Michelle Cully
High Heels in the Laundry Room: How I Faced Fear, Found My Voice, and Built a Business on My Terms
About
Michelle Cully thought she’d never amount to anything without her boyfriend. After their abusive relationship ended, she was distraught, sleeping on her sister’s couch and refusing to eat . . . until a crazy idea popped into her head. With just a high school diploma, zero business experience and very little money, she started a courier company in her parents’ laundry room. Dressed in a suit and heels, she spent her days delivering packages all over Boston, or cold-calling as the laundry tumbled beside her. While she was building her business, she was also rebuilding herself. High Heels in the Laundry Room is a raw look at how what nearly breaks us can make us stronger.
Michelle Cully, author of High Heels in the Laundry Room: How I Faced Fear, Found My Voice, and Built a Business on My Terms, is a successful entrepreneur and powerful female CEO in a male-dominated industry. The small company she built, Xpressman Trucking & Courier, is a multi-million-dollar venture with operations from coast to coast. Michelle is a sought-after panelist and speaker for a variety of audiences, sharing her story of overcoming an abusive relationship and growing a highly successful company. She is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of NVNA and Hospice, as well as an advocate for Dress for Success Boston, and has supported the Jimmy Fund for many years by riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge. Harper’s Bazaar recently recognized Michelle as one of their “Fabulous at Every Age” winners. Michelle is married and the mother of two children, and lives in Massachusetts.