Michelle Tillis Lederman

Michelle Tillis Lederman is a highly sought after keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and executive coach. As founder and CEO of Executive Essentials, she has delivered seminars for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and universities, and has appeared on CBS, NBC, NPR, and Fox. She has also been featured in publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and US News and World Report among many others. Her two previous books are The 11 Laws of Likability and Heroes Get Hired. A self-described recovering CPA, Michelle spent a decade in finance holding roles in M&A, venture capital, financial consulting, hedge fund investing and risk management. A former professor at NYU, she is a graduate of Lehigh University and Columbia Business School and lives in South Orange, New Jersey with her husband, two sons, and rescued dog.