Our Empowerment series is  geared towards working with the  community through collaboration and partnership that will  create  sustainable change
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Michelle Smith is known for her entertaining, informative, empowering and inspiring conversations.  Whether it’s through her workshops, keynotes or group facilitation sessions, Michelle's passionate and pragmatic approach to sustainability inspires people to see and act differently. Her Professional experience working with all  demographics and cultures  gives Michelle  a unique  perspective  that sets her apart from other speakers. 
Your audience will hear Michelle talk about character, making right choices, responsibility, and integrity, respect, hard work and passion, to name a few. Most importantly, Michelle will share what she feels to be the most important things we should do every day 
  • Laugh
  • Invest in the mind body and soul
  • Take Time To Think
  • Feel . . . Gratitude
With Her 15 year Professional experience working with  people in health care and social crisis matched with her  personal experience as a Mother, and community leader makes what Michelle has to say worth listening to.    
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Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies.

- Kofi Annan

Why do we connect so well?

 Because we  insist on giving them more than they expect. In my group presentations, I concentrate on making a direct connection with the audience. When the connection is made, the message is better received, because it comes from someone the audience trusts. I deliver short stories that lead students to understand how healthier lifestyles choices can create positive outcomes.

Through real conversations filled with with humor  and relate-able stories we shift the conversation and create a message that  youths truly want to hear.   We create a pathway that works,  because we understand  how different  cultures take an approach to  building positive relationship building strategies. Our goal is to not  only  give  lessons  but to help  implement a master plan   that  can be build upon  throughout the  an entire lifespan.
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Keynotes


​A frequent speaker and inspiring communicator on a variety of topics regarding sustainable health and social literacy, Michelle talks about navigating toward a more sustainable world with insight, experience and humour. This is what makes her  the right speaker or facilitator for your organization.

​​Facilitation and Workshops


Michelle  helps groups navigate through rough and unfamiliar territory  to discover new directions and arrive at innovative solutions. She is an expert facilitator, using her well-honed listening, processing and guiding skills to help groups solve problems, resolve conflict, develop strategy and enhance healthy sustainable outcomes.

I take pride in being a role model to today’s youths, by teaching  them that it is “cool to be real ” and understand empathy. I teach them about their own personal power, and their ability to reach their potential creating a place for themselves in our communities that they will be seen as role models not labels of circumstances. Michelle Smith

​"I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS A VOICE"

Youths Will Learn…


  • How to tune out negative self-talk and use positive thinking to achieve their goals
  • How to step out of their comfort zone, resist peer pressure and make positive choices
  • How to develop a positive identity and think critically about harmful media messages about gender norms, sexuality, appearance, success and risky behaviors
  • Techniques for handling stress and social pressures
  • How to build resilience and bounce back from disappointments
  • How to take control of their current and future success
  • How to express feelings and manage emotions in a healthy way
  • Why developing healthy friendships and relationships is crucial to their success
  • How to adjust to transitions during the teen and young adult years

Michelle's  most popular topics for youth audiences:


  • ​Selfies & Self-Esteem
  • Making Positive Choices and Dealing With Peer Pressure
  • The Importance of Healthy Relationships and Positive Role Models
  • Dealing With “Haters” and Developing Healthy Friendships
  • Building Confidence and Overcoming Adversity
  • Value and moral building
  • Adolescent Health, Sex Education, HIV/STI Prevention and Teen Dating Violence
  • Leadership, Academic Success and Stress Management
  • Online Safety and Responsibility
  • Goal Setting and Future Planning
  • Youth Activism and Entrepreneurship
  • …and other topics customized for your event or theme
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MICHELLE SPEAKS 

TESTIMONIALS

​Michelle is the absolute best at what she does. Michelle coming to your community is “AN EXPERIENCE!” Samuel Boakye Youth Mentor Coordinator
Success Beyond Limits Westview Centennial
​"You did very well! You were engaging and informative! I find the students were very responsive .Thanks again for coming out and doing what you do."
 Kinda McIntosh-Child and Youth Counsellor (CYC)
C.W. Jefferys C.I
​"Her real life stories will empower you to go from where you are to where you want to be"   Wayne Black Youth Worker  PEACH – Promoting Education and Community Health 
​ "I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our Pathway to Success Program yesterday. It was a great event, and it the youths were happy that they had the opportunity to talk to you. They are now more open to other career path, and know that they can truly pursue any career they want." ALLISON THOMAS Community Development Associate for Women Project Management and Design Office  Skills for Change
​"Her approach on sharing the importance of SELF- preservation, HIGH-standards and morality is needed in our communities. Most importantly, students walk away with the tools needed to help them navigate through the barriers associated  with lack of  health and social literacy" Jacquie St. Kitts Myers
Manager, AccessPoint on Danforth Community Hub Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services