Michelle Kane's guest appearances

Michelle Kane

Stand to Serve

In The Moment: Segments

How (The Hell) Did I Get Here? 

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Tom Johnson

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Brian Gorman

Karoline Rose

Megan Weber

Sarah Enos

Heath Johnson

Kayleigh Dixon

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As director of South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO), Michelle provides business counseling and resource guidance to aspiring and established entrepreneurs. She and the SD CEO team bring outstanding workshops, networking opportunities and conferences to professional women across the state while promoting entrepreneurship, leadership and thinking outside the box. Prior to joining SD CEO, Michelle owned Black Hills PR, a public relations firm she launched in 2011. Headquartered in Spearfish, Black Hills PR designed marketing, social media and PR programs for local, regional and national clients including three years traveling with a professional rodeo association.Michelle’s experience as a small business owner fuels her ability to help entrepreneurs define and grow their business. Her experience as an employee, project manager, people manager and now an intrapreneur shapes her ability to encourage, lead and inspire those who work for someone else but still want to do big things by accessing the entrepreneurial toolbox of creativity, resilience, grit and innovation.She earned her bachelor’s degree in Advertising from San Jose State University and is a fourth-generation Californian who says that she “found her spot” moving to Spearfish in 2005.Michelle believes that there is a room in the workplace for focused kindness, gratitude and self-care along with hard work and getting results … and that THIS is the intersection where becoming a successful intrapreneur begins.Married to Mike for 29 years, they have one son, Jack, and live in Spearfish.QUOTE:“While a company can support real innovation and growth, being an intrapreneur starts with you. What you think is what you become so think big and look to create real change in your workplace!”  – Michelle Kane

As director of South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO), Michelle provides business counseling and resource guidance to aspiring and established entrepreneurs. She and the SD CEO team bring outstanding workshops, networking opportunities and conferences to professional women across the state while promoting entrepreneurship, leadership and thinking outside the box.  Prior to joining SD CEO, Michelle owned Black Hills PR, a public relations firm she launched in 2011. Headquartered in Spearfish, Black Hills PR designed marketing, social media and PR programs for local, regional and national clients including three years traveling with a professional rodeo association. Michelle’s experience as a small business owner fuels her ability to help entrepreneurs define and grow their business. Her experience as an employee, project manager, people manager and now an intrapreneur shapes her ability to encourage, lead and inspire those who work for someone else but still want to do big things by accessing the entrepreneurial toolbox of creativity, resilience, grit and innovation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Advertising from San Jose State University and is a fourth-generation Californian who says that she “found her spot” moving to Spearfish in 2005. Michelle believes that there is a room in the workplace for focused kindness, gratitude and self-care along with hard work and getting results … and that THIS is the intersection where becoming a successful intrapreneur begins. Married to Mike for 29 years, they have one son, Jack, and live in Spearfish. QUOTE: “While a company can support real innovation and growth, being an intrapreneur starts with you. What you think is what you become so think big and look to create real change in your workplace!”  – Michelle Kane

How (The Hell) Did I Get Here? Guest: Michelle Kane

Michelle Kane is a gardener, a Gemini, an autism mom, Director of SDCEO (Center for Enterprise Opportunity), Owner of Black Hills PR, and tries to approach everything she does with enthusiasm and gratitude. She began her career as a "company person" in corporate America. "It's just what you did." Michelle climbed the corporate ladder, eventually landing a gig as Marketing Director in the Sacramento area.In 1999, Michelle and her husband, Mike, had their son, Jack, who was diagnosed with autism at 22 months old. "Life's irony: here Mike and I, two very extroverted, talkative, outgoing people have a child who is completely nonverbal." This started them on a whole different path.A few years later in 2005, Michelle and Mike took a quiz on "findyourspot.com" (a site designed to match you with locations that fit your lifestyle and personality), and Spearfish, South Dakota appeared on their list of locations. They'd traveled through Spearfish in 1996 and liked it, so they started to daydream what life would be like in a small town. They traveled to South Dakota, bought a house in Spearfish, and decided they were going to "do this little adventure."In 2010, Beth Hottle, Executive Director of Downtown Rapid City at the time, asked Michelle to do a presentation on social media, and this began to set her apart as the local social media expert. Kyla Wright asked her to do another social media presentation, and this led Michelle to an epiphany. "Those two women inspired me to say, 'oh my god, what if I did this as my job?'" Michelle started her business, Black Hills PR, at the age of 43.Michelle's journey is inspiring, and there is so much wisdom in what she's learned along the way. "Our lives, how we get to these seats, there's a lot to unpack." She is truly pursuing her purpose as the Director of SDCEO, helping women take action and accomplish their dreams. "We have to keep encouraging each other, and being there for each other, and being supportive." If you've ever struggled with following your intuition, this episode is for you! Michelle has made big leaps, overcome obstacles, and is living out the advice she gives in our conversation. Can't wait for you to hear the full episode — listen now!

Michelle Kane is a gardener, a Gemini, an autism mom, Director of SDCEO (Center for Enterprise Opportunity), Owner of Black Hills PR, and tries to approach everything she does with enthusiasm and gratitude. She began her career as a "company person" in corporate America. "It's just what you did." Michelle climbed the corporate ladder, eventually landing a gig as Marketing Director in the Sacramento area. In 1999, Michelle and her husband, Mike, had their son, Jack, who was diagnosed with autism at 22 months old. "Life's irony: here Mike and I, two very extroverted, talkative, outgoing people have a child who is completely nonverbal." This started them on a whole different path. A few years later in 2005, Michelle and Mike took a quiz on "<a href="http://findyourspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">findyourspot.com</a>" (a site designed to match you with locations that fit your lifestyle and personality), and Spearfish, South Dakota appeared on their list of locations. They'd traveled through Spearfish in 1996 and liked it, so they started to daydream what life would be like in a small town. They traveled to South Dakota, bought a house in Spearfish, and decided they were going to "do this little adventure." In 2010, Beth Hottle, Executive Director of Downtown Rapid City at the time, asked Michelle to do a presentation on social media, and this began to set her apart as the local social media expert. Kyla Wright asked her to do another social media presentation, and this led Michelle to an epiphany. "Those two women inspired me to say, 'oh my god, what if I did this as my job?'" Michelle started her business, Black Hills PR, at the age of 43. Michelle's journey is inspiring, and there is so much wisdom in what she's learned along the way. "Our lives, how we get to these seats, there's a lot to unpack." She is truly pursuing her purpose as the Director of SDCEO, helping women take action and accomplish their dreams. "We have to keep encouraging each other, and being there for each other, and being supportive."  If you've ever struggled with following your intuition, this episode is for you! Michelle has made big leaps, overcome obstacles, and is living out the advice she gives in our conversation. Can't wait for you to hear the full episode — listen now!

Michelle Kane — How to Follow Your Intuition