Meet Michaela
My name is Michaela a.k.a. The Burnout Boss.
I’m Michaela, a.k.a. The Burnout Boss—a coach, speaker, educator, and creator of transformational programs that help high achievers, entrepreneurs, leaders and teams break free from the burnout cycle and create sustainable success.
My journey started in the trenches of leadership—over 15 years in retail, real estate, finance, and entrepreneurship—where I learned firsthand how easy it is for high achievers to sacrifice their health, happiness, and relationships in the name of success. I thought I was just tired from all my hard work, and wore it as a badge of honor. I thought pushing through was strength. In reality, I wasn’t recovering from burnout—I was adapting to bigger and bigger doses of stress until my body, my energy, and my joy collapsed.
Adapting is a human superpower. But continuously adapting to unhealthy levels of stress without building resilience isn’t strength—it’s slow-motion self-destruction. For me, it meant weekends in bed recovering from the week, chronic pain flaring up, and vacations filled with dread about returning to a life I didn’t love.
I’d been here before—burnt out and convinced my job was the problem. But after multiple careers, I had to ask the hard question: Was it really the job… or was it me?
Spoiler alert: it wasn’t just the job. Yes, workplaces must take burnout prevention seriously (and I help them do exactly that), but I had to face the truth that my resilience, stress response, and mindset were part of the equation.
That realization sparked a turning point. I committed to learning everything I could about burnout—its causes, its ripple effects, and most importantly, how to prevent and reverse it. I immersed myself in research, studied with experts, and completed certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Hypnosis, and an ICF Accredited Quantum Coaching program.
From that work, I developed The Burnout Boss Signature Process—a science-backed framework high achievers and organizations use to end burnout and build high-performance cultures that don’t come at the expense of well-being.
Now, I share that process through impactful keynote talks, corporate workshops, and self-paced courses—empowering ambitious professionals to reclaim their energy, unlock their potential, and thrive without crashing.
Because burnout doesn’t have to be the end of the story. You can succeed and love your life again—and I’ll show you how.
What I Offer
For the individual, I currently offer our core self paced program all focused on resilience, the first step and key to the Burnout Boss Signature Process. This gives you incredible results to help you feel better now as you learn what stress really is and the correct way to handle it. This is an easy course to take when you feel like you can't handle any more on your plate. More in-depth self-paced programs in the works!
I knew early on it was incredibly important to me to create change in the corporate world so that less people experience burnout in the first place. I work closely with companies delivering talks and workshops aimed at helping their leaders recognize and address burnout signs within themselves and their teams. By equipping leaders with the tools to foster a supportive work environment, we can prevent burnout and enhance overall team resilience, increasing an organizations success and profitability. Book me to speak at your next event, retreat or workshop here.
While I live in the beautiful PNW I help clients virtually from all over the world and can travel to work with organizations. Get in touch below to inquire about traveling for talks and workshops.
To select clients I offer one-on-one burnout coaching for their leaders as the ultimate support. Contact me to see if I have any opening s for coaching below.