Michelle Porjes Ed.S.

From elementary school student to adult educator, I have benefited from Michelle's coaching over the span of two decades! What works really well for me is the way that Michelle listens and then offers direct, motivational, and clear feedback and ideas. She has a way of cutting through to the heart of an issue and offering an ongoing relationship and techniques that hold me accountable to my goals. I would highly recommend working with Michelle if you are looking to grow your business, deepen best practices, and work smarter.

Michelle is so supportive of teachers! She is a great listener and advocate, always willing to think through a problem and to brainstorm creatively about how to best support kids who are struggling and the teachers who care about them.

I have had the pleasure of working with Michelle for many years. I have rarely worked with someone with a level of integrity, devotion to the institution and incredible work ethic as her. I learned from Michelle each time we were in a parent meeting together as I watched her share information with parents that may have been hard for them to hear. She knew how to lay out the facts in a caring, clear and understandable manner. Michelle interacted with the utmost of professionalism with students, teachers, parents and administrators. Anyone who is on a team with her will benefit greatly from her knowledge, skill and expertise.

Michelle goes above and beyond and it is a pleasure working with her. I am a recent graduate of USC and Michelle helped me get into and graduate from college. She walked me through the GED exam and helped me organize my time and develop my writing. She continues to help me develop my career. I thank Michelle for supporting my transformation. Whether you are looking to improve your time management, organization or writing skills, I full-heartedly recommend working with Michelle!

Our family has known Michelle for over 10 years. She has been an invaluable educational specialist, guide, and teacher. She is experienced and knowledgeable and she guided me, partnered with me, provided resources and helped put together an educational plan for my child. She also recognized that it was a priority for my child to feel confident and empowered. Our family is grateful to Michelle.

Michelle has been a great support to both my son and to me. She helped him develop his writing and study skills and guided him along his educational journey. Michelle is the educator who helps the student overcome challenges by fostering motivation and providing guidance. I highly recommend Michelle as an education professional!

My daughter is an intelligent kid who couldn't keep things organized. Working with Michelle transformed her. Now she gets her work done on time, nothing slips through the cracks, she reads assignments carefully, she plans out when she will study for tests... Michelle helped her develop the skills she needs to excel. Our family life is so much better too - no more conflicts about homework and grades. We're happier and less stressed out - all thanks to Michelle.

I worked with Michelle on my executive function. She helped me develop and utilize skills that allow me to stay organized and focused on important tasks I need to finish for work or for myself.

Working with Michelle was great. She helped my son work on his reading and writing skills and most importantly his academic confidence. He has grown tremendously since he started working with Michelle!

Michelle’s executive function coaching was life changing for our family as our son navigated 6th grade. She helped us identify the root issues related to his academic dysfunction. She helped our son understand his challenges better and equipped him with tools to help overcome them. She was also invaluable in helping us verbalize our needs when advocating for his 504. We still have a ways to go but we’re grateful to Michelle for helping put us on the right track!

"Michelle was really great at helping me stay accountable to myself. She taught me to be more intentional with my time by structuring it into specific time blocks. At the same time, she is great at reminding you that stumbling blocks are inevitable, and to "begin again" after a set back.

I am incredibly thankful to Michelle for helping me with my college application! At first, I was overwhelmed by all the different aspects of my application and unsure what schools looked for, but Michelle saved the day. She helped me write amazing essays and gave me great feedback for each part of my essay. I needed extra time and help and she made sure that we would meet every few days to ensure I was ready before my application deadlines were due. In addition to Michelle helping me write the essays, she asked me questions that guided me to think of genuine responses to different prompts. I could not have had better help and support from anyone else, and thanks to Michelle I was accepted to my dream school. She is the best!!