“I Help Nurse Entrepreneurs Create Additional Income and Build Rewarding, Thriving and Profitable Businesses”

Unconventional Nurse® provides expert business coaching and training. Founder Michelle Podlesni is the business expert for nurses in transition and the bestselling author of “Unconventional Nurse: Going from Burnout to Bliss!”.  Unconventional Nurse Workshops and Coaching are designed to teach nurses pivotal business skills that will accelerate, increase and maximize small business owner success!

A Navy Veteran and RN over 25 years, Michelle dealt with her own feelings of burnout by leveraging her hospital nursing experience into non-traditional settings and ended up running multi-million dollar companies.  After leaving the corporate world she became a first time mother in what she calls her North Forty and then became a successful small business owner.  Long being recognized as a visionary leader and a people developer, Michelle now helps nurses develop the mindset, strategy and skill sets to create a life of their dreams.

Wouldn’t you love to experience success doing what you love to do?  If you want more flexibility, freedom and control over your financial destiny, I want to assure you that you can do this.  If you want to: start a business, grow more profitable and achieve a higher level of success, CLICK HERE for my different coaching and mentoring options and how we can work together. 


You have no idea the new mindset you have given me; I am brimming with thoughts now!  You are very good at what you do and very motivational.  Thank you for encouraging me to develop a side line business, I already have 3 bookings!  Wow!  Thank you immensely! – Nancy J. RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN

Unconventional Nurse is for anyone who wants to advance their career in a creative “out of the box” way and is looking for sound advice in moving forward”!  Michelle equips and empowers others to move forward practically in the direction of their dreams, giving them skills that will help them along their journey toward greater success. – Sharon M. BSN, MSN, FNP

It has been a pleasure working with you to refocus and take my business to the next level. – Brenda S. RN, BSN, MSN

Michelle was fantastic to work with.  She provided me resources, advice and practical ways to think about my vision and strategy.  I valued Michelle’s experience both as an author and speaker and she was able to guide me in the right direction to help me get started.  I would highly recommend the Unconventional Nurse! – Shawn A. Ed.D., M.B.A.