Michelle Mekky, Mekky Media

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Michelle Mekky has always had a passion for dance and entertainment since she was a child, growing up in a family of professional musicians and singers. She is dancing to do her part to support breast cancer research, a cause she has a personal connection to. Not only is she the daughter, niece, and granddaughter of cancer patients, but Michelle herself overcame ovarian cancer just ten years ago at a very young age. She is constantly in search of better health and balance in her life and felt this challenge of Dancing with Chicago Celebrities would provide both the mental and physical challenge she needed to balance her busy entrepreneurial lifestyle.

Michelle is a veteran, award-winning broadcast journalist, public relations executive, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and Forbes blogger. She is founder and president of Mekky Media Relations, Inc., a boutique award-winning PR agency that has been widely recognized for its tremendous expansion in its first seven years and innovative work with clients ranging from startups to industry leaders in Chicago and coast to coast. Michelle started her career as a senior producer for Fox-TV in Chicago, then transitioned to PR and marketing, working at top agencies before starting her own company in 2016. Michelle is part of the prestigious International Public Relations Network (IPRN), Forbes Agency Council and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). She is a Forbes blogger and motivational speaker, member of the Strategic Advancement Committee for Start Early, and serves on the board of Triage Cancer. She is committed to mentorship and promoting a positive, healthy work culture, planning innovative leadership and wellness events. Michelle graduated from Northwestern University, with Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the renowned Medill School of Journalism.