ABOUT MICHELE Risa

As CEO and Founder of Collaborative Solutions, Inc., and President of Only the Source, 

Michele Risa, M.A., C.B.C.A. works with thought-leaders 

and influencers to help them identify their deepest aspirations, 

and embody consciousness in such a way that they become a natural change agent in a world that needs their talents, heart and intelligence. 

NEWS! Michele has been awarded the title EXPERT by The Mayshad Group and Ellevate Network, two organizations committed to Women Leadership in 2020.

As a business and management consultant, she is a Certified Conscious Business Change Agent with Humanity’s Team after receiving training in meditation and yoga from the Kundalini Research Institute, in PTSD from Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine & Hematology, in Vipassana and EFT, and at Landmark.  

She has studied with various masters, including Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Jean Houston, Terry Patten and Ken Wilber and holds a M.A. from Columbia University.

Michele was honored to be invited to join Conscious Business Synergy Circle, a joint project of Deepak Chopra's Evolutionary Leaders, Humanity's Team, and UNITY EARTH.  She helped  launch the Conscious Business Summit in March, 2019.

As a strong advocate for peace and the planet, she conducted meditation at the UN office of the Brahma Kumaris in celebration of the Commission on the Status of Women, March, 2019. 

She is a member of The Conscious World Citizens Academy where thought leaders and spiritual leaders develop and interconnect the more inner dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) discussion.

Michele is the former President of the Manhattan Holistic Chamber of Commerce. Her approach has always been holistic- from personal to professional to community. She is Director of Planning and Development for Conversations New York, the foremost program of free public community-based conversations. 

As America’s Mindfulness Expert, she uses the latest neuroscience along side ancient practices.  She begins where transformation and manifestation begin- from the inner to the outer. 

Michele is an award-winning co-author of "Conscious Entrepreneurs: A Radical New Approach to Purpose, Passion & Profit." As a sought-after speaker, she has presented at TEDx in Manhattan. Since 1998, she has been a TV producer and interviews successful conscious thought leaders to inspire others, and brings positivity to an otherwise negative news environment. 

She is passionate about disease prevention, spreading the truth about the glory of aging as a two-time marathon runner, and advancing thought leaders to promote world peace. 

To many, she has become their life coach extraordinaire.