Meet our CEO coaches
Guiding business leaders to greater success.
BACKGROUND
Michelle is a technologically savvy entrepreneurial-minded executive with extensive expertise in the B2B software and technology industry. She co-founded an event technology company focused on delivering content for events and conferences in 2000 and bootstrapped the company for 20 years years before her recent departure after selling it. Prior to selling the company, CadmiumCD was listed four times on the INC5000 list and was a finalist two times in the Baltimore’s Best Places to Work competition.
Michelle most recently was President & Chief Revenue Officer of Cadmium where she integrated five companies, including her own, which was purchased by a private-equity investor, STG, under one brand umbrella. She grew the company to $37M in annual sales with 200+ employees. Earlier in her career she was the first full time sales representative of Somos, a new business initiative that grew out of DuPont Labs that was subsequently sold to DSM Desotech. The product line grew from $1M to $10M in annual revenue during the time Michelle was with the company.
Michelle holds her Master of Business Administration in Technical Marketing from University of Maryland and Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a minor in political science from University of Delaware. She is an Intelligent business innovator and advisor to executives, partners, staff, and clients. She has an inspirational and mission-focused leadership to build robust, driven teams to innovate, ideate, and achieve goals and objectives despite challenges, market downturns, or difficult business conditions. Michelle is an opinion leader with excellent communication skills to draft compelling sales and marketing messaging, motivate employees, or persuade customers to purchase. Michelle also has an innate capacity to connect with others and maintain long-term business relationships.
Helping Leaders Reach Their Full Potential
Janet Fogarty
Vistage Florida Chair since 1993
The rewarding part about being a chair is working with the members and watching the growth over time that they can’t even see.
“The rewarding part about being a chair is working with the members and watching the growth over time that they can’t even see.”
Janet Fogarty
Vistage Florida Chair since 1993
Linda Gabbard
Vistage Florida Chair since 2005
I’m a huge believer in the power of a group. Vistage combines this with the opportunity to work with high-performing CEOs and entrepreneurs. Together we create growth and value for each member, their employees, their families and their entire community.
George Glover
Vistage Florida Chair since 2016
As a CEO, I was blessed to have worked in five countries on three continents, and I thought that just the impact on people I’ve worked with and led was life-changing. But to be able impact those who I don’t directly work with—and their organizations—has been life-changing.
Allen Hauge
Vistage Florida Chair since 1994
The life of a Chair for me has been extraordinarily rich. If you have any orientation toward learning, it’s the best learning experience you will have as an adult, hands down.
“Chairing demands I give others the full range of my experience”
Chair Guillermo Hysaw fought racism on the football field and persevered through Jim Crow. He became a pioneering auto exec and, ultimately, a leader of leaders.
Arturo Lopez
Vistage Florida Chair since 2014
My approach to Chairing is firm, compassionate and resolute. I come from a military background and have worked hard to be an agile Chair. I help my members bring a warrior mindset to challenges so they’re prepared to face anything.
Liza LeClaire
Vistage Florida Chair since 2017
It’s not just helping them be more successful, it’s not just helping them make more money, it’s helping them be a better person.
Dwight Frindt
Vistage Florida Chair since 1994
What unleashes individual’s motivation? What gets team members focused, collaborating and acting effectively for a shared purpose? What keeps organizations productive and agile? These are the questions that drive my passion as a business leader and trusted advisor.
Mark Murphy
Vistage Florida Chair since 2012
I work with CEOs individually and in a peer advisory board format to help them lead more strategically, effectively and substantially on both personal and professional levels. I am passionate about calling forth a leader’s clarity and courage to act boldly in advancing their business.
“I work with CEOs individually and in a peer advisory board format to help them lead more strategically, effectively and substantially on both personal and professional levels. I am passionate about calling forth a leader’s clarity and courage to act boldly in advancing their business.”
Mark Murphy
Vistage Florida Chair since 2012
