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ABOUT MICHELLE

 

Michelle Irving is a global pioneer in chronic illness and career.

She is known for originating a body of work on how chronic illness shapes career and leadership over time, including ambition, capacity, and professional identity.

As the founder of Career and Chronic for professional women and Chronic Illness At Work for organisations. Through these platforms, her work informs individual careers, leadership development, and organisational thinking across sectors.

Over the past 18 years, alongside living with autoimmune illness and sustaining a professional career, Michelle developed original frameworks.

Emotional Map for Chronic Illness™
Career & Chronic Map™
Circle of Wellness™
Authentic Ambition Framework™

Her work is informed by lived experience and formal training across somatic approaches, cancer survivorship, and women’s leadership, and is recognised for its clarity, depth, and impact.

Michelle Irving is frequently sought as a speaker and writer on chronic illness, career, and leadership.

 

Book Michelle Irving as Keynote Speaker

Michelle Irving is a keynote speaker and thought leader.

She speaks on chronic illness, women’s health, career, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the future of work.

Michelle Irving is frequently invited to speak on chronic illness, career, and leadership, drawing on her original frameworks and two decades of lived and professional experience.

Her keynote work is grounded, rigorous, and practical, addressing how individuals, leaders, and organisations navigate ambition, authority, and work when health is variable.

Speaking Enquiries
 

Michelle at the Future Women Summit 2025

 

Book Michelle Irving as Keynote Speaker

 
Michelle Irving is a keynote speaker and thought leader.

She speaks on chronic illness, women’s health, career, leadership, entrepreneurship, and the future of work.

Michelle Irving is frequently invited to speak on chronic illness, career, and leadership, drawing on her original frameworks and two decades of lived and professional experience.

Her keynote work is grounded, rigorous, and practical, addressing how individuals, leaders, and organisations navigate ambition, authority, and work when health is variable.

Speaking Enquiries

 

 

 

 

 

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