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Together, we can achieve more.

InStride with your team, technology, and your truest self

InStride Leadership helps you and your team:

  • Navigate complexity

  • Communicate with precision

  • Make decisions that build trust

And that’s just on the surface. Underneath is where real change happens. When you lead InStride, everyone moves further.

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Do you need help setting communication and work expectations with your team?

Do you want to sound more like the leader you see within yourself?

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  • “I appreciated not having to sit through a McKinsey style training session!”

    Workshop participant, Duolingo

  • “A low-pressure environment where I felt comfortable participating, while still giving me plenty of opportunities to practice and improve.”

    Workshop participant, Uber

  • “It was like looking in a mirror for the first time, in a long time.”

    Workshop participant, Google

My Clients

Workshop Testimonials

  • “Michael created a safe space for us to exercise our ability to engage our vulnerabilities, and in the process, support each other in a genuine way, a phenomenon rarely seen in corporate America.”

    Chelsea Davis

  • “I've just completed Michael's two-day workshop. In just those two days, he was able to help me and my colleagues drastically improve both our delivery and structure of our presentations. He taught us how to craft the message of our story for a specific audience and desired affect. He gave us some great tools for organizing our story that will help it resonate and reduce the amount of time we need to spend thinking about structure. He helped us build upon our authentic voice with strong delivery skills."

    Patrick Bayer

  • “Michael conducted a truly informative and hands-on workshop for our Team. This gave me a uniquely tailored coaching session on the art of storytelling in front of an audience. Michael understands the art of communication and can lead a class of design professionals in understanding a very important skill set.”

    Gaurav Gupte

  • “ Michael was a great teacher through the day and the exercises he gave us were all well thought to help us build upon our skills while enjoying the process. I highly recommend him for your presentation and interview skills coaching needs. ”

    Brandusa Bularca

Coaching Client Testimonials

  • Michael's expertise and guidance have been invaluable in helping me prepare for various legal conference presentations.

    Misti Schmidt

    Partner at Conservation Partners LLP

  • Michael has been my communication coach for a few years. We had both 1-on-1 and group sessions that helped me and my team improve professional communication skills. Michael is very knowledgeable and very accommodating to non-native English speakers.

    Scott Yao

    Engineering Manager at YouTube

  • Michael's coaching was invaluable to strengthening my ability to communicate concisely in difficult and high-pressure situations.

    Lauren Wolahan

    Strategic Communications Consultant

  • I enjoyed working with Michael and would recommend him to anyone seeking to enhance communication skills - public speaking, presentations, interviews, etc..”

    Shawn Yu

    Cross-Functional Tech Expert at Google, Ex-Netflix

  • Michael is exceptional at helping people with public speaking. He is personable and made me feel comfortable putting myself out there. Michael's support helped me craft a talk that is interesting but most importantly is true to myself and the message I want to share. He really takes the time to help his clients understand what information the audience is receiving and retaining, which is very helpful.

    Emily Paris

    Postdoctoral Researcher, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography MIO

  • What makes Michael special isn't just the technique, it's how he coaches. Others have nailed it when they said it feels like chatting with a good friend. There's a warmth and ease to his style that quietly disarms you, and before you know it, you're saying things out loud that you hadn't fully formed in your own head yet.

    Miltos Stella

    Senior Technical Product Manager at AHEAD

  • I have worked with Michael over the years. He is an invaluable executive and communications coach. He makes it easy and fun.

    Vera X Ares

    Innovation and Technology Transfer Executive

  • Trust grows when actions meet words.

    InStride Leadership

  • The goal of argument is not to win, but to understand.

    Bo Seo

  • Technology is a mirror. It reflects our values, not just our capabilities.

    InStride Leadership

  • What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.

    bell hooks

  • New leaders are not just people who have ideas. They’re people who can bring others along with them.

    Satya Nadella

  • Good communication is having the right information at the right time for the right person.

    Michael Shehane