Michelle Van Otten
Consultant, Speaker, Author & Transformation Coach
Founder of Ultimate PotentialPhoto of Michelle Van Otten

Michelle Van Otten is one of California’s most sought after and respected Wellness experts. She is passionate about championing you to break through your self-imposed "barriers," and show you how to achieve excellence through living the Wellness Lifestyle. She is a passionate speaker, author, writer, consultant and Peak Performance Coach to the Silicon Valley’s top executives, athletes, physicians, coaches, trainers, moms, dads and kids. Her coaching, strategies and solutions create excellence and a higher standard of wellbeing for your life.

Michelle has spent the past 23 years mastering nutrition, fitness, wellness and personal growth to create a unique and successful holistic system that educates and empowers you to live your best life. The magic of her successful approach to your personal transformation is in mastering the art of balance between your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies, while connecting you to what you want, and what you are passionate about.

Her journey to wellness and living life full out wasn’t always an easy one. Yet she knows her experiences in life really created strong opportunities to learn and grow. Growing up, she struggled with an addiction to sugar and battled with her weight despite her athletics in school and riding her bike 6 miles a day. Her struggle with her weight and self-image was a painful experience. After reaching close to 200 lbs in her early 20’s she made it her mission to master her fitness, nutrition and her mental game in life. She recognized early on that all were one unit and each plays a key role in achieving success in life.

After losing multiple close family members to various types of cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, she has been an unstoppable force in her pursuit of education, training and expertise in holistic nutrition, wellness, coaching, personal growth and fitness.

At Ultimate Potential, Michelle has created unique and powerful wellness and coaching programs that create breakthrough transformation in the lives of clients in their health, fitness, relationships, careers and achievement of goals in their life.

Michelle is available to consult with your business to create cost-effective Wellness Solutions, programs or coaching; write and contribute to your blog or editorial content; speak on your platform or for private groups; co-author your next book project. You can email Michelle at michelle@ultimate-potential.com

Michelle’s Professional Mind Body Wellness Certifications:

  • Holistic Health Practitioner, HHP (in progress) from Global College of Natural Medicine
  • Professionally Trained and Certified in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) & Master NLP from Bennett Stellar University
  • Clinical Hypnotherapist
  • Neuro-Linguistic Life Coach
  • Time Line Therapy Coach
  • Certified Biofeedback Therapist
  • Certified Holistic Health Coach
  • CrossFit Level One Certified Trainer
  • Certified TRX Suspension Trainer
  • Usui Reiki I, II & Master
  • Optimal Health Institute, San Diego; Optimal Nutrition, Health & Wellness
  • USA Triathlon Level I Certified Coach (USAT)
  • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer
  • Chi Running Technique
  • Outdoor Action Fitness Level II Certified Trainer
  • White Lotus Certified Yoga Instructor
  • Reposturing Dynamics - Certified Corrective Posture Practitioner
  • Chek Institute of Corrective Exercise Kinesiology

Personal Growth Resume:

  • Multiple Anthony Robbins Programs
  • Landmark Education
  • The Pacific University – Investment in Excellence Program
  • Private coaching and mentoring

Michelle’s Sports:

  • Figure Competition
  • Mountain Biking
  • Trail Running
  • Kyaking
  • Adventure Racing
  • Member of the US Adventure Racing Association (USARA)

Books Written:

  • The Code, Co-authored with Dr. John Spencer Ellis
  • 8 Proprietary Books for Ultimate Potential are currently in the works