Michelle E. Messina is CEO of the training and consulting firm, Explora International LLC, and co-
author of the best-selling book Decoding Silicon Valley: The Insider’s Guide and has worked in
more than 65 countries. She is on the board of Startup Chile and is a serial entrepreneur who
sold her first company at age 19. As a consultant and a trainer on the topics of innovation,
business acceleration, market readiness, technology commercialization, entrepreneurship and
leadership, Michelle pioneered Silicon Valley best practices training programs in 2004. Since
then, she has impacted 1000’s of companies helping them grow and scale.
