Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think with Clarity, and Lead with Ease - Jody Michael

Jody Michael is CEO of Jody Michael Associates, a premier coaching company specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, and career coaching. She is recognized as one of the top 4% of coaches worldwide and is an internationally credentialed Master Certified Coach, Board Certified Coach, University of Chicago trained psychotherapist, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Jody brings a rare combination of global SVP leadership, theoretical knowledge, plus extensive field experience. She's built her expertise through 40,000+ hours of individual sessions across 25+ years of coaching; post-graduate education in human behavior, neuroscience, and psychology; and 15 years in corporate leadership with Goldman Sachs, Chicago Research and Trading (CRT)/Nations Bank, and Kidder-Peabody. Jody has coached some of the nation's top performing leaders and teams across diverse industries and organizations, from hypergrowth tech companies to global Fortune 100 organizations. She has a special affinity for partnering with tech, finance, and healthcare. Among her clients are more than 120 senior executives across 18 Fortune 100 companies. She's a renowned keynote speaker, author, and thought leader in her field who has been featured in the Wall Street Journal , New York Times , Forbes , Oprah Magazine , Huffington Post , Crain's Chicago , and more. She has appeared as an expert on MSNBC, CNN, the TODAY Show, and NPR. Jody and her partner Kathy reside in Chicago, IL, and Palm Springs, CA.