Michelle has always had a love for celebrations and a special talent for organizing them. This is where the idea for Party Envy was born. She graduated from University of North Carolina at Asheville with a BA in Financial Economics and continued on to Western Carolina University earning an MBA and a certificate in Project Management.

Professionally, Michelle's background beyond planning events for Party Envy includes experience marketing and planning events for the Haywood Park Hotel in downtown Asheville, planning trade shows as the Director of Business Development for a national medical services company in Asheville, and working as an International Project Coordinator for a local manufacturer operating in Latin/South America.