MICHELLE ORNAT, ACC

Women's Leadership & Life Coach | ORNAT Coaching & Consulting, LLC

About

Hi, I'm Michelle.

I’m a Women’s Leadership & Life Coach, the founder of The Soft Skills Way™ and Someday Has a Shelf Life™, and the owner of Ornat Coaching & Consulting.

After more than two decades in public library leadership, I came to coaching as a practice that had already transformed how I lived and led. Coaching helped me interrupt overthinking, clarify decisions, and use my time and energy more intentionally. That work continues to shape how I show up as a leader and coach.

Today, I work primarily with accomplished, thoughtful women navigating transition, complexity, and meaningful choice points. My clients are not lacking skill or ambition. They are ready to relate to themselves and their decisions differently.

My coaching focuses on strengthening the soft skills that support real change: self-awareness, boundaries, voice, confidence, follow-through, and aligned decision-making. Through one-on-one coaching and intentional practice, clients build self-trust and learn to live and lead with greater clarity and direction.

This work is not about fixing yourself. It’s about choosing consciously and moving forward in a way that feels like your own.

I am an International Coaching Federation certified coach, a certified leadership and transitions coach through iPEC, as well as an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), with a master’s degree in library and information science. My background in public service leadership and systems thinking informs how I help clients think clearly and make decisions they can stand behind.

Coaching Options


Current offerings include:

• 45-Minute Introductory Conversation
• Individual structured coaching packages
• Continuity, a monthly one-on-one coaching subscription
• Energy Leadership Index (ELI) assessments
• The Soft Skills Way™, a monthly group membership experience

If you’re curious about coaching, begin with a 45-minute introductory conversation to explore what you’re navigating and determine whether working together is the right fit.

Packages

Curious About Coaching? Introductory Conversation (45 Minutes)

Someday becomes never faster than you think. This complimentary 45-minute conversation is where you stop waiting and start choosing what comes next.

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Energy Leadership Index® Assessment & Debrief

Research-backed attitudinal assessment

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Positive Intelligence® 12 Month Coaching - Pod

The PQ Program from Positive Intelligence® offers a simple yet effective way to improve well-being, performance, and relationships. Backed by neuroscience, the program helps you break free from self-sabotaging patterns and build mental fitness through consistent daily practice. 

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Testimonials

If you need Michelle to cheer you on, she will. If you need her to challenge you and call you out because you're not being accountable to the things YOU set up for yourself, she will. She shows up with curiosity, care and commitment. I never expected that I would get results like I get when Michelle coaches me.

- Michele P.

What makes Michelle stand out is her genuine passion for what she does. She truly cares about helping people get unstuck and make progress toward a more fulfilling life. If you're looking for a life coach who brings both expertise and a sense of fun to the table, Michelle is absolutely the person you want in your corner. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with her, and I know it will be for anyone who is ready to flourish in their life.

- Michaela

Michelle is a gifted coach who combines insight with deep compassion. She listens in a way that helps me truly hear myself and see new possibilities. In her presence, I feel safe to share openly and supported to recognize my strengths. Her guidance helps me release what holds me back and step forward with clarity and confidence.

- Audrey S.

Michelle’s time commitment, tech savvy, and dedication to help me sort out a major business issue that I couldn’t resolve on my own, enabled me to break through a block and set out on my pathway to success. She is patient, kind, generous and thorough, holding me accountable until assured of my breakthrough. I’m deeply grateful for her coaching and support.

- Lee M.

Working with Michelle over the past two months has brought a new spark to my coaching business. Her support helped me achieve clarity on my key message—a turning point for my coaching offerings and marketing strategy. Michelle’s firsthand experience as a coach and entrepreneur meant I could trust her to walk beside me as I articulated my thoughts and concerns, and moved ideas into action. Having someone who truly understands this journey made all the difference.

- Leslie Wallace-Munce

Where We Begin

In our 45-minute meeting, you’ll have the opportunity to gain insight and experience possibility opening up in a clear, actionable way. Because your someday deserves a strategy.

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