Guest Professor
Education:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Founder of Savvy U
- Award-winning senior certified consultant at the Trust Edge Leadership Institute
- 25th year as a WNBA chaplain of the Minnesota Lynx
About:
Michelle Backes is the founder of The Savvy U, whose mission is to teach transforming truths to empower people to live a life of purpose, peace, and victory. As an award-winning senior certified consultant at the Trust Edge Leadership Institute, she specializes in leadership development and training. Michelle has contracted with USAA, Bayer, National Guard, Department of Natural Resources, State of Oregon Fire Chiefs, National Association of Fleet Administrators, Nevada Department of Transportation, College of Bermuda, and several other athletic and educational institutions. She has also spoken to many health care and financial institutions. Michelle is in her 25th year as a WNBA chaplain of the Minnesota Lynx. She brings wisdom from her diverse experiences to the stage, delivering high-energy keynote presentations that inspire, motivate, and challenge leaders to be their best selves. Clients and audiences love her practical strategies and tools for developing a high-trust culture in work and life.
Michelle is “excited to engage, equip, and empower NCU students with time-tested, proven leadership principles as they are the next generation of change agents who will go out and lead like Jesus in whatever profession they choose.”