Octagon Experts Bureau

Michaun Elise Winborn

CEO & Principal Coach

Through keynote speaking, executive coaching, and facilitation, Michaun equips leaders in high-stakes environments to strengthen trust, navigate conflict, and drive culture change that sticks. Her work draws on emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, and 20+ years of operational leadership — delivering practical behavior change that improves retention, team performance, and organizational effectiveness.

Columbus, OHVirtual & In-PersonTravels from Columbus, OHFees start at $6,500English

Areas of Expertise

Executive CoachingWorkplace CultureTeam DynamicsLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentBehavioral Intelligence

Engagement Types

KeynotesVirtual PresentationsEmceeFireside Chats

About Michaun Elise

Michaun Winborn is the CEO and Principal Coach of Born2Win Coaching, a leadership development practice focused on equipping leaders to build trust, reduce risk, and lead with inclusion and cultural intelligence. Through executive coaching, facilitation, and strategic consulting, she helps organizations strengthen workplace culture, improve retention, and develop leaders who can navigate complexity with confidence, accountability, and care. Michaun brings more than a decade of experience across leadership development, operations, diversity strategy, and organizational culture. Most notably, she served as Vice President of Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion for Consumer and Community Banking at JPMorgan Chase, where she led enterprise wide initiatives, standardized executive reporting, facilitated inclusive leadership learning, and developed accountability strategies that supported measurable culture and engagement outcomes. Her work has included coaching senior leaders, facilitating workshops for teams and boards, and helping organizations embed inclusion into existing leadership practices rather than treating it as a separate initiative. Michaun is a certified executive coach through the Institute for Coaching Innovation, holds a DEI certification from the National OSHA Foundation, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Performance from Hope College. Based in Columbus, Ohio, she serves on the boards of the Benefit Concert Association and Life Lift Career Prep.

Watch Michaun Elise in Action

Signature Talks

Keynote

Self-Advocacy in Action

Workshop

The WIN Method

Workshop

The 3 R's of Sustainable Leadership

Workshop

Re-Defining & Strengthening Culture

Workshop

Navigating Team Dynamics

Ideal For

Best suited for organizations, conferences, nonprofits, and leadership teams navigating culture, communication, trust, retention, or change. Strong fit for executive audiences, HR and people leaders, emerging leaders, ERGs, and teams seeking practical leadership development grounded in emotional and cultural intelligence.

What People Say

Thank you for the incredible Career Advancement Workshop you led today. Your presentation was exceptionally well-structured. In particular, I was impressed by how you adapted the material in real-time to address the points raised during our discussion. Thank you for such an engaging session.
Maria Moldovan, Sr. Manager, HR Insights & Analytics, Vertiv
I wanted to thank you for the exceptional workshop you delivered today. It was the most engaged I have seen our team during a presentation and workshop of this nature. Your ability to connect with the audience and foster an interactive environment was impressive. Thank you.
Tara Haddon, Executive Director, HR Business Advisor, JPMorgan Chase
Your session was incredibly insightful and engaging. Your ability to connect with our group and provide meaningful takeaways made a lasting impact. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and inspiring us to continue growing as leaders.
Spirit Council del Col, Chief of Staff, JPMorgan Chase

Certifications & Credentials

OSHA DEI certificate

OSHA Education Center

Diversity. Equity & Inclusion training NOF-1754057164-49334-12023 Completed 8/1/2025

Certified Professional Diversity Coach

The Institute for Coaching Innovation (formerly CoachDiversity Institute)

Completion of a 128-hour course, with curriculum including the International Coach Federation's core competencies, writing assignments, coaching & mentoring hours Completed 7/11/2025

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