I’m Michelle Ward (she/her), and I can help you make a grown-up living with a business you love.
I became a business coachsultant (as I like to call being a coach-consultant hybrid) back in 2008 after walking away from my dreams of being a Broadway performer and going from one ill-fitting job to another. When I finally realized I was done trying to make my living as an actor, I came to two big conclusions:
I refused to spend the 40ish years I had left before retiring doing work that didn’t make me feel valued and fulfilled.
If I wanted to be happy at work, I needed to be the boss.
It’s been over a decade since that scary, brave, exciting decision, and I now have:
total freedom over my work, time, and schedule
grossed over $2m in income
hundreds of clients who’ve created *their* dream business (I love a good ripple effect!)
spoken at Etsy, Freelancers Union, SXSWi, Craftcation, The World Domination Summit, Mavenly + Co, Lady Boss, Holstee, Macaulay Honors College, and keynoted the Women Work Worth conference hosted by Mavenly + Co
the family time I want and need with my husband and daughter
features in the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career List, New York Magazine, NY Post, The Huffington Post, Etsy, Newsweek, Freelancers Union, USA Today and 150+ more media outlets
2 courses on CreativeLive that have been watched and worked through by tens of thousands of people
appearances on podcasts like Real Talk Radio, Joyful Marketing, EO Fire, Raise Your Hand. Say Yes., The Lively Show, Profit. Power. Pursuit, The Unmistakable Creative and dozens more
total authenticity in my day-to-day life, no matter where I am or who I’m with
While personally, I’ve…
been battling Stage 4 breast cancer, with a wonderful NED (no evidence of disease!) diagnosis after being treated twice before - at 33 in 2011 and 37 in 2015
bought my dream home with my family just outside of New York City in Montclair, NJ
became the breadwinner, with my freelancer husband only taking the jobs he wants
led my small-but-mighty Avon 39 team of 5 to raise $108,839 for breast cancer in 6 years - and spoke at the last Closing Ceremonies in NYC
adopted our daughter Ramona when she was 5 weeks old
won a Judge Judy fan contest by penning and performing an original song about her on my pink ukulele - and yes, she is just the same in person
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Michelle Ward (she/her) is a business coachsultant (yup, she made up that term and is sticking with it) and CEO of Hello Business.
Since 2008, she’s guided her clients to discover, launch, and grow their dream businesses. You may have seen or heard her in New York Magazine, NY Post, The Huffington Post, Etsy, Newsweek, Freelancers Union, USA Today, the Forbes Top 100 Websites for your Career list, Joyful Marketing, Real Talk Radio, Profit. Power. Pursuit., The Tiffany Han Show or hundreds of other media outlets. She’s also the teacher of Create Your Dream Career and Ditch Your Day Job, which were watched by tens of thousands of people on CreativeLive.
When she’s not coaching, teaching or speaking, she can be found performing in musicals, watching her daughter play ice hockey, or sitcom-binging with her husband. Get ready to be your own damn boss at ohhellobusiness.com.
Photo credit to Carley Storm