About Michelle Bergquist Michelle Bergquist believes that when it comes to business and success, it’s all about relationships. For over 25 years Michelle has built her business and success on this simple, yet important philosophy. Michelle’s professional background includes 17 years expertise in helping businesses obtain funding, increase sales and improve business performance and success. Since 1991, Michelle has worked with hundreds of small to mid-sized companies across the nation providing consulting and training seminars on marketing, sales, communication, entrepreneurship, business planning and growth. To date, Michelle has assisted companies to secure funding in excess of $55 million and helped companies improve morale, productivity and performance. Before becoming a consultant, speaker and trainer, Michelle transitioned through five mergers and acquisitions during a commercial banking career that lasted over a decade. Through this real-world experience, she learned first-hand how critical solid relationships are to building and maintaining client loyalty, repeat business, referrals, client retention, career transition, growth and promotion. In 1998, in addition to consulting with small businesses on financing and business planning, Michelle founded and launched The Corporate Basket, a nationwide corporate gift company that specialized in client appreciation and employee recognition gifts. After nine years of building her local San Diego business to an international platform, Michelle sold the company in early 2007. Currently, Michelle is the core instructor at the University of San Diego’s Academy for Small Business Success and Cal State San Marcos for the small business certificate program, Smart Steps to Start and Grow a Small Business. Michelle is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a past board member of numerous community and professional trade associations, including Financial Women International, The National Association of Women Business Owners and the American Institute of Banking, to name just a few. In 2005 Michelle was honored as a finalist for the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” and a finalist in 2004 for the San Diego Business Journal’s highly sought-after “Women Who Mean Business Award”. Michelle’s passion as a national speaker, author, seminar leader and consultant is rooted in her desire to help businesses and professionals achieve significant business results!

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