Biography

Master Certified Coach, author, advice columnist, speaker and teacher, Michele Woodward has the ability to help people get clear about who they are and what they want to do — and develop a workable action plan to get where they want to go.

She is the author of Lose Weight, Find Love, De-Clutter & Save Money: Essays on Happier Living, available at Amazon.com and also writes an advice column at the fast-growing web presence for women: BettyConfidential.com. She’s a sought-after speaker, leads a number of workshops and classes and writes a popular blog.

As President of her own consulting firm prior to becoming a coach, Michele provided marketing, strategic planning and public relations advice to clients from growing dot-com businesses. Clients included technology and software start-ups, content-related websites and law firms.

Before starting her consulting business, Michele was with the Wexler Group, a leading lobbying and public affairs firm in Washington, DC. As Senior Vice President and registered lobbyist at the US Congress, she advised corporate clients on political matters and developed effective campaigns to meet specific legislative or public relations objectives, integrating personal contacts, press relations, polling, coalition building and direct mail.

Michele was Lead Press Advance in the Reagan White House, constructing some of the memorable photo opportunities of that presidency, and has been an advanceman for George H.W. Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Maureen Reagan, Dan Quayle and other public figures in the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 national presidential campaigns. She was also Director of Press Advance for Dole for President ‘88, coordinating the national press on the campaign plane.

Recently, she was honored to serve as a principal organizer of the State Funeral of President Gerald R. Ford. She previously organized the State Funeral of President Ronald Reagan, heading ticketing and staffing operations for all events in Washington, DC.

She began her career at Miller Brewing Company working in college and young adult marketing shortly after graduating in 1982 from Virginia Tech with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in Marketing.

Michele is a past PTA president, and remains active in her children’s schools. She has been a Girl Scout Leader, a Cub Scout volunteer, assistant soccer coach, and a mentor to girl golfers.