Speaking
The storms are changing.
Human leadership matters more than ever.
AI is changing how we work. Change is reshaping how we lead. But the greatest challenge isn't the storm—it's how we respond to it.
Through The Hurricane Concept, Michelle equips audiences with a practical navigation system that helps them become more aware of what's happening within, choose how they respond, and lead with greater clarity, intention, and confidence.
Signature Keynote
Finding Your Eye of the Storm
In an age of AI, uncertainty, and identity disruption
45–75 min · 50 to 5,000+ attendees · Universities · Corporations · Conferences
Talk arc
You are already in the storm
Naming the AI anxiety, identity disruption, and grief no one prepared you for — and why it makes complete sense.
Your Ship. Your Captain. Your Sails, Crew, and Cargo.
A psychology-based framework that shows exactly where the eye of the storm lives — and why it's already inside you.
Return to the captain. Set the direction. Empower the crew.
Name the storm. Return to the Captain. Read the Rudder. Three tools you can use tonight — not someday when things settle down.
The wake you leave
How navigating well doesn't just change you — it creates calmer water for every person in your life, your work, and your future.
Audience outcomes
- A framework for staying grounded when everything feels uncertain
- Language for the identity disruption AI is quietly creating
- Tools to make decisions from values, not fear
- Calm as a learnable skill — not a personality trait
- A new relationship with uncertainty itself
Formats
- Keynote · 45–75 min
- Workshop · 90 min – full day
- Fireside Chat · 30–45 min
- Panel · moderated or guest
- Virtual · all formats available
Ideal for
Audiences ready to navigate what's actually happening.
Universities & student leadership programs
Orientations, summits, and courses on the future of work and identity.
Corporate AI transformation
Leadership teams operationalizing AI without losing their people.
Entrepreneurship & innovation summits
Founders and builders navigating radical uncertainty.
Mental health & wellness conferences
Reframing calm as a leadership skill, not a personality trait.
Leadership development programs
Executives, cohorts, retreats, and offsites.
Pharma, biotech & tech
Michelle's home industries — where transformation is constant.
Recent stage
SCOPE X 2026 · Boston
Panelist on Enhancing Recruitment and Retention: How Can AI Help? — bringing 25 years of clinical trial leadership together with a working framework for AI transformation.
Data Strategies and AI Innovation in Clinical Research · May 2026
On stage
A few recent rooms.
SCOPE Summit · Orlando
Panel · Clinical Ops Executives · February 2025
Career Pathways
Student Careers · 2025
Availability
Available for booking 2026–2027
Virtual or in-person
Ready to bring The Hurricane Concept to your event?
Tell me about your audience and what you're navigating. Let's build something that actually moves people.