Michelle Tillis Lederman is a people expert who inspires organizations and individuals to build real relationships and get real results. Having worked with organizations large and small, she’s identified the common struggle: people challenges.

Tillis Lederman began her journey to training and speaking when she became disheartened by the lack of leadership and communication she experienced in corporate America. She is a recovering CPA who spent over a decade in finance. Her shift began when she wanted to teach hedge fund advisers how to convince her to invest. She realized she was a teacher at heart and began designing her own ideal career. It was this change that led her to found Executive Essentials, a training company that provides communications and leadership programs, as well as executive coaching services, to enable others to excel professionally.

Tillis Lederman is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of four books, including The Connector’s Advantage, The 11 Laws of Likability, Heroes Get Hired”, and “Nail the Interview – Land the Job. Named by Forbes as one of the “25 Professional Networking Experts,” she is also a former NYU professor and financial executive. She teaches from experience and shares what she’s learned during her extensive career. Tillis Lederman’s clients range from government to academia to non-profit to Fortune 500 companies including; Madison Square Garden, Citi, Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young, Deutsche Bank, Michigan State University, Columbia Business School, Target, Sony, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and The Museum of Modern Art.

Tillis Lederman received her B.S. from Lehigh University, her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and her PCC accreditation from the International Coaching Federation. She is certified in the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching method.

She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two sons, and two rescued dogs.