Meet The Michael Hyatt & Company Team
Principals
Responsible for direction, vision, and the accomplishment of ultimate goals, our founders lead fearlessly into territories old and new. They tirelessly seek to meet the needs of our customers while protecting the interests of the team. Their heart for the integrity of our products and message resonates in everything we do.
Megan Hyatt Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer
Megan Hyatt Miller is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Michael Hyatt & Company and the co-host of the popular business podcast, Lead to Win. She is also Michael’s oldest daughter. As the architect of Michael Hyatt & Company’s standout culture, she is committed to helping her team win at work and succeed at life, while also delivering phenomenal results to their customers. Under her leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company was named as one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2020, which ranks the top companies in America for their employee engagement. When she’s not taking the company to new heights, she’s fully present at home with her husband Joel and five kids in Franklin, Tennessee.
Enneagram Personality Type: 4, The Individualist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Futuristic, Relator, Strategic, Activator, Achiever
Michael Hyatt
Founder and Chairman
Michael Hyatt is the founder and chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company. He has scaled multiple companies over the years, including a $250M publishing company with 700+ employees and his own leadership development company that has grown over 60% year over year for the past 4 years. Under his leadership, Michael Hyatt & Company has been featured in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America for three years in a row and in 2020 the company was named to Inc.’s Best Work Places list. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, The Vision Driven Leader, and his newest book (with Megan) Win at Work & Succeed at Life. He enjoys The Double Win with his wife of 40+ years, five daughters, and nine grandchildren.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Achiever, Intellection, Strategic, Futuristic, Relator
Marketing Team
Enthusiasts from start to finish, our marketing team is wired for matching people to the products that can improve their lives. Responsible for design, messaging, and getting the word out, they seek maximum impact and effectiveness for our customers. Their positive, can-do spirit is equaled only by their steadfast work ethic.
Courtney Baker
Chief Marketing Officer
A Nashville native, Courtney is the Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Michael Hyatt & Company, Courtney spent over 10 years in non-profit communications, most recently at Show Hope as the Director of Communications. Her hobbies include interior design, reading, traveling with her husband Chase, and doing just about anything with her two daughters.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Achiever, Significance, Includer, Woo, Focus
Dave Yankowiak
Director of Technology
Born and raised in Minnesota, Dave is our Director of Technology. He primarily focuses on the development and performance of our many websites and workflows. Prior to joining the team, Dave ran his own development company for over nine years. His interests include the outdoors, guitars, books, vinyl records, dates with his lovely wife Sarah, and making their three daughters laugh. He has his B.A. from Bethel University.
Enneagram Personality Type: 7, The Enthusiast
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Activator, Restorative, Learner, Futuristic, Includer
Sarah McElroy
Marketing Automation Specialist
Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Sarah McElroy is the Marketing Automation Specialist. Prior to this, she managed email marketing campaigns for several companies including HCA and several brands for the Journeys Group. She has her B.S. from Urbana University and M.B.A. from Wright State University. In her downtime, she enjoys basketball, Netflix, and life with her daughters.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Restorative, Relator, Positivity, Individualization, Learner
Marissa Hyatt
Director of Marketing — Full Focus
Born and raised south of Nashville, Marissa is our Director of Marketing. She’s responsible for pushing products and services forward through developing and implementing marketing strategies for promotions and ongoing optimizations. Prior to joining our company, she owned her own business, built websites, and even worked in restaurant management. She is also Michael’s youngest daughter, which gives her a unique perspective and sense of ownership over her work. In her free time, she enjoys cooking for friends, baking sourdough bread, geeking out about natural wellness and personal growth, gardening, and traveling.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Futuristic, Activator, Significance, Relator, Communicator
Natalie Fockel
Director of Customer Experience
Natalie Fockel is our Director of Customer Experience. With her decade of experience as an Executive Assistant and Event Planner, she is passionate about ensuring our customers have a fantastic experience with our physical and digital products. Natalie graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree and now lives in Columbia, TN with her husband, Andrew. In her free time, Natalie enjoys listening to podcasts, learning about gardening, and adventuring with her husband and son.
Enneagram Personality Type: 6, The Loyalist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Empathy, Discipline, Harmony, Developer, Belief
Emi Tanke
Customer Experience Specialist
Originally from Oregon, Emi Tanke is our Customer Support Specialist. She makes it her mission to take care of our customers and help ensure they have a great experience. Since 2012, she’s gone back and forth between the customer support realm and being a musical performer up and down the West Coast. In her free time, Emi enjoys reading personal development books, staying in tree homes, and finding new ways to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
Enneagram Personality Type: 5, The Investigator
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Intellection, Input, Responsibility, Futuristic, Connectedness
Amy Fucci
Senior Graphic Designer
Amy Fucci is a Senior Graphic Designer. Before bringing her artistic talents to Michael Hyatt & Company, she worked as a freelancer under the moniker Best Branding & Co. As a freelancer, she meticulously crafted all the components of a visually-stunning brand, from logo design to eye-catching marketing collateral. In her free time, she enjoys hospitality, interior design, mixology, and cuddling her 7-pound Pomeranian named Peaches.P.S.– Her Pomeranian is a trained therapy animal and enjoys visiting nursing homes and elementary schools with Amy to brighten people’s day.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Command, Restorative, Activator, Relator, Achiever
Matison Loftin
Customer Experience Coordinator
Matison’s number one priority is to make sure all of our customers experience top notch service. Originally from Lynchburg, Virginia, Matison, her husband Jake, and their three amazing kids live in Beechgrove, TN. She is a graduate from The University of Mississippi with a degree in Marketing and brings more than a decade of customer service experience to our team. In her free time she enjoys music, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Enneagram Personality Type: 6, The Loyalist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Harmony, Communication, Empathy, Woo, Restorative
Cristy Wicks
Copywriter
As the Full Focus Copywriter, Cristy engages customers through clear, concise, and quick-witted marketing copy. Before joining Michael Hyatt & Company, she ran a Nashville-based copywriting studio and served as a blog author for Darling Magazine, Fellow, and The Nashville Guide. Cristy’s degrees include a BBA from Texas Tech and an MBA from Belmont University. Her favorite days are spent exploring faraway coffee shops with her husband, Jon, sipping pretend tea with her brilliant nieces, and planning cabin getaways with her closest friends.
Enneagram Personality Type: 7, The Enthusiast
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Positivity, Woo, Activator, Strategic, Achiever
Brian Stachurski
Copywriter – Michael Hyatt & Company Brands
Brian is from the West Coast by way of Portlandia, San Francisco, and Seattle (in reverse order), and is the Copywriter for Michael Hyatt & Company brands. Prior to joining the team, Brian helped authors, B2B, and direct-to-consumer companies sell their products online. Brian has a B.A. from Seattle University and currently lives in the Nashville area with his wife Juliana and kids. When not writing, Brian enjoys wine, barbecue, coffee, opera, and weightlifting—just not all at once.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Achiever, Strategic, Relator, Learner, Ideation
Theodore Berry IV
Project Manager
Born in Mississippi and raised in Minnesota, Berry is our Marketing Project Manager. Before joining the Marketing Team, he spent over 12 years in the Live Entertainment Industry: first as a touring bassist and then taking off the musician strap to go behind the scenes as a Producer, Production Manager, Production Manager, and Tour Manager. Berry lives in Nashville with his wife, Krystal. When he’s not managing projects, you can catch him playing virtual chess, reading, watching chick-flicks, and walking around the neighborhood with his wife.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Learner, Intellection, Input, Achiever, Restorative
Mick Ornelas
Video Production Specialist
Born and raised on the west coast, Mick moved to Nashville in 2011. He spent nearly a decade traveling the world with a band and has been able to connect with people all over the globe. Being an avid learner with a love for storytelling, Mick is passionate about sharing meaningful messages through filmmaking. Mick worked on his own video production company prior to Michael Hyatt & Co. When he’s not shooting videos or taking photos, you can probably find him studying the art of coffee or learning a new skill.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Strategic, Connectedness, Ideation, Developer, Empathy
Mitch Canter
Senior Developer
As our Senior Developer, Mitch’s developer and design experience has been honed working with businesses and content creators to ensure their story is told through social, marketing, and multimedia channels. He has contributed to the WordPress source code, created numerous WordPress plugins and themes, and several of his clients have won awards for their web presence. Mitch is also an internationally known speaker, traveling to Europe and Asia to speak in front of crowds of all sizes, and conducting workshops, seminars, and teaching sessions on development and design. In what little free time he has, Mitch enjoys hiking, playing video games (and streaming them on Twitch), and cooking.
Enneagram Personality Type: 7, The Enthusiast
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Strategic, Maximizer, Adaptability, Woo, Communication
Emily Davis
Executive Assistance to the Chief Marketing Officer
Emily is our Executive Assistant to the Chief Marketing Officer. Originally from Arkansas, she graduated from Harding University with a degree in Business Administration. Emily has a depth of experience in marketing from her time as a project manager within both the advertising and publishing industries. In her free time, she enjoys reading historical fiction, walking, and planning trips.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Developer, Woo, Connectedness, Positivity, Empathy
Julie Allen
Marketing Graphic Designer
As a creative designer, Julie spent most of her career in publishing and designing for a wide range of companies and ventures. She loves to collaborate on the full spectrum of a brand’s creative reach. She is originally from North Alabama (Roll Tide) and has been a Nashville/Franklin resident for 15 years. Julie is married to the most wonderful man, who also happens to be a creative, and is Mama to two precious daughters. She enjoys camping, travel, interior design, hosting folks at her home, and eating delicious meals (that she doesn’t have to cook).
Enneagram Personality Type: 4, the Individualist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Belief, Strategic, Developer, Adaptability, Connectedness
Sales Team
Ambassadors of transformation, our sales team speaks with leaders on a daily basis. Responsible for sales across different industries, they take our products to the trenches and guide our prospects to winning decisions for their lives and businesses. Their flexibility, resilience, and high-growth mindset is demonstrated in the results they deliver on a consistent basis.
Chandler Barron
Director of Sales
Chandler Barron is our Director of Sales. He has over 20 years of experience in sales and marketing. Known for his strategic and solutions-based approach, he has worked with companies of all sizes to increase their top-line revenue up to 200%. He has also served as a strategic consultant and advisor where he guided small business owners in scaling their companies. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at GiGi’s Playhouse and volunteers his time with various nonprofits. When he isn’t working, you’ll find him laughing with his wife and 3 kids, playing around on the acoustic guitar, or promising himself he’s going to stick to some workout program this time.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Ideation, Activator, Strategic, Achiever, Competition
Chad Cannon
Chief Sales Officer
Chad Cannon is our Chief Sales Officer. He was formerly the founder and CEO of Chadwick Cannon Agency, a full-service digital marketing firm dedicated to amplifying brands and ideas. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Marketing for Thomas Nelson Publishers, now a division of HarperCollins. In his five years there, he led more than 225 book marketing campaigns, with 16 titles reaching the New York Times Bestseller List. Chad lives in Nashville with his wife Julie, a talented photographer and writer. He’s an enormous fan of the Chicago Cubs, Apple products, dogs, traveling, and darn good food.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Competition, Command, Strategic, Activator, Futuristic
Rebecca Turner
Executive Assistant to Chad Cannon
A South Georgia native, Becca is the Executive Assistant to our Chief Sales Officer, Chad Cannon. She carries with her experience in marketing, merchandising, and event planning, having previously worked with organizations like IF:Gathering. An alumni of Auburn University, Becca now lives and works in the Nashville area. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants in Nashville, and spending time with her family.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Relator, Responsibility, Positivity, Communicator, Empathy
Trey Dunavant
Senior Business Consultant
A Virginia native and newbie to Nashville, Trey Dunavant is our Senior Sales Associate. Prior to joining Michael Hyatt & Co, Trey spent the last decade as a Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager in the manufacturing sector. Here he developed his love for working with business’ and owners to grow their companies and better service their customers. With a zeal for his family, he can usually be found leading the charge to a fresh taco truck or dive with exceptional flavors. He also enjoys running, basketball, playing drums, and Saturday mornings at the local farmer’s market with his wife and two daughters.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Positivity, Achiever, Activator, Belief, Communication
Blake Stratton
Business Consultant
A Nashville resident of 13 years, Blake Stratton is a Sales Associate. Blake first developed his love for sales and marketing while working in the music industry as a musician and songwriter. Before joining Michael Hyatt & Co., he was consulting with small businesses as a marketing writer and strategist. He’s driven by his connection with Jesus, fascinated by his beautiful wife Alaina, and excited to be welcoming their first child to the family this summer. If you want great coffee recommendations or strong opinions on the Chicago Bears, Blake has you covered.
Enneagram Personality Type: 4, The Individualist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Relator, Activator, Intellection, Responsibility, Strategic
Deidra Romero
Client Success Specialist
Deidra is our Client Success Specialist. She’s responsible for providing a first-class experience for our BusinessAccelerator clients so they can enjoy the transformation our executive coaching curriculum delivers. Her in-depth experience of coaching and our Michael Hyatt & Company products allows her to give quality, customized care to our clients. In her personal time she adores a good memoir, any kind of life hack, and coffee. When she isn’t at her laptop, she’s doing something fun (and messy!) with her two kids.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Activator, Achiever, Restorative, Learner, Strategic
Johnny Poole
Business Success Specialist
A native of the South, Johnny Poole is a Business Success Specialist. Prior to coming to Michael Hyatt & Company, Johnny spent most of his career in the non-profit world working across various sectors. He loves to spend time with his wife Janell and 3 daughters, travel, try new foods and drinks from all over the world, laugh, play sports, engage in racial reconciliation, and mentoring.
Enneagram Personality Type: 7, The Enthusiast
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Connectedness, Strategic, Achiever, Positivity, Activator
Brent High
Senior Business Consultant
A lifelong Nashvillian, Brent High is a Senior Business Consultant. Focused on a personal mission to help make an eternal difference, Brent has generated tens of millions of dollars over his 25-year career for Major League Baseball teams, financial guru Dave Ramsey, college athletic programs, and a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations. A country boy at heart, Brent spends as much time as possible riding his tractor on his farm in Hickman County, Tennessee. Brent claims he is the fourth best athlete in his family and can usually be found at a gym cheering on his wife, Emily’s, basketball teams, or at a field serving as the no. 1 fan for his two boys, Houston and Hunter.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Belief, Strategic, Developer, Achiever, Activator
Brittany Young
Sales Enablement Specialist
Originally from Nashville, Brittany joins us after moving back from California and working in tech. She comes to us with her experience working in sales and operations in high-growth environments. Brittany is happy to be back in Nashville living close to family and enjoys running, traveling, reading, and meeting new people.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Woo, Positivity, Achiever, Significance, Futuristic
Coaching Team
There is no better way to empower our clients than through thoughtful, compelling training and coaching content delivered in the context of carefully orchestrated experiences. To that end, the Coaching Team masterfully creates content and live event experiences that produce dramatic, life and business-changing transformation for our clients and customers. They also develop coaches, trainers, and speakers so they can be world-class presenters, brand ambassadors, and transformation catalysts.
Michele Cushatt
Chief Coaching Officer
From the mountains of Colorado, Michele is our Chief Coaching Officer. As an experienced communicator, Michele has spoken internationally to a wide variety of audiences including LifeToday TV, Ramsey Solutions, Compassion International, and many more. She has also published three bestselling books on the topic of trauma, pain, and the deep human need for authentic connection. With a solid understanding of what makes for excellent communication, Michele coaches multiple leaders and speakers to discover, develop, and deliver powerful presentations. She and her husband, Troy, live in Colorado with their six children, ages 12 to 27. She enjoys a good novel, a long hike in the mountains with her black lab, and a kitchen table filled with people.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Strategic, Achiever, Input, Context, Developer
Mike Boyer
Creative Production Specialist
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Michael moved to Nashville in ’96. After 12 years as a recording artist, he began working with a non-profit program to develop the talent of young artists in Music City. Prior to his arrival at Michael Hyatt & Co., Michael was the Creative Director at a church in Brentwood, TN, where he led teams focused on media and production and communications. In his downtime, Michael enjoys reading, sliding across the kitchen floor in his socks, dancing with his 3 amazing kids, date nights with his bride, Verna, and designing t-shirts.
Enneagram Personality Type: 5, The Investigator
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Connectedness, Ideation, Belief, Learner, Intellection
Andrew Fockel
Project Manager
Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Andrew is our project manager for the coaching team. Prior to that, he was a part of our finance team for several years. Andrew’s career experience has spanned multiple industries including healthcare, construction, entertainment and manufacturing. Andrew graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree and now lives in Columbia, TN with his wife Natalie and son Hunter. He loves fire pits, reading, playing the drums and watching Green Bay Packers football.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Responsibility, Belief, Developer, Connectedness, Empathy
Ora Corr
Client Care Coordinator
Ora Corr is the Client Care Coordinator at Michael Hyatt & Company. She recently graduated from Williamson College with her Masters in Organizational Leadership, and has worked as an Administrative Assistant for the past five years. Ora has lived in the Nashville area for the past thirteen years and calls Nashville her forever home. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, serving her community, and traveling.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Developer, Relator, Belief, Responsibility, Harmony
Aleshia Curry
Client Care Manager
A Texas native, Aleshia is the Client Care Manager at Michael Hyatt & Company. She obtained her B.B.A. in Management from the University of Houston and has over twelve years’ experience in hospitality management and executive support. Previously, Aleshia served for four years as the Executive Assistant to our Chief Product Officer. She lives in Mount Juliet, TN, with her husband and son. Aleshia enjoys dancing, volunteering, kayaking, and traveling with her family.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Communication, Woo, Strategic, Activator, Individualization
Kristen Mancini
Client Care Coordinator
Originally from Wisconsin, Kristen and her family moved to the Franklin, TN area about 3 years ago and are happy to call it their forever home. She makes it her mission to love people and serve them well. Prior to joining Michael Hyatt & Company, Kristen spent the last 8 years serving high level executives in senior administrative roles, most recently at Ramsey Solutions. In her free time, she loves to read a good novel, geek out over natural health and wellness, and loves to do anything outdoors with her husband, Nick, and her three little boys.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Relator, Arranger, Responsibility, Positivity, Belief
Ileia Hook
Director of Live Events
Chicagoland native, our Director of Live Events, Ileia (pronounced eye-lee-uh), has made her home in Nashville since 2009. After graduating from Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in Physiological Psychology, Ileia earned her M.B.A. from Belmont University and served as the Director of Development and Parent Engagement. Over the years, Ileia has become an enthusiastic and strategic relationship builder skilled at leading teams and creating shared value across broad and unconventional platforms. When not in the office, you can find her singing background or session vocals for Grammy, Dove, CMA, and Stellar Award-winning artists or leading worship at her church in Franklin, TN. She also enjoys spending time with her husband (Adam) and two small dogs, being outside on a beautiful day, and making valiant (albeit often unsuccessful) attempts at keeping trendy house plants alive.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Belief, Responsibility, Strategic, Relator, Activator
Anna Beth Blevins
Presentation Specialist
A Nashville native, Anna Beth is our Presentation Specialist. Before joining the team, she worked in publishing, academia, and healthcare. Combining a love of helping others with a passion for storytelling, Anna Beth’s life-long love of writing and learning has brought her to Michael Hyatt & Company to craft content for presentations and teaching materials to support transformational events. She is a proud alumna of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism and Southern New Hampshire University’s MBA program in Entrepreneurship. Outside of work, Anna Beth can be found treasure-hunting in antique stores, throwing an impromptu dance party, or spending time with her beloved family, friends, and dogs.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Empathy, Positivity, Maximizer, Connectedness, and Strategic
Elaina Francisco
Client Care Coordinator
Originally from New Jersey, with a spurt in Massachusetts before she fell in love with Tennessee, Elaina is one of our Client Care Coordinators. She is passionate about helping people create spaces, habits, and time so that they can thrive. She graduated from Gordon College with a B.A. in Communication Arts. In her free time, Elaina enjoys hiking, dancing, watching her siblings’ theater productions, and finding delightful flavor combinations like raspberry mocha, and painting.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Restorative, Developer, Empathy, Belief, and Arranger
Whitney Hill
Client Care Coordinator
As a lifelong Hoosier, Whitney and her family relocated to Middle Tennessee at the end of 2020. Whitney has a passion for client care, and as one of our Client Care Coordinators, she loves solving problems and ensuring that everyone feels special. Whitney’s unique background creating high-quality experiences includes roles as a one-person crew member on a private sailboat in the Caribbean and Walt Disney World Cast Member in Orlando, Florida, as part of the WDW College Program. Whitney and her family enjoy taking family walks after dinner, putting together puzzles, hiking, road trips, and experiencing awe as much as possible.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Woo, Restorative, Positivity, Harmony, Includer
Dustin Guyton
Performance Coach
A native of Atlanta, GA, and one of six brothers, Dustin is a Performance Coach with our team. After owning and operating a business in the trade industry for over 12 years, he began working with a non-profit whose focus is to spread the art form of Barbershop Harmony throughout the world. Through that experience, he developed a passion for building bridges between multiple organizations utilizing structured business planning. When he’s not trying to make those around him laugh, he can be found spending time with his family of six or destroying his closest friends’ hopes and dreams on a golf course. Oh… and he loves to compete. His goal in life is to use the gifts and talents he has been blessed with to create a legacy his family can be proud of.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Relator, Strategic, Activator, Analytical, Belief
LeeAnn Moody
Performance Coach
Born and raised in Oklahoma, LeeAnn is a Performance Coach for our team. LeeAnn is passionate about helping her clients to create a vision of success and achieve sustainable results. Before joining Michael Hyatt & Company, LeeAnn provided career development and performance coaching as a talent consultant. She has a BBA in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy from Belmont University. When she’s not empowering leaders to reach their full potential, LeeAnn enjoys wakeboarding at the lake, attending local singer-songwriter nights, and adventuring in the great outdoors with her husband, Jimmy, and their two energetic boys.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Relator, Learner, Connectedness, Achiever, Futuristic
Product Team
Guardians of voice, brand, and quality, our product team navigates the deep end of relevant research, distilling insightful, consumable information for our audience. Endlessly creative, they are responsible for developing and producing all types of content. Their knack for wordsmithing and attention to detail never ceases to amaze us.
Joel Miller
Chief Product Officer
Joel oversees our product team, which produces blog posts, podcasts, courses, and books. He is a writer and editor with more than fifteen years of experience in the publishing industry, including as a vice president and publisher for Thomas Nelson, an imprint of HarperCollins. He has worked with several New York Times bestselling authors and has authored four books of his own, including a biography of American revolutionary hero Paul Revere. Originally from California, he and his wife Megan now live in Franklin, Tennessee, with their five children. Joel enjoys spending time outdoors with Megan and his kids, reading history and theology, and blogging about where faith fits in the world today.
Enneagram Personality Type: 5, The Investigator
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Intellection, Input, Connectedness, Ideation, Learner
Katherine Rowley
Director of Content
Katherine is our Director of Content, leading our team of content creators. She manages the team’s projects from ideation to final delivery, keeping everything on schedule and top quality. Katherine has more than 15 years of experience in project management, as well as a background in leadership, editing, design, content creation, and product development. Over the course of her career, she has worked as an editor with several New York Times bestselling authors and managed projects that have generated millions of dollars in revenue. Katherine currently lives in Nashville, where she enjoys spoiling her nieces and nephew, spending time with family and friends, creating art, reading mystery novels, and being outside whenever possible.Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Empathy, Relator, Responsibility, Developer, & Positivity
Lawrence Wilson
Content Creation Specialist
Larry is a Content Creation Specialist and has been producing published materials for about 30 years. Prior to joining MH&Co., his diverse career included ghostwriting, freelance editing, editorial direction, and pastoral ministry. He holds degrees from United Wesleyan College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Larry resides in central Indiana. On weekends, he can be found browsing the local library or cycling.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Strategic, Learner, Achiever, Discipline, Responsibility
Adam Hill
Director of Product Design & Development
Adam Hill is our Director of Product Design & Development. He brings with him a wealth of experience on product development, having spent 13 years as a Product Developer for Harper Collins Christian Publishers. Adam has also been the front man for a rock & roll band, a dishwasher, a deli clerk, a furniture deliverer, and has written a novel. He currently lives in Nashville, TN with his wife and two kids. In his free time, Adam eats tacos and reads history and mystery books.
Enneagram Personality Type: 6, The Loyalist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Context, Empathy, Relator, Strategic, Responsibility
Hannah Williamson
Content Creation Specialist
Hannah Williamson is a Content Creation Specialist. A wordsmith with a background in marketing copywriting and writing consultation, she now leverages her affinity for people, language, and learning to produce engaging content for leaders of all stripes. Hannah’s integrated studies in Great Books and rhetorical and interpersonal communication encouraged her boundless curiosity and taught her the importance of asking good questions. She’s most content when listening to thunderstorms, trying out new hikes, watching live theatre, or browsing bookshelves.
Enneagram Personality Type: 6, The Loyalist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Strategic, Connectedness, Restorative, Individualization, Achiever
Jon Aleixo
Content Creation Specialist
Jon is one of our Content Creation Specialists. A military brat, he grew up in Europe before settling in the States. He earned his B.A. from Moody Bible Institute and M.A. from Wheaton College before joining Mailchimp, where he assisted customers with their marketing needs, and helped employees through app education and internal communications. Outside work, Jon loves spending time with his wife, Isabelle, and their daughter, drinking an unhealthy amount of coffee, reading, cooking, and being on the water. And despite not winning the league in nearly a decade, he harbors a deep devotion to Manchester United.
Enneagram Personality Type: 4, The Individualist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Intellection, Input, Empathy, Belief, and Learner
Jessica Rogers
Editorial Specialist
Jessica has more than thirteen years of editorial experience, most recently as associate publisher for Nelson Books, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. She has worked closely with a number of New York Times bestselling authors to sharpen and develop their content, as well as think broadly about developing their brands. She holds a B.A. in English linguistics and is also an alumnus of the Yale Publishing Course. Originally from Arizona, Jessica currently lives in Nashville with her husband, Chris. She enjoys baking goodies for her friends and family, crocheting stuffed animals for small children, and working on jigsaw puzzles without looking at the picture on the box.
Enneagram Personality Type: 5, The Investigator
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Deliberative, Connectedness, Intellection, Input, Learner
Mike Gordon
Project Manager
Mike is a Jacksonville, FL native, whose family is originally from Panama. With a background in Logistics, he is a highly structured and routined person. For the past 8 years, he has successfully developed and managed worldwide mission trip experiences. Mike is the father of two Disney Princesses and husband to an adventurous and energetic wife. He loves photography, traveling to new places, going to the gym, movies, and 90’s hip-hop.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Empathy, Harmony, Consistency, Arranger, Connectedness
Finance Team
The vigilance of our finance team has no equal. With diligence, optimism, and an obsession with detail, they protect and add to the welfare of our company with unceasing dedication. Responsible for our balance of personnel, income, and expenses, they fulfill their duty with passion and excellence.
Hank Kunath
Interim CFO and VP of Finance
A native of Nashville, Hank Kunath joins us as Vice President of Finance. Prior to his current role, Hank spent the past 23 years in the accounting and finance space, primarily in the healthcare sector. He currently lives in Brentwood, TN with his wife and three boys. In his free time, Hank enjoys traveling with his family, morning walks with his wife, lots of time around soccer, camping with the scouts, and is always up for a good BBQ gathering.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Individualization, Responsibility, Belief, Arranger, Learner
Brian Shun
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
A perpetually curious soul, Brian loves dropping pebbles of questions into the still places of people’s thinking. He serves as the company’s Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and delights in distilling disparate creative and analytical information to arrive at a practical solution. Over his career, Brian has helped companies innovate and launch new initiatives, boost profit, and increase productivity. He is consistently the X factor in successfully prototyping new ideas and products while building the team to support the venture. Brian is also an accomplished bassist, having performed for hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, laying musical foundations for world-class songwriters and musicians. He and his wife, Sabrina, reside in Franklin with their two teenage children and their faithful dog. He loves long conversations with friends, sci-fi movies, and retro video games.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Achiever, Strategic, Futuristic, Learner, Relator
Renee Murphy
Staff Accountant
Originally from Los Angeles, CA, Renee is our Staff Accountant. For the last eight years, she worked as the Director of Operations at a charter school in Nashville. Prior to that, she worked in program coordination and event planning for multiple organizations. Renee lives in Nolensville, TN with her husband and their two children. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, the beach, spending time with her family, and Dodgers baseball.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Context, Responsibility, Achiever, Empathy, Connectedness
Angel Blakely
Senior Accountant
Originally from Ohio, Angel moved to TN as a teenager and joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. After serving for 10 years on active duty, she returned to TN to raise her family here. Prior to joining our team, she has worked for the last 16 years in various accounting roles in industries to include healthcare, child care, entertainment, and construction. She graduated from Belmont University with a Bachelors in Accounting. Her and her husband John live in Franklin. They share 3 children together and are adjusting to becoming recent empty nesters. She enjoys hiking, traveling, and staying active with her pups, Hudson and Snowball.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Achiever, Competition, Arranger, Restorative, Focus
David Edwards
Accounting Manager
Born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas, David moved to Nashville in June 2008. Prior to joining Michael Hyatt & Company as the Accounting Manager, he worked in municipal government finance, including 10 years with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County and 1.5 years with the Town of Smyrna. David attended Arkansas State University, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Finance and MBA. David lives in Smyrna, TN with his wife Josephine and their three children. He enjoys spending time with his family (especially at the beach), being outside, reading, playing Ping-Pong, listening to country music, and weightlifting.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Learner, Responsibility, Harmony, Input, Discipline
Antonette Gardner
Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Analyst
Antonette is our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Analyst. She is responsible for financial, administrative, and clerical support to the organization. Prior to joining our team, Antonette worked in the industries of higher institution, construction, and transportation. She has her degrees from the Philippines and the United States. Born and raised in Southeast Asia – the Philippines – Antonette now considers herself a Nashvillian. She enjoys gardening, traveling with her husband, trying new cuisines, as well as line and square dancing.
Enneagram Personality Type: 3, The Achiever
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Learner, Connectedness, Restorative, Responsibility, Arranger
Laura Nelson
Senior Accountant
Originally from Arkansas, Laura moved to TN in 2008. Prior to her current role, Laura spent over 20 years in the accounting and finance fields, primarily in healthcare. Laura attended Arkansas State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Management with an emphasis on Operations. She currently lives in Spring Hill, TN with her daughter Zoë. She enjoys spending time with her daughter, traveling, being a Girl Scout troop leader, and reading.
Enneagram Personality Type: 5, The Investigator
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Deliberative, Relator, Responsibility, Activator, and Input
Operations Team
With a pulse on every endeavor, the Operations Team ensures the integrity of company processes that serve our clients and our staff. Our Human Resources, Facilities and Executive Support departments fall under the Operations umbrella, and together these teams work for efficiency and excellence in all on-the-ground operations. Responsible for creating wow experiences in events, environments, communication, and administration, they coordinate logistics, people, and places with mastery.
Erin Perry
Chief of Staff
A Nashville native, Erin Perry joins Michael Hyatt and Company as the Chief of Staff. Prior to her current role, Erin held leadership roles in communications / marketing and non-profit organizations. Most recently, she worked in the private healthcare sector, as the Director of Operations for Project Play Therapy. She has a masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis and specializes in organizational behavior. In her free time, Erin cherishes time with her incredible husband and two children, loves music, art, and all things Disney.
Enneagram Personality Type: 8, The Protector
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Command, Strategic, Achiever, Analytical, and Focus
Jessalynn Whyte
HR Generalist
Jessalynn Whyte is our HR Generalist. With a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership, she has a passion for building an exceptional culture where employees can thrive. As a Nashville native, Jess has worked in administration, marketing, and HR for entertainment brands, nonprofits, and civic organizations synonymous with Music City, and is fascinated by creating and improving processes. She also enjoys traveling, cooking, game nights with friends and family, and chasing her two dogs around the house with her high school-sweetheart-turned-husband Omari.
Enneagram Personality Type: 6, The Loyalist
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Learner, Connectedness, Achiever, Relator, Responsibility
Tifani Caldwell
Office Operations and Hospitality Coordinator
After graduating with a degree in music, Tifani moved from North Carolina to the Nashville area in 2012. While leading worship, she’s developed her customer service and administrative skills, making her a great fit for our Office Operations and Hospitality Coordinator. In her free time, you may catch her with a good book by the lake, or engrossed in her guilty pleasure: video games.
Enneagram Personality Type: 9, The Peacemaker
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Empathy, Individualization, Harmony, Developer, Restorative
DeAnne Anderson
Executive Assistant to Erin Perry, our Chief of Staff
DeAnne joins the team as the Executive Assistant to our Chief of Staff. As a military spouse, she currently resides in Washington D.C. and has had the opportunity to live and work in various locations nationwide and internationally, holding positions in Event Planning, Retail Management, Merchandising, Operations, and most recently in Higher Education (both as an Administrator and an Instructor). Her experience is supported by a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing, a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Adult Education and Training. DeAnne deems herself a lifelong learner and will complete her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in Summer 2022. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, working on jigsaw puzzles, traveling, and spending time with her husband.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Discipline, Indivdiualization, Responsibility, Harmony, Learner
Executive Support Team
With an ability to anticipate needs and always be 5 steps ahead, our Executive Support team diligently serves our founders using their superb administrative skills. By guarding their time, and helping them stay focused, these elite Executive Assistants free up our leaders to do what they do best—lead our company to new heights.
Jim Kelly
Executive Assistant to Michael Hyatt, our Founder and Chairman
Jim Kelly is the Executive Assistant to Michael Hyatt, the Founder and Chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company. Jim’s main responsibilities consist of handling Michael’s calendar, email, and travel. In his spare time, Jim enjoys to read, run, and swim. He has been married to his wife Suzanne for over 5 years. Together, they have a boy named Greyson and a girl named Harper.
Enneagram Personality Type: 1, The Reformer
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Discipline, Focus, Harmony, Responsibility, Achiever
Jamie Hess
Executive Assistant to Megan Hyatt Miller, our CEO
Jamie hails from Washington State and serves as the Executive Assistant to our CEO, Megan Hyatt Miller. She developed executive support expertise through many years supporting authors and entrepreneurs in her own Virtual Assistant business. Together with her husband Greg, who was a pastor for more than 20 years, Jamie has an immense heart for people and loves to support charitable organizations. She enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family (especially their four grown children and now grandkids!), and relaxing anywhere with a serene, beautiful view.
Enneagram Personality Type: 2, The Helper
StrengthsFinder Top 5: Developer, Relator, Belief, Responsibility, Empathy
Join Our Team
Interested in joining our team? If you work with us, you can dig deep into your desired specialty and grow personally and professionally. Visit our careers page to find out what positions are currently available.