Guiding disruptive founders to lead from their soul’s wisdom.

executive coach and breathwork teacher.

Grounded in her past life as an immigrant engineer, raised by a quantum physics teacher, and shaped by five years of training in somatic healing modalities, Michelle Florez serves as a bridge between technology and healing, intuition and business strategy, science and spirituality.

She works with disruptive founders navigating identity transitions—when something deeper than achievement begins to stir. A soul-centered calling.

Michelle supports visionaries across venture capital, AI, and emerging technology in the zero-to-one phase—guiding them through the emotional, intuitive, and energetic clarity required to build paradigm-shifting companies from a place of deep alignment and joy.

Her work helps clients exit legacy roles, birth new paradigms, and step into soul-aligned leadership.

INNER WORK FOR LEADERS DEVOTED TO A HIGHER PURPOSE.

  • From 0 to 100 Million

    DAVE FONTENOT

    CEO + FOUNDER OF HF0 RESIDENCY

    "When I started working with Michelle, I had just left my job at a big firm. Things were going well, but I felt there was something more out there for me. I took some time off to do inner work and figure out what was next. Since then, the transformation has been incredible.

    The dreams and highest hopes I had a year ago are now my reality. It's amazing to be living them. While Michelle didn’t do the work for me, her guidance was crucial in getting me here. She helped me tap into my emotional body to navigate this journey, and I wouldn't be where I am now without her support."

  • From 10 Years as General Partner to Founder

    TYLER NORWOOD

    GP @ ANTLER VC

    FOUNDER OF STEALTH START-UP

    Working with Michelle Florez has been one of the most impactful and best decisions of my career.

    After only a couples of monthS working together I feel clearer and more aligned with everything I do at work. If you are considering getting to the next level in work and in life you need to talk to Michelle.

  • From Academia to Building a Residency for Founders

    JEFF SORENSEN

    CEO + FOUNDER OF V10 RESIDENCY

    DIRECTION OF THE CENTER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

    “Working with Michelle came at a pivotal moment of transition. I had built something successful, but my exit from it was emotionally complex and left me feeling stuck—unable to process the past and unclear how to move forward. Over six months, Michelle guided me through the internal work I couldn’t do alone—sometimes talking it through, sometimes breathing or crying through it, and sometimes planning through it. The process was holistic—intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual—and it helped me process the past, engage fully in the present, and plan for the future. Today I look back at my last venture with pride and gratitude instead of bitterness, and I’ve stepped into my new chapter with optimism, confidence, and strength. The momentum I now feel in my life and work wouldn’t have been possible without her support. Michelle has a rare gift for meeting you exactly where you are, and the constant of breathwork has become a tool I’ll carry with me forever.”

  • From Imposter Syndrome to Product Market Fit

    ALI PANJWANI

    CEO + FOUNDER OF MERIT MEDICINE

    I can't say enough about Michelle. She is an incredibly compassionate, brilliant, empathic, kind, introspective, superior being. Anyone would be lucky to get to work with Michelle because she will bring out your true, best self. I hope I'm lucky enough to work with her again, and she will be the person I recommend to those seeking an executive-level coach, committed to being authentic, and aspiring for greatness in their transformational leadership journey. It's been an absolute pleasure working with you, Michelle.

  • Exploration of your inner landscape + emotional processing support. Together, we'll challenge outdated beliefs created from past pain, gently process unconsciously stored emotions, and pave the way for your emergence as a leader radiating with presence + clarity.

  • I weave in breathwork with all my sessions to shift your state to alpha/theta brainwave state and work directly with your subconscious. During these breathwork session, my clients experience intuitive guidance, emotional clearing and a surge of energy.

  • Develop a new relationship with your career, seeing entrepreneurship as a fast track to spiritual expansion, surrender, and trust.

  • Everyone is your mirror & teacher. In our time together we will explore your core relationships (caregivers, partner, ex-partners, co-founder etc.) to support you in connecting with an open-heart while honoring your boundaries and agreements.

  • I offer the option to track your HRV via Whoop/Oura to monitor your nervous system state, sleep performance and daily activities - creating the right conditions for your emotional state to flourish.

Dave Fontenot (Forbes 30 under 30)

Co-Founder of HF0 | Lead Singer Pink Roses

HF0 is a 3-month startup accelerator and residency program, where you live in a mansion at the heart of SF and focus solely on building your startup – surrounded by the world’s top CTO’s.

Roman Kautz

E-commerce Founder

German triathlete running a multiple 7-figure e-commerce business, in his free time he is a lecturer at a prestigious German university.

Jeff Sorensen

Director of The Center for Entrepreneurship @ University of Oregon

Co-founder of the world’s first accelerator for university founders. Project in progress.