Meet Meichle
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Whether your focus is personal or professional, or on behalf of your organization/company, I respect and appreciate that you’re determined to choose a “best fit” Coach, Counselor, or Consultant.
Get to Know Meichle
Greetings! I am Meichle, a mission-driven, people-focused Wellness Strategist, with deep passion for and mission to help individuals and organizations optimize their wellness.
In Fall 2023 I pivoted from a nearly 30-year career in nonprofit service and launched my business, through which to share my gift of relatable expertise and experience and expand my sphere of influence and impact across New York State, into Arizona, throughout the United States, and internationally.
My unique forte as a C-level executive in the nonprofit sector, decades of leadership coaching and mentoring mid-level and senior-level leaders, thirty years as a licensed clinical social worker professional, and my continued investment in health and wellness has positioned me well to live my mission and passion as a Wellness Strategist, with specialty for professionals and organizations.
My Purpose
I educate, guide and support individuals, groups, and small organizations/companies with tools to optimize their wellness.
~ My paradigm for purpose and harmony ~
- Solidify core values
- Clarify purpose, vision, and desired impact
- Identify strategic priorities
- Craft a harmonious approach for desired impact, including boundaries and limits
- Build and nurture relationships; Expand networks
- Develop (SMART) goals, outcomes, objectives, activities and steps and timeline targets
- Allocate resources, monitor, evaluate Return On Investment, and pivot accordingly
Meichle’s Personal Journey to Purpose and Harmony
Just shy of a nearly 30-year career with the privilege of serving as a Chief Operating Officer in a local nonprofit organization, I took a leap of heart and chose to pivot to a career as a woman entrepreneur to expand my sphere of influence.
Why? A combination of things:
1. I seek opportunities to grow, infuse my empathy, empowerment, & development of others, and strengthen my innate leadership qualities.
2. I embrace self-revelation about what jazzes me up, what energizes me, what and who are my allies and, what and who are the obstacles to my joy. I strive to create harmonious conditions that allow me to fulfill my purpose, live with passion, and create impact.
3. In 2022, my body told me I was out of alignment- heightened stress, reduced energy, weight gain, exhaustion, resentment & cynicism. The chronic stress & toxicity of the workplace in which I worked was causing me emotional, mental and physical harm. I was feeling burned out and navigated compassion fatigue.
4. I recognized my reduced passion and a drift from what initially drew me to the agency in which I worked. I was living in misalignment. Like many of those I guide in their personal and professional development, my values and priorities no longer aligned with the people and the organization in which I worked. I humbly realized that I had been sacrificing my own priorities, joy and my health for the benefit and comfort of others- leaving me feeling less gratified.
5. So… I reflected wider… I dug deeper… I embraced my “awe-thentic” self- my core values and priorities, my innate strengths, passions, and zone of genius, my competencies, and my character attributes. I gained clarity of my purpose, my desired “brand”, and began to orchestrate the harmonious conditions necessary to fulfill my purpose and drive impact.
I decided to seize OPPORTUNITY and pivot in my career to pair my extraordinary gift as both a Licensed Clinical Social Worker of 30 years AND a respected executive leader in the nonprofit sector, take a leap of heart, launch my own business, and inspire and influence in a new and expanded way! I’d infuse my positivity & compassion and relatable experience & expertise through my coaching, consulting, and counseling services, to cultivate personal joy, live with passion, drive impact, and fulfill my purpose.
Fun Facts About Meichle
Meichle will often hear- “You’re everywhere!”, “You’re a master networker”, or “Of course you know so-and-so.” That’s because Meichle values engagement, connection and contributing for the good of others. Meichle routinely co-organizes community events aimed to promote wellness for smaller groups, as well as entire communities.
Meichle enjoys invitations to serve on panel discussions and podcasts through which to share tips, strategies and inspiration. She’s grateful for the paneling events sponsored by the WNY Women’s Foundation, Women Lead Buffalo, and Elevare Women.
Meichle’s experience as a guest on a variety of podcasts has inspired her to co-host the EXPOSED podcast, a podcast designed for senior-level women leaders- a podcast of raw and relatable conversation about women in leadership — women who support one another on the journey toward truth, authenticity, and courage. A podcast that promotes celebration, affirmation, and empowerment of our “awe-thentic” selves.
Meichle’s Core Values
• Time
• Health and Wellness
• Nature
• Freedom and Autonomy
• Authenticity and humility
• Harmony
• Personal agency and empowerment
• Courage, confidence and conviction
• Personal fulfillment grounded in purpose, values and priorities
• Strategy
• Connection and community
• Relationships, interaction and engagement
• Make a difference/impact through service to others, giving back and paying forward
It’s no coincidence that much of Meichle’s networking and wellness design includes movement, nature, and simple stress recovery strategies. Soaking up the physical, emotional, mental and social benefits of the outdoors, she capitalizes on “outdoorphins” as she enjoys walking, hiking, gardening, and playing outdoor yard games. A former runner, some of Meichle’s treasured experiences have been completing 4 marathons and the Venice Marathon 10K in Venice, Italy.
Meichle, with 30 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, obtained a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the State University of New York at Buffalo and earned a certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management from the University of San Diego in 2023.
Meichle serves as Member Engagement and Outreach Coordinator with the Erie County Anti-Stigma Coalition, which aims to eliminate the stigma of mental illness through open conversations via in-person interaction and events, Facebook live events, and printed materials. She works with member organizations to advance stigma-free mental health access, care and advocacy, and cultivates meaningful relationships, supports collaboration across organizations, and drives strategic outreach and Coalition growth.
As Practicum Educator with Daemen University, Meichle guides, supports and provides clinical supervision for social work students in their placements as they gain community health and counseling experience.
Meichle also serves as a Board member for both the Town of West Seneca’s Chamber of Commerce and the Youth and Recreation Commission, and volunteers as a mentor for both the WNY Women’s Foundation Ready, Set, Lead program and the West Seneca Schools’ Business Academy, as well as a Class Co-chair for Leadership Buffalo.
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