Michelle Berry
Connecting Audiences to "Moments of Clarity that Change Lives"
If you're looking for an award-winning professional speaker, performer, vocalist, humorist, journalist, dynamic motivator, brand management guru, and workplace stress management expert, look no further. Top speaker and presenter Michelle Courtney Berry has delivered over 4,500 inspiring, motivational, engaging, and content-rich talks, keynotes, and workshops to hundreds of thousands of audiences in the United States, Canada, and Africa.
As President and CEO of Courtney Consulting Enterprises, LLC, since 1990, and Founder of the Mindset Equity Method, Michelle ensures that visionaries, leaders, and all audiences find common ground through inspiration, devotion to mission-driven work, and clarity in clear communications. With praise from Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Howard Zinn, and the Dalai Lama, booking Michelle allows you to bring a compassionate, professional, and engaging speaker with world stage experience to your next conference or event. With a graduate degree in Organizational Communication and Risk Communication from Cornell University and extensive national and international experience in leadership development, crisis management, and 20 plus years of coaching top performers and other visionaries to excellence, Michelle has also appeared on "Good Morning America" in national TV commercials and received praise from Oprah Winfrey in "O-Magazine."
Through her transformative, charismatic, gregarious, engaging, humorous, and empowering presence, Michelle guides today's visionary leaders on how to lead productive personal and professional lives with less stress, conflict, and imbalance. Michelle has also won numerous national and international awards, including leadership awards from her alma maters Binghamton University and Cornell University, and multiple women's organizations, among others.
Certifications and Distinctions
- Internationally Certified Critical Incident Stress De-Briefer
- Internationally Certified Group Conflict Negotiator
- Internationally Certified Reiki Master Teacher
- Certified Life Coach for Health and Wellness
- Certified Work-Life Balance Instructor (e-Cornell)
- Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
- Certified Total Quality Management Facilitator
- Certified Hiking & Outdoor Retreat Leader
- Certified Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainer
- Certified Cultural Competency Trainer
- Certified Public Relations Expert
- Mindset Equity Creator & Founder
- Working well, one day at a time® Creator & Founder
2x TEDx Speaker & 2x SXSW Speaker
- Marketing Communications Faculty Member for Graduate and Undergraduate students at Binghamton University, Cornell University, & Ithaca College
- Seasoned interviewer and interviewee with national and international news media
- Former TV journalist (The White House and Capitol Hill)
- Former Spokesperson (The City of Binghamton and Cornell Business School
- Former Alternate Acting Mayor and Alderperson for the City of Ithaca
Over 1,000 satisfied clients
https://mindsetequity.com/clients
Michelle is also an expert in marketing, brand management, organizational communication, and the science behind creating mindful workplaces. Internationally recognized as a meditation teacher, B2B wellness consultant, and an inspirational health and wellness evangelist, she is a highly-regarded expert on the psychology of workplace behavior and its impact on employee retention, image, and your bottom-line.
Her track record of success spans over 20 years of deep experience helping visionaries like you lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. From speaking to training to coaching and performing, she has impacted over 350,000 people worldwide. In so doing, she's collaborated with some of the world's top business leaders, athletes, entertainers, corporations, start-ups, and nonprofits.
As an internationally-certified and trained NLP Master Coach and Practitioner for Health and Wellness; a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; and a certified trauma reduction expert, Michelle was named as 1 of 9 Meditation Experts to Follow to Improve Your Life," (Self-Thrive); cited as a "Top 10 Mediation Expert" ( Asaya Mind); selected for the National Best Meditation Teacher List" (by People Maven), and invited to the invitation-only "Awesomeness Fest."
Connecting Audiences to "Moments of Clarity that Change Lives"
If you're looking for an award-winning professional speaker, performer, vocalist, humorist, journalist, dynamic motivator, brand management guru, and workplace stress management expert, look no further. Top speaker and presenter Michelle Courtney Berry has delivered over 4,500 inspiring, motivational, engaging, and content-rich talks, keynotes, and workshops to hundreds of thousands of audiences in the United States, Canada, and Africa.
As President and CEO of Courtney Consulting Enterprises, LLC, since 1990, and Founder of the Mindset Equity Method, Michelle ensures that visionaries, leaders, and all audiences find common ground through inspiration, devotion to mission-driven work, and clarity in clear communications. With praise from Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Howard Zinn, and the Dalai Lama, booking Michelle allows you to bring a compassionate, professional, and engaging speaker with world stage experience to your next conference or event. With a graduate degree in Organizational Communication and Risk Communication from Cornell University and extensive national and international experience in leadership development, crisis management, and 20 plus years of coaching top performers and other visionaries to excellence, Michelle has also appeared on "Good Morning America" in national TV commercials and received praise from Oprah Winfrey in "O-Magazine."
Through her transformative, charismatic, gregarious, engaging, humorous, and empowering presence, Michelle guides today's visionary leaders on how to lead productive personal and professional lives with less stress, conflict, and imbalance. Michelle has also won numerous national and international awards, including leadership awards from her alma maters Binghamton University and Cornell University, and multiple women's organizations, among others.
Certifications and Distinctions
- Internationally Certified Critical Incident Stress De-Briefer
- Internationally Certified Group Conflict Negotiator
- Internationally Certified Reiki Master Teacher
- Certified Life Coach for Health and Wellness
- Certified Work-Life Balance Instructor (e-Cornell)
- Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
- Certified Total Quality Management Facilitator
- Certified Hiking & Outdoor Retreat Leader
- Certified Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainer
- Certified Cultural Competency Trainer
- Certified Public Relations Expert
- Mindset Equity Creator & Founder
- Working well, one day at a time® Creator & Founder
2x TEDx Speaker & 2x SXSW Speaker
- Marketing Communications Faculty Member for Graduate and Undergraduate students at Binghamton University, Cornell University, & Ithaca College
- Seasoned interviewer and interviewee with national and international news media
- Former TV journalist (The White House and Capitol Hill)
- Former Spokesperson (The City of Binghamton and Cornell Business School
- Former Alternate Acting Mayor and Alderperson for the City of Ithaca
Over 1,000 satisfied clients
https://mindsetequity.com/clients
Michelle is also an expert in marketing, brand management, organizational communication, and the science behind creating mindful workplaces. Internationally recognized as a meditation teacher, B2B wellness consultant, and an inspirational health and wellness evangelist, she is a highly-regarded expert on the psychology of workplace behavior and its impact on employee retention, image, and your bottom-line.
Her track record of success spans over 20 years of deep experience helping visionaries like you lead happier, healthier, more productive lives. From speaking to training to coaching and performing, she has impacted over 350,000 people worldwide. In so doing, she's collaborated with some of the world's top business leaders, athletes, entertainers, corporations, start-ups, and nonprofits.
As an internationally-certified and trained NLP Master Coach and Practitioner for Health and Wellness; a Usui and Karuna Reiki Master Teacher; and a certified trauma reduction expert, Michelle was named as 1 of 9 Meditation Experts to Follow to Improve Your Life," (Self-Thrive); cited as a "Top 10 Mediation Expert" ( Asaya Mind); selected for the National Best Meditation Teacher List" (by People Maven), and invited to the invitation-only "Awesomeness Fest."
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