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Michelle Poler

Founder of Hello Fears, Social Entrepreneur & Creative Director

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Biography

• Creator of the 100 Days Without Fear viral project and the Hello Fears movement which has impacted over 70 million people worldwide. • Founder of Créetelo™, a global business network of Hispanic women with over 2,000 paying members and more than 10,000 courses sold. • Author of Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You’re Meant to Be, which debuted as an Amazon Top New Release • Author of Audible’s Original: 21 Days To Believe In Yourself • Her work has been featured by the TODAY Show, Forbes, CBS, CNN, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Fox News, Mashable and many more • Content Creator on personal growth, leadership, and authenticity with a social media following of 400,000+ across Instagram and YouTube. • Masters in Branding from the School of Visual Arts in New York City Fluent in Spanish, English, and has spoken at stages in over a dozen countries across four continents • Client list includes Google, P&G, Meta, LinkedIn, Netflix, Toyota, Microsoft, Coca Cola, and the Global Leadership Summit Born and raised in Caracas-Venezuela, Michelle Poler is a creative and passionate social entrepreneur, keynote speaker, fear facer, and branding strategist. She is the Founder of Hello Fears, a social movement empowering millions to step outside of the comfort zone and tap into their full potential. She has spoken at TEDx, Google, INBOUND, Facebook, ESPN, Netflix, Procter and Gamble, Microsoft, Toyota, World Domination Summit, Festival of Media Global, and many more. In April 2015, Michelle embarked on a 100-day project that would change the course of her life. Born to a family of Holocaust survivors, Michelle was accustomed to living with fear. But when she moved to New York, she quickly realized that the “big apple” was not for the fearful. In order to rewrite her definition of fear and change her approach to life, Michelle decided to face 100 of her fears in a period of 100 days, uploading every experience to Youtube sharing them with the world. At around day 40, the project was discovered by the media, becoming a viral phenomenon. Her work has been featured on CBS, CNN, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Fox News, Telemundo, Glamour, Elle, The Rachael Ray Show, Refinery29, and Daily Mail among many others. Celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Sofia Vergara, Zoey Deschanel, Lil Wayne and George Takei also shared Michelle’s project, generating millions of views. In 2017 Michelle started speaking to the younger generation. Since then, she has empowered over 20,000 students at schools and universities around the world to live with courage, find their authenticity and embrace their growth paths. Early on in her career she worked as an Art Director at Young & Rubicam for brands such as Hershey’s, Wendy’s, AT&T and Revlon. Michelle holds a Masters in Branding from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Speech Topics

  • Fear Less, Do More

    A talk that will change your perception of fear and inspire you to take action. Michelle’s humorous and inspiring speaking style has been captivating audiences across the globe. With authentic storytelling, engaging visuals and her 100 Days Without Fear experience, Michelle will show you how to challenge your comfort zone to tap into your full potential. In this fun and energizing session, you’ll learn about: - Dealing with the unknown / embracing change - Seeking GROWTH over SAFETY - Leading with accountability - Daring to fail - The difference between FEARLESS leaders and BRAVE leaders - Highlighting our authenticity - The REAL enemy of success (not failure) - The difference between universal, cultural and personal fears - How to trigger our Behavioral Activation System - Redefining fear, from obstacle to opportunity Michelle uncovered that our needs not only motivate us, but they also limit us. By learning how to prioritize and negotiate with our needs, we open a world of opportunities.

  • Hello Future: Grow Through Dirt & Rewrite Your Story

    Just like flowers grow through dirt, humans grow through challenges. But growth is a choice. We can choose to water ourselves and bloom, or become the victims of our story and dry out. In this talk, Michelle will inspire your audience to: embrace and welcome change, turn obstacles into opportunities, go from anxiety to action, find purpose in the midst of chaos, unleash their authentic creativity to tap into the white space, and rewrite their story to become their own hero. Through personal storytelling, insightful exercises, and actionable tools, Michelle will lead your audience on a journey through resilience and re-invention, that will change their mindset and build their confidence to land stronger on the other side of this health and economic crisis we’re all living through.

  • IRREPLACEABLE: How to Go from Being One More to Becoming One of a Kind

    As a branding expert, entrepreneur, and leader of a community of hundreds of thousands of people on social media, Michelle has been able to leverage her authentic story and experience to become a renowned author, an international keynote speaker and a digital educator with over 6,000 students across the globe. IRREPLACEABLE is a journey through one’s individuality and the power of owning who we already are. It’s a call to contrast instead of compare. An invitation to show up and bring out what we’ve got. Key Benefits for team members: • Showing up at work with authentic, unique, bold ideas and perspectives • Breaking the loop of comparison to become one of a kind • Overcoming perfectionism to unleash creativity and innovation • Crushing the imposter syndrome and trusting your worth • Leading with purpose and confidence • Promoting and pitching ideas with enthusiasm instead of fear or doubt • Developing trustworthiness anchored on your values Key Benefits for the organization: Individuals who can understand their own worth and embrace their authentic selves, will tap into their confidence to add exponential value to any team, spark innovative ideas, collaborate instead of compete, encourage creativity and help your organization stand out from the competition. A great fit for: • Sales and marketing • Direct Selling • Associations • Diversity and Inclusion • Team Building Like everything Michelle does, this isn’t another speaking session, it’s an audiovisual EXPERIENCE that will make the audience laugh, reflect, learn, feel empowered, dance (obviously ☺) and take immediate action towards becoming irreplaceable. PS: If requested, Michelle can turn this Keynote into a 60-90 minute workshop that includes a special workbook for the audience to complete during the session.

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