Meet Michelle Porjes of Michelle Porjes Coaching

Today we’d like to introduce you to Michelle Porjes.

Hi Michelle, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story? 
I am a native Los Angelino! I grew up in Ladera Heights and was educated in a variety of learning settings, including public, private, independent, and parochial schools. I attended UCLA, where I majored in Psychology, and spent weekends and summers working as part of the leadership for Camp Ramah in California. 

After college, I moved to Denver, Colorado, where I earned a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology at the University of Denver. I spent two years in Denver working with individuals and small groups on remediating a variety of academic and behavioral challenges. I finished my formal education at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, where I earned a Master’s and Specialist degree in School Psychology. While there, I gained valuable experience in working with students on assessing learning, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, as well as facilitating social skills and anger management groups. 

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
This is a great question! I would say I was definitely traveling on a paved road, but there were places where the road was bumpy, and a few potholes along the way. 

A major pothole I hit was right after college, where my father was diagnosed as with liver cancer. He passed in the summer before my sophomore year. It definitely was a bumpy road for a while, but eventually, the road evened out. 

Graduate school was definitely bumpy at times–sometimes super bumpy but I learned a lot both inside and outside the classroom. The bumpy road helped me make a commitment to myself around how I was going to treat others. 

Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I was an administrator in a private, parochial school for 23 years, where I was the Director of Student Services. I saw that things were going in a different direction, so I decided to pivot. 

I opened my own practice where I specialize in helping individuals manage their time, stuff, and information. I also help experienced educators set up tutoring and educational support businesses that thrive. 

Lately, I have been doing a lot of educator coaching, where I focus on helping educators of all levels (administration, teachers, teaching assistants) increase engagement in the school in general and the classroom in particular. 

I think what sets me apart from others is I am “relentless”. I go after what I want in a very driven and methodical way. I use a lot of social media to tell my story and strategies. I have an Amazon storefront where I share the tools, I use to help learners maximize their success, and I have two e-books on Amazon that have all the techniques and strategies I use to help others with executive functioning. 

I am most proud of…well…all of it! 🙂 

Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
Thank you for reading about me! Feel free to reach out if you want to set up coaching sessions or consultation or two 

Contact Info:

• Website: www.michelleporjes.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleporjescoaching/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.porjes.5
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@coachmichelle24

Image Credits
https://www.instagram.com/studioslb/