Michelle Ray

Michelle Ray

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Vancouver, British Columbia

Leadership | Management | Change | Workplace Culture And Influence Expert

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  • Adaptability & Agility
  • Burnout Prevention
  • Business & Corporate
  • Change Management
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Retention
  • HR & Corporate Culture
  • Peak Performance

MICHELLE RAY BIOGRAPHY

Michelle Ray has helped thousands of audiences as well as organizations of every description to take the lead, get out of their comfort zones and develop the willingness to risk for more than twenty years. According to a recent Gallop survey, only thirteen percent of employees are actively engaged and satisfied in their chosen vocation. High levels of disenchantment and frustration impact productivity and performance, as many seek a greater connection to their work and life purpose. Delivering her powerful message on self-leadership with insight, humour, and passion, Her engaging, interactive, presentations resonate with a diverse clientele who are seeking to inspire their teams and take personal responsibility for creating their own reality at work, in business, and in life.

Michelle Ray began her career in the media industry with one of Australia’s leading broadcasting networks. Michelle Ray worked her way up the management ladder and was responsible for the sales revenues of 25 radio and television affiliate stations, Michelle Ray was subsequently hired by one of the world’s largest cinema advertising contractors to lead the company’s sales team and was also responsible for successfully generating record-breaking revenues during a severely depressed economic climate. In addition to her corporate background, Michelle Ray broadened her leadership experience during her tenure as a program director with Junior Achievement, an internationally renowned non-profit organization committed to educating future generations about business. Michelle Ray secured financial commitments and volunteer support from an array of corporations, facilitating enduring partnerships between youth, entrepreneurs, and educators.

Michelle Ray has delivered her powerful messages on leadership, accountability, and engaged workplaces to the “C-Suites” of global corporations, academia, diverse associations, government groups, as well as front-line staff. Her client list includes notable brands such as Proctor and Gamble, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Shell, Xerox, PayPal, Qantas Airways, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Playboy Enterprises, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Having addressed thousands of audiences across five continents, her combination of wit, masterful humour, practical content, and an engaging, interactive style resonates with a diverse clientele seeking to inspire, educate and captivate the imagination of their leaders and teams.

Michelle Ray is the author of Lead Yourself First! Indispensable Lessons in Business and in Life. Michelle Ray has appeared as a guest on numerous news and current affairs programs including CBC Radio, CTV, and Global TV, and was featured in esteemed publications such as Investor’s Business Daily, The National PostHuffington PostBC Business and Inc Magazine. Michelle Ray is a regular contributor for The Globe and Mail’s Leadership Lab Column.

Michelle Ray Related Media

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HR Leaders Podcast

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Leading in Real Time: How to Drive Success in a Radically Changing World

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Consulting Success Podcast

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The Mindset Of Successful Consulting Leaders With Michelle Ray

Michelle Ray Related Content

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Leading in Real Time: How to Drive Success in a Radically Changing
Leading in Real Time: How to Drive Success in a Radically Changing
In our world of constant technological and generational change, successful leadership requires transparency, parity, collaboration, and genuine connection with employees and customers. Leadership expert Michelle Ray shows you how to shift your mindset to become effective in real time, and ready for...

Michelle Ray Topic Presentations

Michelle Ray Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Leadership: It Starts With Me: Harness the Power of Personal Leadership

No More Drama: Ditch the Dysfunction and Engage Your Workplace

Retain the Best: Confront the Rest: How to Shake Up Your Organization in the War for Talent

Elevate Your Influence: How to Increase Your Leverage, Strengthen Your Impact and Energize Your Business Relationships

Staying Power, Success Strategies for Resilient Leadership: Rethink, Respond, Rebound: Three Essential Strategies for Success

Who Moved My Future: Demystifying the Fear of Change

Michelle Ray Speaking Testimonials

We recently had the pleasure of having Michelle Ray speak at our quarterly team meeting for our dental company. Her energy and enthusiasm for her work are abundantly clear in her presentations. She took the time to sit down with us in advance to discuss topics that were most important for us and make sure to focus on them. Michelle also made the topics very relevant to our industry which made it easier for our team to understand and conceptualize. We highly recommend Michelle Ray and would not hesitate to have her back.

Jen Mackinnon

Managing Director
Inspire Dental Group

Michelle crafted a customized educational session for our Chapter Meeting that incorporated inspiring stories, interactive elements, and great takeaways for leadership from within and banishing drama from the workplace. She was an absolute joy to work with and the response from the attendees was overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic. The board was very happy with the session and I’m glad we achieved our goal with the tight turnaround. I would recommend Michelle to any group looking for a dynamic, high-energy educational session.

Jenny Stanfield

Director of Education & Events
PCMA Canada West

Michelle, it was a true privilege. The insights were invaluable. Thank you for helping us grow an already remarkable leadership team!

Matt Dunfee

President
Global Sales and Customer Operations EMC2

We can’t thank you enough, Michelle! I have heard nothing but positive comments about your presentation! If you ever need a recommendation, please let me know.

Maureen Metz

Vice-President
Marketing Metz Culinary Management

The positive energy that you brought into that room was infectious and your energetic presentation style and sense of humor had our attendees laughing, (and almost crying at one point) and nodding in agreement!

Karen Johnston

CMP
Canadian Payroll Association, Pacific Region

Michelle takes the time to really understand her audience and frame her remarks in a manner that is meaningful and specific to them. Our team came away from her keynote speech feeling heard and understood.

Tim Manning

Regional VP, Commercial Financial Services
Royal Bank of Canada

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