Welcome to
The Bossy Girl's Guide to Leadership
A compelling exploration of female leadership that encourages women to embrace their own power and lead without hesitation. Join us on this transformative journey as we uncover the secrets to effective and influential leadership.
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Stories of resilience, growth, and owning your leadership—even when you feel like “not enough.”
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Real talk on impostor syndrome, fighting for your table seat, and embracing “bossy”, "aggressive", "difficult", and "emotional" as badges of honor.
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Tips and practical exercises for building your own “Support Squad.”
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Encouragement for women at all stages of their career and leadership journey.
Meet Michelle, Bossy Girl's Author
The unstoppable force behind The Bossy Girl's Guide to Leadership is a visionary leader and advocate for womens' empowerment.
Michelle Marquis initially could have been a poster child for the unsuccessful. The deck was stacked against her - just like it is for many of you.
But she flipped the script on what she thought about herself and stopped caring about what those who were not important to her thought. With a passion for inspiring others, she shares her insights and experiences to ignite the leader within you.
Excerpt From Book's Forward
By Amber Hurdle, author and speaker
When I think about Michelle Marquis, I think strength and presence - the kind that’s earned the hard way. Her leadership story is raw, real, and exactly what so many women in business have lived but rarely say out loud.
Michelle doesn’t shy away from discomfort. She leans in with integrity, grit, and courage—again and again. In The Bossy Girl’s Guide to Leadership, she tells the truth about what it’s like to lead, grow, stumble, and still show up with power and purpose.
If you’ve ever questioned whether you belong in the room, this book will remind you: you’ve always had a seat at the table—you just need to pull all the way up.
What People are Saying...
"I was hooked from the first childhood excerpt and locked in through the last chapter. Michelle Marquis shares hard won lessons through grit, resilience, and the strength that shows up when you’re fighting for your family.
Her writing is raw and real, and the truths she tells are universal for anyone ready to let go of old stories and step into joy."
Rachel Alday, author of Please Disturb
"Michelle Marquis is a down-to-earth, successful mentor for women coming up the ranks of career and life. She's written an excellent guide for getting past that negative inner dialogue that we all know and don't love.
Readers will relate to Marquis' real-life stories of dealing with life challenges and self-doubts. They will relish her empowering tips and takeaways. I loved her reminders: 1) Don't take anything personally and 2) Don't make assumptions.
Intuition and serendipity are not coincidences. You just have to pay attention. Read it straight through the first time, and then keep it close to open at random for inspiration."
Carol Adrienne, author of The Purpose of Your Life: Finding your Place in the World Using Synchronicity, Intuition, and Commonsense
"Raw, real, and relentlessly empowering. Michelle invites us behind the mask and hands us the mirror. Every woman who’s ever questioned her worth needs to read this book—and remember who the hell she is."
Valerie Gangas, author of In Deep Shift and Enlightenment Is Sexy
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Women who work together rise together.
Studies show that women with strong female support networks are more likely to land leadership roles, take bolder risks, and stay the course when life throws curveballs.
According to a study from Harvard Business Review, women who have an inner circle of female peers are nearly three times more likely to get top-level executive positions than those who don’t. Translation? Success isn’t solo.
That’s why Michelle created a companion Workbook — a practical, no-BS guide to help you take the lessons from The Bossy Girl’s Guide to Leadership and put them into action, page by page, breakthrough by breakthrough.