About Michelle
Former HR executive & corporate ladder climbing “hustler” … turned coach, HR consultant, entrepreneur and yogi.
Merging modern day psychology and frameworks with holistic East-West ancient wisdom
My vision
Compassionate and conscious individuals and workplaces.
My Career Story
Over a decade of corporate experience in HR and Talent Acquisition, primarily in Silicon Valley
Former Head of HR Operations at one of the largest technology investors in the world. Spent time at companies like SoftBank and Google, in addition to start-ups
Was one of the youngest, female minority Directors at my last firm (Fortune 500 company)
MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business (worked full time while going to school)
ICF Certified Coach (PCC), with 500+ coaching hours, coached 100+ clients
500 hour yoga teacher training in Rishikesh, India (Himalayas, yoga capital of the world)
Certified in assessments like Facet 5, Leadership Circle Profile, Energy Leadership Index.
Other tidbits about me
Second Generation Chinese American (first generation born in the US), originally from suburbs of Los Angeles (626)
Deep understanding of both Western and Eastern cultures, and how it shows up in business and in the workplace
Interests: mahjong, yoga, meditation, reading, traveling, writing poetry, being out in nature, daydreaming (lolz)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: INFJ
Taylor Swift fan (this deserves it's own bullet lol)
Self improvement junkie
I am constantly learning from everyone everywhere, but my top gurus who have significantly changed my life are Anand Mehrotra and Jayn Rajandran
Affiliations
Values
-
As adapted by my yoga teacher training. Stay soft, open and with integrity to your true character, balanced with a strong, warrior like cause
-
We are holistic being and should not feel the need to compartmentalize aspects of ourselves to fit in. Learn to show up authentically and in alignment to your highest self
-
Less noise, more silence. Answers reveal themselves in the stillness. Tune into the subtle energies to uncover your own truth
-
We are meant to change and evolve. Learn to lean into periods of change with surrender and ease, as opposed to force, frustration and hustle
-
Life is all about managing dualities: feminine and masculine, yin and yang, Shiva and Shakti. It might also look like balancing East-West perspectives, rich and poor, and reconciling the “haves” with “have-nots”
MY Mission
