L. Michelle Smith is the CEO/founder of no silos communications llc, a media and consulting company that blends leadership development and strategic communications to develop high-performing, women executive leaders. She also advises the Fortune 500 companies those women aspire to lead.
Credentialed by the International Coaching Federation, she runs a private coaching practice, NSC Coaching, where she has worked with executives from American Express, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, AT&T, Lenovo, Zapier, Mary Kay, Warner Media, CNN, Charles Schwabb, and more.
L. Michelle is also the author of the bestselling book No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself: A Guide to Rockstar Leadership for Women of Color in the Workplace, available on Amazon and other online retailers globally.
She is the creator, executive producer, and host of The Culture Soup Podcast® which is heard in 38 countries and has been consistently at the top of the rankings on Apple Podcasts in the Business/Business News and Business/Entrepreneurship categories.
She has more than 25 years of experience as an elite, award-winning communicator and integrated marketer at global agencies, in corporate and her own boutique agency.
She is one of the most-sought after contemporary keynote speakers, on topics surrounding technology, business, and culture. Previously a contributor to Black Enterprise, L. Michelle is an adjunct professor of strategic communications at the Texas Christian University Bob Schieffer College of Communications where she also sits on the Board of Visitors.
