More About Michelle

Michelle DeLizio Podlesni is a U.S. Navy veteran, registered nurse, and serial entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience spanning clinical care, healthcare technology, executive leadership, and business development. As the President and CEO of Bloom Service Group, LLC, and former President of the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA), Michelle has helped thousands of nurses trade scrubs for startups—and shift from employees to entrepreneurs.

With a unique blend of real-world clinical expertise and strategic business acumen, Michelle has successfully launched and scaled multiple ventures—including digital health businesses, home care services, and professional development platforms for nurse entrepreneurs. Her leadership has guided startups to multimillion-dollar exits, driven operational turnarounds, and forged high-impact partnerships.

An Amazon bestselling author of UNconventional Nurse®: Going from Burnout to Bliss! and a co-author in Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Nursing & Healthcare, Michelle is a nationally recognized voice on nurse entrepreneurship, healthcare innovation, and career reinvention.

She is a sought-after speaker, business coach, and consultant known for her no-nonsense style, compassion, and unwavering commitment to helping healthcare professionals realize their entrepreneurial potential. From cost-containment strategies to marketing, mergers, and mentoring, Michelle brings a wealth of knowledge and contagious enthusiasm to every stage of business growth.

When she’s not coaching or cooking up new business ideas, Michelle can be found in the kitchen, where flour dusts the countertops and stories simmer alongside the sauce. She’s often on the porch with a good book or sharing laughter over homemade pizza nights with her husband and daughter. Equal parts entrepreneur and storyteller, she believes life—like business—is best stirred with heart, seasoned with humor, and served with love.

Books & Publications

Nurse Empowerment

Unconventional Nurse®: Going From Burnout to Bliss

Michelle Podlesni, a Navy veteran and RN dealt with feelings of burnout by leveraging her nursing knowledge successfully from clinical practice to the corporate world. Michelle has directly managed the strategic, operational, and technical areas of startups and multi-million-dollar companies. Michelle’s book brings decades of her real-life experiences, successes and passion in a step-by-step road map showing how you can push through the limits of expectations, achieve your goals and live a life greater than you’ve ever imagined.

If you are a nurse that wants to:

make a change
get clear on what you really want
have a competitive edge for promotions
learn how to speak so people listen
become an entrepreneur business owner…

then buy this book and let’s get started.

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Leadership

Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Authored by world-class innovators and leaders in evidence-based healthcare practice, this text delivers proven strategies for incorporating inventive leadership solutions into daily practice. It spotlights entrepreneurial thinking for nurses working in larger healthcare systems and private practice and includes examples of innovative solutions. The text also reflects current AACN Essentials and other national standards and competencies. The book differs from traditional academic texts by providing relatable content that is both practical and engaging. With the aim of stimulating readers to move beyond conventional thinking and behavior, it provides plentiful first-person accounts of successful healthcare leadership and innovation and step-by-step “how-tos” for productively applying concepts.

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