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Michael Tucker

 Michael Tucker is an executive coach that is committed to the acceleration, advancement and conscious evolution of the global human family.

As the founder of Tucker Coaching & Consulting, Michael coaches and consults executives, leaders and teams around the world. He partners with them in the transition into and refinement of strategic leadership focus and practice. He specializes in the identification and of removal of patterns of self-sabotage, the cultivation of intuitive, Sage leadership qualities and the strengthening of mental command capacity to consistently meet stakeholder requirements long-term and without burnout. Michael has coached top leaders for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Space Force, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Twitch, Teradyne, OneWeb, American Red Cross and many other corporate, government and non-profit organizations.

Before becoming an executive coach, Michael served as the CEO of Tucker Strategic Advisory, a marketing and consulting company, for nearly a decade where he helped small and large companies, governments and non-profits achieve their marketing, public relations and strategic planning goals. He has held positions in Air Force procurement, combat support, equal opportunity, sales, banking, financial services and technology startup leadership.

In 2021 Michael was ranked among the Top 5 executive coaches in Tucson, Arizona by Influence Digest. He is a member of the International Coaching Federation, the Family Life Coaching Association and is a coaching instructor at the Institute for Integrative Intelligence. He is a founding member and Director of Strategic Partnerships for the non-profit, Coaching for Everyone, an organization that provides coach training to aspiring BIPOC coaches and no-cost coaching to underrepresented educators, non-profit leaders and communities. He is a state advisor for the international affairs non-profit, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) and a member of Veterans for Smart Power.

Michael, currently serves on the Board of the Unified Progress International (UPI) Loan Fund, Arizona’s only Black-led loan fund and economic development organization focused on providing affordable personal loans to marginalized communities in Arizona.

He is a former Captain in the United States Air Force, has a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, a Master’s degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and a Postgraduate Certificate in Executive & Professional Coaching from the University of Texas-Dallas. Michael has been invited to speak at conferences and events in the U.S, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, China and Mexico. He enjoys playing sports, hiking, and traveling. Michael currently lives in Tucson, Arizona with Ellen, his wife of 14 years.