Michelle Rose Gilman, Founder of Fusion Academy

Michelle Rose Gilman founded Fusion Academy and Learning Center, a private, alternative one-to-one school. Fusion students did not fit into the one-size-fits-all model of traditional education. The school started humbly 30 years ago, within her San Diego garage.

It has grown to over 60 campuses across the country. Fusion is now a leader in the education industry with over $300 million in annual revenues.
Michelle has written 8 books and has been awarded numerous honors for her achievements. Most recently, she was recognized by the 2019 San Diego Women Who Mean Business Awards, and has placed on Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies 4 years in a row. Michelle is also a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, and sits on the Board of Advisors for the non-profits The Fusion Scholarship Foundation, The Ambition Program and Rock to Recovery (championed by Wes Geer, former guitarist for the band Korn).

She is a lifelong artist and owns Featherpunkstudio.com. Michelle currently coaches women and men in business through her private practice The Well-Heeled Warrior. Along with her husband, Peter Mikulecky, Michelle's most recent book, The Wanderlust Warrior Project, an empowerment project for women, was released in September 2019.

Listen in as Michelle share her journey of entrepreneurship, starting with Fusion Academy and Learning Center to currently coaching woman to success. She answers questions about starting her business, fighting the fear factor, and how she defines success.