Michelle shares her unique upbringing as a Cambodian American living in the Bay Area, who started figure skating at a very young age. She talks about her family's resourcefulness in navigating around financial challenges in this highly exclusive, elite sport and opens up about the mental challenges of transitioning from competitive figure skating to college and coaching. Today, Michelle is Founder and CEO of Coach Michelle Hong and a Global Coach and Choreographer. She’s created the first-ever online platform for figure skating content dedicated to empowering all generations of athletes and making it accessible to everyone.