Michale GabrielMichale Gabriel is a Parent's Choice award-winning performer, best-selling author, and founder/CEO of Story by Design. She is a story shaper, inspirational keynote speaker, leadership consultant, storytelling coach, and workshop facilitator. Hr corporate clients include the Boeing Company, Infoblox, and Western Union. She founded the Young Storytellers for Peace US/USSR Program--which was the subject of an award-winning, nationally aired PBS documentary Young Storytellers in Russia--and Teachers for Peace USSR Program. She starred in a Russian-produced television storytelling series that promoted intercultural understanding to fifty million viewers during the Cold War, earning her the title of "Russia's American Fairy Godmother." Michale also founded the Storytelling Residency Program at Seattle Children's Hospital, and the Tell Me A Story Program in rural Alaska. She serves on nonprofit boards in Costa Rica and loves traveling, reading, experiencing cultures and cuisines, and exploring spirituality. Read More Read Less