Michele Phillips is the President of Key Performance and a globally recognized leadership coach, speaker, and author who helps individuals and organizations harness personal energy to create extraordinary outcomes. In 2025, Michele proudly celebrates 25 years in business, marking a career dedicated to transforming how people lead, live, and work—with intention, clarity, and joy.
With over two decades of experience, Michele has partnered with Fortune 500 companies and global brands, including TAG Heuer, PGA Golf Properties, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Barclays Capital, The New York State Bridge Authority, and COACH, delivering high-impact workshops and coaching programs that inspire lasting change. Her work has impacted thousands of leaders and individual contributors worldwide, helping them build sustainable success from the inside out.
Michele is the author of Happiness Is a Habit: Simple Daily Rituals That Increase Energy, Improve Well-Being, and Add Joy to Every Day (Cedar Fort Publishing, 2013) and her newest book, Energize Your Happiness: Tap Into Personal Energy and Shape Your Destiny, released in celebration of her 25-year milestone. Together, her books blend science, soul, and practical application—empowering readers to take ownership of their energy and intentionally write their outcomes. She is also the host of the Write Your Outcome podcast, where she interviews leaders, changemakers, and visionaries about the inner work behind meaningful success—exploring how energy, intention, and conscious choice shape both leadership and life.
Michele specializes in increasing happiness, engagement, and individual performance in the workplace. Drawing on neuroscience, habit science, emotional intelligence, and positive psychology, she delivers her message in a way that is both deeply insightful and immediately actionable. Her boundless energy, authenticity, and “can-do” attitude are delightfully infectious—while her tools are practical enough to be applied the very same day.
She holds a master’s degree in organizational development from Fordham University, is a certified Positive Psychology practitioner, and has trained thousands of leaders in the science of habits, emotional intelligence, and leadership. Michele is a featured guest on national television, radio, and podcast programs, and her work has been recognized as one of Amazon’s top self-help titles. After 25 years of guiding leaders and organizations, Michele’s message is more relevant than ever: when you learn to lead your energy, you don’t just change your results—you change your life.
