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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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I have endometriosis pain and won’t be able to make the call today. ⁣ ⁣ I won’t lie, I shocked myself when I typed and sent that email to a colleague. ⁣ ⁣ I’m just...so tired of hiding my illness. ⁣ ⁣ You may notice that I have spur
This is my second Father’s Day without my dad. ⁣ ⁣ Last year, I went on a solo hike with his ashes in my backpack and sat on a cliff overlooking the peaks and valleys, and was reminded that I still have so much to be grateful for. ⁣ ⁣ So this y
Nearly 100 people disconnected from me last week on LinkedIn. ⁣ ⁣ Why? ⁣ ⁣ I shared a post with a photo of me and my dad and revealed that I was half Black (you can see the exact post on here). ⁣ ⁣ I shared a story of my experience with prejudice as
This week, I’ve listened, I’ve learned, and I’ve leaned into discomfort, anger, and pain by talking about things on here that I never have. ⁣ ⁣ I have so much to learn, and to unlearn. We have so far to go. ⁣ ⁣ A few awkward conver
I've never told this story publicly. ⁣ ⁣ I've struggled to figure out what to say, or how to say it, or hell, even if I am allowed to say anything being mixed and so white looking. ⁣ ⁣ I am biracial. My dad was born and raised in Port-of-Spain, Trini
My father was a black family doctor, I am biracial. When he first tried to practice HERE IN CANADA in a town called Petrolia, a petition was signed by town residents to try and prevent him from practicing. He stood up for what he believed and saved c
Today, five years ago, my dad held my hand as we stepped onto glittery sand and walked me towards my future. ⁣ ⁣ There was so much that I didn’t know yet, but I knew I wanted to figure it out with Ryan. ⁣ ⁣ Five years later, and we’ve lov
Losing a parent take homesickness to a whole new level.⁣ ⁣ Happy Birthday dad, I pray that you’ll keep walking alongside me for all the beautiful life moments that are yet to come.
I don’t know who needs to hear this today but here’s my wish for you: ⁣ ⁣ I hope that you know that if you’re wondering if you are alone in your anger, fear or heartbreak, you aren’t. ⁣ ⁣ If you’re worried that things wi
I just opened up my reminders app to create a list for my next grocery run and realized that my last list (from mid March) included razors and makeup remover. ⁣ ⁣ I had a good long laugh about that, I was so naive back then 🤣🤣🤣⁣ ⁣ 😂 if you can re
I hit my breaking point this morning. ⁣ ⁣ After a client call, I hopped on Facebook. ⁣ ⁣ I was horrified by what I saw in my feed. ⁣ ⁣ “My parents have Covid-19 and might not make it, please pray for our family.” ⁣ ⁣ “All my contrac
I went from a broke jobseeker, desperately asking for help on LinkedIn to find work, to an official @linkedinlearning instructor as of today.⁣ ⁣ This is one of the absolute highlights of my entire career, and I can't stop crying happy tears right now
“Siri, can you google “What the EFF to say to people during a global pandemic?” ⁣ ⁣ Y’all, I legit Googled that recently, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. ⁣ ⁣ I mean, for real, do you just kind of act like life t
I have officially survived two years working for myself! ⁣ ⁣ Two years ago today, I walked into my office and told my CEO that I was stepping down. It was the hardest, bravest decision I’ve ever made. ⁣ ⁣ I still remember waking up the next mor
“Be light in your spirit, not in your gestures.” ⁣ ⁣ -beautiful advice from a citizen in Italy to other countries ⁣ ⁣ I know this is a hard time for many from a mental health perspective. ⁣ ⁣ It’s hard not to worry about what comes
I finally got an appointment! ⁣ ⁣ This afternoon, while walking our dogs, I started getting pelvic pain that started out mild and got to the point where I didn’t know if I’d make it home. ⁣ ⁣ After laying in the fetal position for an hour
Enough already, cut this out right freaking now! ⁣ ⁣ Yes, I’m speaking to you, the one with the half empty mug of lukewarm coffee ☕️⁣ ⁣ ...the one counting down the minutes until 5 pm. ⁣ ⁣ ...the one trying to focus on work but thinking about a
Don’t just STAY in your lane, SLAY in your lane! ⁣ ⁣ I was at an event recently and the speaking coach gave this advice to a timid new speaker. ⁣ ⁣ I felt that on a cellular level, y’all. ⁣ ⁣ For years I thought staying in my own lane mea