Michelle DeStefanoMichelle DeStefano is the CEO/Founder of Michelle DeStefano Executive Coaching, and a nationally recognized executive coach with amission: to help high-performing professionals overcome self-doubt, amplify their leadership presence, and step into therooms they belong in-without waiting for permission.With over four decades of leadership experience, including serving as a Chief Nursing Officer, Michelle understands firsthand the pressure, politics, and performance demands that shape (and sometimes silence) today's healthcare leaders. Her coaching practice is rooted in bothlived experience and advanced professional training, blending behavioral tools like CliftonStrengths and DISC with deep insight into organisational dynamics. Michelle is an accredited coach via the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, a certified John Maxwell Team Leader, and a John Maxwell Advanced Behavioral Analysis Consultant.Michelle has worked with senior executives, physician leaders, directors, and emerging changemakers across the country. Whether coaching a nurse leader through a career pivot or helping a VP navigate a high-stakes transition, her work centers around one belief: you don't have to wait to be perfect to be powerful.Her personal story runs parallel to the leaders she serves. As an identical twin, Michelle learned early how identity, comparison, and internal narratives can shape the way we lead, speak up, and see ourselves. That experience seeded a lifelong passion for helping others quiet the inner critic and reconnect with their most authentic leadership voice.Through Executive Coaching programs, workshops, speaking engagements, and now this book, Michelle continues to help leaders like you silence the noise, reclaim their clarity, and lead from a place of alignment, confidence, and influence. Read More Read Less