Michele

Charles Gustafson

LLOYDMINSTER CITY COUNCILLOR

To be proud of where you live, work, and raise a family feels good,

and it feels even better when you cooperate with others to build help it thrive!

Thank you, Lloydminster for choosing me to sit on your City Council.

ABOUT MICHELE

 

Since 1987, I’ve lived in Lloydminster.

 

I come from a family of helpers and hard workers who believe in giving back in meaningful, unifying ways when you can.

This is how I see my role on Council.

And since 1998, I've used my life to build confidence in others. 

My very first business in Lloydminster was at the age of 17. I helped fellow students write a resume that showcased their best and get the job the wanted!

I never stopped.  

Every job, position or seat at any community table, I always had the same aim: "To give confidence away."

Today, through my globally-reaching coaching and consulting business, with clients in Canada, the United States and Australia, I use my almost 30-years of confidence-building experience and success-advancing communication. I help people and teams become sure of their direction, define their desires, use their strengths to remove obstacles, and create new breakthrough results for their businesses, families and communities.

I have seen over and over again how people’s lives shift for the better when they grow in confidence; they know what is important to them, they are able to make better decisions, and they influence others from a vision of service.

 

Confident people create more solutions, share more wins, impact more people and feel great about moving forward.

Confident people thrive.

Communities are like people. 

CONFIDENT COMMUNITIES THRIVE.

Like people, communities have good parts and trouble spots, limitations to solve, and obstacles to clear, but always below the surface, communities—just like people—have the potential to grow into something greater.

But it takes work to get there.

I’m here to add my contribution to help Lloydminster thrive.

Here's What I Bring.

(And what I ask for you at the council table, for every issue presented.)

Practicality

"Will this work well?”

Sustainability

“Will this work over time?”

Cooperation

“Will this help us work together?” 

My Top Skills On Council.

(My top skills ready to hear you.) 

A BUSINESS OWNER

 

A CAREFUL LISTENER

 

A CLEAR COMMUNICATOR

 

I Grew Up Here. I Built Here. I Serve Here.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & EXCELLENCE

  • Graduate of Lloydminster Comprehensive High School
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen's University, in Marketing & Business Strategy
  • Business Owner in Lloydminster since 2000
  • A former award-winning Sales Director and Sales Trainer for a global direct-sales cosmetics brand.
  • Currently running a global-reaching personal development coaching and sales/leadership consulting business
  • Best-selling author of Show Up Confident
  • National media contributor for CTV news and Your Morning
  • International keynote speaker on topics of confidence, customer service, personal branding and business development 

PAST COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & RECOGNITION

  • Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce President at age 25.
  • Member for both Rotary Clubs
  • Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit Award Winner (2015)
  • Lloydminster Region Health Foundation Gala Committee member
  • Habitat for Humanity campaign hostess
  • Hockey Day In Canada social media committee chairperson
  • Interval Home second-stage guest speaker
  • Lakeland College Black History Month panel speaker
  • Lakeland College guest lecturer
  • Chairperson of College Park Student Community Council (Parent Council)

FAMILY

  • Wife to husband for 23 years. Mom to teen daughter.
  • Daughter of Dentist, Dr. Gerald Charles (practiced 1987-2001) and Florence Charles
 

FROM MIDWEST INDIGENOUS SOCIETY

No single person has all the answers.

That's why I have TWO EARS and ONE MOUTH, you feel heard and I can speak clearly for your desires.

You will see me with my tiny notebook! It's full of your thoughts as a community. And you'll see me writing!

 

THINGS I’VE HEARD ALREADY IN MY CHATS:

“I want my money to go to practical things we can all use.”

“I really want to feel safe.”

“I’d love to see Lloydminster as a pretty city,”

“I want to feel sure essential services are there when I need it.”

Got it! It's in my little book!

 

What you'll want to remember about me is:

I believe in RESILIENCE.

That's the ability to bounce back because nothing that grows ever does so without a few bumps and bruises.

(Think about that; plants, your kids, your business...)

 

And, sure, there is work to be done -- improvement can always be made, course correction is expected but,

a confident community knows that growth comes from overcoming obstacles that challenge you to get clear on your character, how well you can cooperate, and what example you want to leave behind.

 

My aim is to help Lloydminster become the most confident community it can be.

THANK YOU, LLOYDMINSTER, FOR YOUR SUPPORT

 

I have affirmed to serve.

My work is to help balance our priorities for today and the future.

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