Meet Michelle Petties
Speaker at the Top 100 Most Powerful
Black Women Summit
Join Michelle Petties and other powerful Black women leaders, founders, and change-makers at this year’s Top 100 Most Powerful Black Women Summit.
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 About Michelle Petties
Michelle Petties is a TEDx speaker, award-winning author, and food addiction recovery expert whose work sits at the powerful intersection of food, emotion, trauma, performance, and personal power. She is the author of Leaving Large – The Stories of a Food Addict, a 2022 category winner of The Memoir Prize.- Michelle has presented at high-profile conferences, universities, libraries, and international convenings, including the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and the World Obesity Congress in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
- She is a regular contributor to Sisters From AARP and The Baltimore Times, where she explores how our personal narratives shape our health choices and life outcomes.
- Before stepping fully into her purpose-driven work, Michelle spent decades as a top-performing executive in the high-pressure media and advertising industry, representing influential brands such as Radio One, Disney/ABC, and NPR/PBS member stations. But the stress of constant performance took a toll on her mental and physical health.
- Her message is clear: healing is possible, truth is freeing, and the work is worth it. She believes high-achieving Black women deserve not just success — but peace, wholeness, and a healthy relationship with themselves.
About The Summit
The Top 100 Most Powerful Black Women Summit is a global celebration of Black women’s leadership, impact, and influence across business, culture, and community.
Across the Summit, you’ll hear from powerful speakers, take part in meaningful conversations, and connect with women who are building, leading, and creating change on their own terms.
