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Michelle Kirtley Johnston is a bestselling Author, Business School Professor, Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Podcast Host.

As the Clifton A. Morvant Distinguished Professor in the College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans, Michelle Michelle inspires audiences as a keynote speaker and shares practical wisdom in her bestselling book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership. Advocating a departure from conventional command-and-control methods, she promotes a connection-based approach to achieve long-lasting results.

Michelle has been named a member of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches Agency, a New Orleans CityBusiness Woman of the Year 2022, named one of the Most Influential New Orleanians by ADORE, and a Top 500 Business Leader by BizNew Orleans.

She has been featured on over 75 podcasts, multiple appearances in Forbes, and has given keynote speeches on stages across the globe.

Michelle's book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, is an Amazon Bestseller and listed as a Top Page-Turner.

In 2022, Michelle launched The Seismic Shift Podcast, an executive leadership podcast in which she interviews CEOs, thought-leaders, and leadership experts on ways in which they have identified and embraced the changing landscape of leadership in the workplace. Podcast guests include Marshall Goldsmith, author Sally Helgesen, Juan Martin, Global President of KIND Snacks, and US Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite.