Practice Small
The scale of the problems we face can make our own actions feel insignificant. Yet progress depends on our willingness and courage to take action even when we can’t know or control what happens next.
Speaking
Bringing Practice Small to Organizations
Michelle Hollingshead helps leaders explore how the everyday moments of leadership shape how we work, connect, and experience change. Through engaging stories, practical insights, and simple practices, audiences leave with ideas and tools they can use immediately.
Trusted By
Signature Keynotes + Workshops
Michelle's presentations invite leaders to explore the questions that shape how we lead, work, and live.
Meaningful Conversations
Many of our leadership challenges are really communication challenges. How we show up in conversation shapes our relationships, our culture, and ultimately, our results.
Leading Through the Messy Middle
We spend a lot of energy trying to get through change, to get from what is to what comes next. Our most important growth often happens in the space we’d rather move through quickly.
The Epilogue
What the end of life can teach us about meaning, being human, and how we choose to live now.
What Audiences Are Saying
Ideas they can apply immediately
“Michelle is truly inspiring! After just one hour, I left energized in all areas of my life as an executive leader, a husband, a parent of teenagers and a volunteer soccer coach. Michelle’s teaching is thoughtful, meaningful and highly relatable, and I am already seeing the benefits every day.”
“It’s been a real challenge for me to overcome my internal monologue. Everything Michelle said really struck a chord with me.”
“In a room of very diverse backgrounds from across the country, Michelle did a fantastic job centering executive leaders into simple action items that can be taken home and executed daily. Her engagement had full audience attention which is rare in a day of smart devices.”
“Michelle gave us some immediate tools we can use to help facilitate better and more meaningful engagement. I really appreciated how her philosophies can work with colleagues and in personal relationships. I’ve already started using some of the powerful questions in my conversations to be a better listener.”
Ideal For
Michelle is available for:
- Leadership conferences
- Executive retreats
- Corporate events
- Women's leadership events
- Association conferences
- Panel discussions
- Podcasts
Book Michelle for Your Event
Whether you're planning a keynote, leadership retreat, conference, or executive event, Michelle brings big-picture thinking, a deeply human perspective, and practical insights audiences can carry with them long after the session ends.