About

Relationships open doors. Experience helps move opportunities forward.

With more than three decades of experience in executive sales, business development, territory management, team leadership, operations, and education, Michele Bastone has built her career around opening doors, growing revenue, and helping people recognize opportunities they may otherwise have missed.

Her background spans executive sales leadership, regional market development, national account strategy, consultative selling, team leadership, operations, team development, and professional education. Michele has led large territories and teams, built lasting client relationships, taught sales professionals and college students, and developed strategies that improved prospecting, closing performance, operational execution, and revenue growth.

Today, Michele works with companies, operators, and project sponsors that need an experienced relationship builder and business development professional without the cost or overhead of adding another full time executive. She helps identify new opportunities, reach the right people, create meaningful introductions, and move promising conversations toward action.

Her approach is personal, persistent, and grounded in trust. Michele listens first, understands what matters, connects the right people, and stays involved until the next step is clear.

30+Years of Experience
Presidents Club Honoree
Executive Sales & Business Development
Team Leadership, Operations & Education

Career & leadership

A career of connecting people and opportunities

  • Michele Has Money · Lightening Bug Consultants

    Business development, investor relations, and strategic introductions for companies and project sponsors.

  • Xtime

    Sales and business development within automotive technology.

  • Valvoline

    Sales leadership and territory development.

  • Los Angeles Film School

    Education and professional development.

  • The Walt Disney Company · Radio Disney

    Sales and station management, motivating teams and building client relationships.

Michele’s experience as an educator and sales leader also shapes her work as a public speaker. She brings practical lessons from executive sales, business development, team leadership, operations, consultative selling, and professional education into conversations designed to inform, motivate, and help people take meaningful action.

Michele Bastone outdoors, smiling, with a dog.

The person behind the work

Michele’s warmth is not a marketing strategy. It is part of who she is. She values family, community, laughter, and genuine friendships. Those everyday relationships keep her grounded and influence the way she approaches every introduction, project, and professional partnership.

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In their words

Testimonials

What colleagues, clients, and team members say about working with Michele.

Portrait of Amy ThomasAmy Thomas
Sr. Multi-Solutions Sales Manager · teammate

“I’ve never encountered anyone with her level of drive. Her enthusiasm and positivity are infectious, and she consistently delivers on her commitments.”

Portrait of Karyn EskenKaryn Esken
Executive Management Consultant · Radio Disney

“An exceptional manager of people, engaging and motivating her sales and promo teams to great success.”

Portrait of Todd LoomisTodd Loomis
Sales Coaching & Leadership · colleague

“A highly driven, passionate, and creative doer. I’m always impressed by her ability to connect people, businesses, and ideas.”

Portrait of Rob SahlinRob Sahlin
Multimedia Account Executive · direct report

“Everything anyone could want in a leader: supportive, positive, demanding, loyal, and goal oriented.”

Portrait of Vanessa HamiltonVanessa Hamilton
Global Brand Leader · direct report

“A passionate leader who takes the time to identify how to motivate, educate, and manage each member of her team.”

Portrait of Michelle BoleyMichelle Boley
Licensed Insurance Agent · former client

“One of the very best I’ve ever worked with: always pleasant, enthusiastic, helpful, and above and beyond.”

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Portrait of Tina HatcherTina Hatcher
Owner, 3i Advertising/PR

“She has always gone above and beyond. An amazing manager, talented at problem solving and finding unique ways to help attain business goals.”

Portrait of Kimberly MunozKimberly Munoz
Marketing & Promotions

“A passionate, high energy, enthusiastic leader and seller. An out of the box thinker, focused, driven, and well respected.”

Portrait of Rob ThompsonRob Thompson
Sports & Media

“A true pro at management, training, selling, motivating, and supporting her sales and operations staff.”

Portrait of Deb McLeanDeb McLean
Strategic Partnerships · manager

“The consummate professional: hard work, ethics, organization, and strategic planning, and a genuinely nice person.”

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