuition, and intelligence, and learned about her impressive tenure and successes as a marketing and business coach. Michela woke me from overthinking and overwhelm to the need for a clear, streamlined roadmap for my business. The decisions required for the roadmap quickly clarified that I needed to turn my attention, first, to transformative personal growth. This step has been essential and, without Michela's mentoring, I would be much further behind -perhaps, still stuck.
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Joss Frank
Wild Womb
As the first time launching my business I felt very confused about how to present myself and all of my content in the best way. Michela was able to organize all of my information and clarify what my message was. I was a bit overwhelmed with wanting to say everything and target everyone. She helped me define my services in a way I could not have done on my own. She also helped me write my story and gave me awesome business advice to use throughout my launch. What I value most about working with Michela is her experience and insight. She was also able to share with me clients who produced work in a similar area as mine which was super inspiring. The fact that I have a website with all my organized content is something that seemed unreachable a few months ago! I feel like my time with Michela was so motivational getting me to finally move forward and make everything a reality! Highly recommend.
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Tammy Gillis
T. Gillis Consulting & Training
I wanted to invest in a business coach that was going to keep me focused and on track. Michela helped the evolution of my business and broke down barriers along the way. She is very good at identifying the root cause - not just the symptoms. Michela helped me look at things from a different perspective and has accelerated my business. Thank you, Michela, for the continued inspiration and business brilliance that you bring to our relationship. You've been a guiding light to me for nearly a decade, especially during the pandemic. It takes a village to build a career and you've been a key part of my success.
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Kathryn Wilking
Kathryn Wilking Feng Shui Designs
Michela brings a gentler approach to sales and business development. I’m closing about 85% of my inquiries (up from 40%-50%) because I’m clear about what I have to offer and I have a script to keep me in charge of the conversation. My biggest issue was getting my multiple services clear and organized, both verbally and on the ‘net. Michela was very patient, insightful and helpful in fine-tuning my services and sales flow with me.
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Leslie Hopkins
Confident Core Fitness
When I reached out to Michela, I needed help creating procedures especially for my new packages and my sales process. As a result of working with her I am now able to better articulate what I do from my elevator speech to more involved conversations with prospective clients and affiliates. She spurred me into action, which gave me much needed momentum. Without working with Michela this would have taken me too long to do on my own, or I would have put this off and probably not have done it. I feel like she has my back, that I’m not in this all alone.
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Dat Wong
DW & Company
Michela is very professional and someone that is a part of my trusted team of advisors. She’s an expert in evaluating what and where your business is right now and identifying what you need to reach your goals. She brings focus and purpose to all of the ideas in my head. Whenever I feel overwhelmed and my business is taking me in many different directions, she helps to re-focus my thoughts and gets me back on track. With Michela's help, my business has grown in revenues and is better positioned for any challenge that lies ahead.
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Maria Stanborough
C+S Planning Group
Working with Michela helped me build a road map for my business so that I could connect the different aspects of what I was doing into a more cohesive path. Along the way, my business and my confidence grew. After 4 months, I now have a clear approach and successful business strategy. I couldn’t have done any of this without Michela’s help.
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Mhairi Petrovic
Out-Smarts Marketing
Prior to working with Michela my business had reached a plateau. Michela helped me to kick start it again and to set me on the right track for double digit growth.
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Susan Jarema
New Earth Marketing
Michela, helped me set up a plan to systematize my digital agency and programming company. We reviewed my current front-end and back-end to find ways to improve client on-boarding and project management procedures. Her process was efficient at working through our current system, goals and obstacles. From this we came up with solutions that she helped narrow down and prioritize into concrete actionable steps to build a tight process for our team and clients to follow. She also helped us find ways to integrate these new systems into our technology platforms so we can automate many of the steps. Since working with Michela I have seen a 20% improvement in productivity and we aren't even through the full plan. I am thrilled with the new insights I have gained and feel more in control of my business and in managing its growth.
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Lisa Meikle
Bodacious Living By LIsa
As an entrepreneur for 20 years, I was struggling with keeping focused and needed support to move my business forward with my new branding. I am a creative person, I tend to get many ideas and I have a hard time knowing what the next step is. Michela helped me put my chaos into order. I always got off our coaching calls feeling inspired, seen, heard, supported and guided. So nice to not feel alone with someone to share my new ideas with, positive support and an action plan put into motion. She is a coach with heart that understands the highly sensitive creative entrepreneur.
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Svetlana Senyuk
Maxima Travel International
I was at a stage in my business when I didn’t know what the next steps were, toward achieving my dream. Michela helped me develop a really sharp vision for the future of my business. With her ability to ask the right questions coupled with her intuitive sense of what’s required, she structured a roadmap for me based on where I wanted to go and what was best for me at this particular moment. She has such a huge heart. I love her!
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Petra Mayer
Petra Mayer Consulting
Working with Michela while creating my first 3-day training and marketing event resulted in clarity and targeted action. Michela has a tremendous gift to cut through all the confusion and with her elegant and pointed questioning empowered me to see clearly which decisions I had to make. She then provides systems to support research, keep control of budgeting and provides the follow-through support and accountability. I can highly recommend working with Michela to achieve business transformation.
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Nafissa Shireen
Transformational Business Coach
Before working with Michela, I found myself facing a huge change in my business and professional life that left me with a lot of concepts swirling in my head, and while I knew intuitively what I wanted to do, and my internal clarity was unfolding, I did not have the external communication clarity that would resonate with my ideal client. Through her systematic and structured approach, I was able to quickly articulate what it was I did, with a clear message to a market that fit like a glove, along with a structured and easy to implement marketing plan. Completely committed to your success, she is equal parts champion, coach, friend, and “velvet gloved” task master. She will cheer you on, lift you up when you need it, be an ear to listen, and most importantly, gently but firmly keep you on track and out of your own way.
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Maria Kritikos
CEO Ladies WHO Lunch Network
Michela really helped me discover or better yet uncover the real reason behind why I do what I do and how it relates to my business. She showed me how to identify and really be clear on my target audience and who I’m talking to in my message and why that is so important. Michela stripped away all the layers and we really got to the foundation, the reason, the driving force behind the business, which is the foundation. Thank you, Michela for helping me discover my real WHY.
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Kaare Long
a Cue Creative Consulting
I came to Michela with issues around target markets, business revenue, and marketing. With a focused, skilled and experienced approach, Michela worked closely with me to identify and eliminate weaknesses in my business and my systems. I experienced a total turnaround in my views, my sense of value and the market that I service. Michela is a gem in getting to the heart of the issue. A balanced professional and human approach which resulted in a business I am proud of and feel productive in.
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Angela Sasso
Shifting Pictures, Inc.
I have been in my industry for many years, but never really advanced as I had expected, given my experience and expertise in the field. I found myself drawn by Michela’s approach – a blend of business savvy and honest human connection. While there have been many wins in my time with Michela, the one that most stands out was when a contract negotiation that was on the rocks turned into a $22,000 client - I was ecstatic!
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Julie Peters
Ocean and Crow Yoga Space
We were on the edge of shutting our doors and Michela saved my business. She taught me some incredibly useful skills and principles. I’m amazed to see how quickly we moved forward into a more sustainable model with practices that not only help us make money, but help us feel good about what we are offering.
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Negar Reihani
Space Harmony Interiors
When I met with Michela, my business was thriving but I was overwhelmed and stressed out as a business owner. Michela helped me create structure and bring order to my business by implementing different systems that I could rely on. While pushing my business to the next level, she helped me be more confident, be in control, and see beyond what I was aiming for.
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Heather Van Mil
Word of Mom Marketing
Working with Michela, not only did my revenue increase significantly, but she also helped me outsource and delegate to work smarter and make the best use of my time. She excels in narrowing in on your business’s pain points and providing the solutions you need to succeed and grow, no matter what level your business is at.
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Nicole Marcia
Fine Balance Yoga
I met Michela at a time in my professional life when I was doing well enough but knew that I needed help to take things to the next level. Michela called me to step forward and really articulate what it was that I wanted for myself and for my business. In the end, she facilitated a much deeper process of self-actualization for me. I am more confident and grounded in the work that I do and my business has grown exponentially.
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Cheryl Loh
Quirky Paper
I was frustrated and feeling quite defeated when working on my business, but I always left our meetings feeling inspired and excited to work on the next steps. Before, I didn’t have a clear marketing plan or an efficient sales process. Now, the systems and processes I learned have really helped me become more efficient and I am on track to reach my business goals.
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Anne Dunnett
Inklings Design
Working with Michela has had a profound affect on me both personally and professionally. Before I started to work with her I was floundering around, spinning my wheels with a lack of focus, direction and clarity on what I offer and a lack of acknowledgment towards my talents and skills. She was able to identify and focus on what I specifically needed to grow my business. She taught me how to market myself with confidence, ask the right questions with new prospects and have a process in place to have my projects run smoothly. Since working with her, my sales have increased, I feel clear, inspired and more motivated than ever before in my career.
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Erika Cardenas
Butterfly Cleaning
Michela changed my life! After 10yrs of wearing all the hats and being exhausted and underpaid, I was almost ready to close our business. We reviewed the urgent problems and created solutions. We also created pricing and marketing strategies specific to our needs and goals. Since working with Michela, the quality of our clients has shifted and our quality of life improved. We are in fact working less and making more. I have new freedom, flexibility and effective time saving tools thanks to the growth in our income. I also have new courage and confidence in the way I speak, deal with clients, and the way I do business.
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Ursula Lipzstajn
Workbrite
I hired Michela to help me take my business to the next level. With her smart and intuitive guidance and practical tools she empowered me to discover the specific services I wanted to offer and the people I wanted to serve in a way that aligned with my values and strengths. She combines smart and savvy business advice with a deep care for the people she serves.
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Jamie Munro
Whisper Media
Before I started working with Michela I was struggling with consistency, systems, and increasing my revenue on a month-to-month basis. Michela and I worked out systems when it came to sales, networking, and operations so that my business became much more predictable and profitable. I am set up to earn double the revenue from last year, and I am clear on the value I bring to my clients.
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Sondi Bruner
Holistic Nutritionist
My business was scattered before I met Michela – I was heading in a million different directions, and none of them were taking me where I wanted to go! I felt like my wheels were spinning, and I couldn’t establish in my own head what I wanted, much less express it in a captivating manner to others. Michela helped me sharpen my focus and define who I am and what I have to offer, and guided me to take manageable actions that were invigorating and empowering. I was able to achieve more progress in my business than I had in the entire previous year.