Michelle Yozzo Drake
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Michelle Yozzo Drake has over twenty years of experience in the field of strategic communication as an internationally known professional speaker and executive coach. As CEO and co-founder of the Cove Group, Inc. - a management and marketing firm that handled over $150 million in projects over the last five years - Drake provides highly acclaimed products and services designed to empower professionals with the tools and tactics to employ the strategic communication skills guaranteed to boost performance and profit in the areas of sales performance, leadership, customer service and team dynamics.
Drake has been a keynote speaker and trainer at Fortune 100 companies including Pfizer and Siemens, General Electric - Electric Insurance, and Sun Life Financial. Her resume also includes presentations for universities and women's leadership organizations across the country.
Drake is comfortable on both sides of microphone: she often appears as a guest expert on countless radio and television shows, has hosted her own radio show "Workplace Wisdom with Michelle Yozzo Drake", and is the creator of the "Tips from Michelle" business and career advice podcast on iTunes. In addition to her success in the worlds of business and media, Drake is the author of "From the Kitchen to the Corner Office: Mom's Wisdom on Leadership," a fresh perspective on leadership that applies "Simple Truths from Mom" to workplace situations for greater success. She is also a contributing author to "Inspiration to Realization Volume III."
Prior to her life as an entrepreneur and professional speaker, Drake was an educator teaching business and life skills courses for eleven years at secondary and collegiate levels in New York.
On a personal level, Drake is the survivor of a violent physical attack, and she draws upon her faith and fierce enthusiasm for life to lead and inspire by example.
Drake holds a Master of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management. She has lived throughout New England and metropolitan New York and currently resides in Stonington, Connecticut with her husband - and business partner - Rich and her two sons. She is an accomplished artist, an active volunteer in the community, and an expert bread baker.
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