Michelle Poler Keynote Speaker

Creator of the project 100 Days Without Fear & Founder of Hello Fears, a movement that has reached over 70 million people worldwide
Entrepreneur & Branding Expert
Author, "Hello, Fears"

Michelle Poler's Biography

Michelle Poler is a Latina-Jewish social entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, and branding strategist, known for her passionate and creative approach to empowering others to face their fears and grow beyond their comfort zones.

Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Michelle is the founder of Hello Fears, a global movement that has reached over 70 million people, inspiring thousands to step outside their comfort zones and tap into their full potential. She is also the creator of the popular project 100 Days Without Fear, which catapulted her to the forefront of fear-facing advocacy.

As an engaging speaker, Michelle has taken her message of courage and empowerment to prestigious venues, including TEDx, The Global Leadership Summit, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Netflix, ESPN, P&G, and many others. Her authenticity and energy on stage have resonated with audiences around the world.

Michelle is the author of two books: Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You’re Meant to Be, which has been translated into seven languages and distributed across four continents, and The Hello, Fears Challenge: A 100-Day Journal for Self-Discovery. Her work has been featured by The TODAY Show, Forbes, CBS, CNN, Buzzfeed, Mashable, Huffington Post, and many more.

Michelle holds a master’s degree in Branding from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Art Director at Young & Rubicam, creating campaigns for brands like Hershey’s, Wendy’s, AT&T, and Revlon.

When she’s not on stage inspiring audiences or indulging in culinary adventures around the world, Michelle can be found in Miami, Florida, enjoying matcha at home with her husband, Adam, and their son, Noah.

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.

Irreplaceable: From “One More” to “One of a Kind”

In a world where everyone’s trying to fit in — or leverage the power of AI, Michelle takes audiences on an internal journey to help them uncover their true “one of a kind” potential.

'Irreplaceable' is NOT simply a motivational keynote; it’s an experiential framework on branding positioning, innovation, authentic leadership, and confidence.

These are some of the keywords that you can associate with Irreplaceable:

AUTHENTICITY

⁠CONFIDENCE

PERSONAL BRANDING⁠

⁠CREATIVITY

⁠INNOVATION

SALES

DIVERSITY

EMPOWERMENT

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.

Michelle Poler Demo Reel

NEW Keynote: IRREPLACEABLE

Books by Michelle Poler

Comments & Testimonials

THANK YOU!!! You were an absolute joy to have at our event (GTO Symposium) and we are so grateful for your time and energy. The team is all buzzing about your talk and we've heard from SO many people that you were the highlight of their day. Thank you for being so incredible to work with.

Michelle is an outstanding speaker. I'm extremely grateful we decided to bring her to our annual event. The audience loved her energy and authenticity. Her session scored a 4.8 (out of 5)! They could easily relate to her message in many levels and implement her advice and tools into their day to day. I would love to bring her to more of our events.

P&G

Michelle is a very authentic person. Her messages are serious, but conveyed in a very fun and interactive way. Everybody can relate to some of Michelle's fears and she energizes the audience. Everybody liked her performance, she was genuine and fun, and also very accommodating and nice as a person.

Guillaume Geslin, VP General Manager Estee Lauder Travel Retail Americas