"I am a generally organized and adaptable person both at work and at home, and I had not given much thought to how I could benefit from a coach. However, when the opportunity to work with Michelle presented itself, I took it with an open mind and excitement for what benefits may await me -- and am so glad that I did. As an early career physician, I could see myself falling into habits at work which cost me in efficiency, feeling somewhat inept in navigating professional politics, becoming disheartened by interpersonal dynamics at work outside of my control, and losing vision of my next short-term and long-term career goals. Michelle was so approachable and personable and truly got to know me; she displayed genuine investment and connection with ease. Over the last year, she has helped me set tangible and practical goals in both daily/weekly habits and broader schemes to help me re-focus my discipline, not lose sight on important priorities, handle hierarchical discussions and requests, and become a more productive and balanced version of myself where I started. She celebrated my wins and offered true support during lows; she provided me accountability as well as reminders than some seasons require priority shifts to maintain balance. Through our coaching relationship, I am confident I have improved my leadership skills and have new practical tools to streamline my efficiency and continue my growth trajectory. I would highly recommend her to anyone who hopes for the same and seeks real strategies for a high-achieving and successful work-life balance!

-Cardiologist, MUSC"

It has been a pleasure working with Michelle over the past 18 months as a professional leadership coach. This exchange has helped me develop my clinical trial product production unit and lab research more effectively. My improved capacity to motivate the team and foster a cohesive work environment has aided me in submitting numerous additional research proposals. In the last few months, two of these grants, totaling almost $5 million, were funded by NIH. It should be mentioned that one of the funded projects is a clinical trial for treating patients with B cell malignancies, and the other one has helped in hiring additional research specialists to help comprehend the creative ways to better anti-tumor T cell therapy. A key reason for our group's success has been the change in my approach after speaking with Michelle regularly, which enabled me to better plan the dialogues with the teams I manage.

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Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. 

Cecilia & Vincent Peng Endowed Chair in Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology  

Professor  

Department of Surgery, Dermatology, and Microbiology & Immunology  

I am an immigrant physician and have worked extremely hard to establish a career in academic medicine. In spite of many successes, I continue to suffer from imposter syndrome which has often led me to miss out on high yield opportunities and leadership positions.

Working with Michelle has provided me “a window into my mind, aspirations, strengths, weaknesses and the confidence to go after what I want”. She is extremely easy to talk to, gets straight to the point and implores you to find answers by providing a wide variety of exercises/resources. She intentionally works on getting to know you, your family, your work and the ecosystem in which you live so she can provide guidance that is actionable and practical. Additionally, she helps me find the balance with the different hats I wear as a career-oriented woman, physician, scientist, educator, wife and mother.

I truly look forward to my sessions with Michelle, as it provides me an opportunity to be better, continue learning and growing. I highly recommend her. Dr. N.Nadig

I have strongly benefited from my coaching sessions with Michelle Paradis.  I started them with an open mind about how to improve my ability to function in my new work environment.  She helped me understand why certain situations were “frustration-producing” and how to “step outside” of my gut reaction and address the issue more rationally.  The skills I learned were not intuitive to me.  Through her coaching I was able to implement changes in my work environment, improve my communication with my team, respond to criticisms and solve complex problems.  My approach to work has been much more confident and happier due to her help. Surgeon at MUSC, Charleston

"Michelle completely changed my professional outlook and the negative trajectory of my fellowship training. She was able to help me come up with strategies to be more efficient and organized at work. She helped me understand where my communication gaps between myself and my colleagues were, and how to best bridge these gaps. Most importantly, she helped me build the confidence I needed to go into the post-training workforce. Michelle truly taught me what it means to take ownership of my education both as a trainee and a future attending." Dr. Lemelman, MUSC