She was recognized by Crain’s New York Business, Fox News New York, Mashable, Huffington Post and Fast Company. Her work is published in “Big Book of Self Promotion” by Crescent Hill Books and in seven American Graphic Design Awards books (GDUSA). She has been awarded multiple Communicator, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) PRism, PRSA regional Diamond, Marcom, SIA, GDUSA and Hermes awards.

Michele is a recipient of the Columbus Business First “40 Under 40” award, given to the brightest entrepreneurs and won a WE 300 award. She was recognized as one of the leading female CEOs by “Columbus CEO” magazine. She was a digital behaviorist expert for WBNS 10TV, a CBS affiliate, about cyberbullying, social media safety, digital apps, online tools, etc. She graduated from the 10,000 Small Business program scholarship by Goldman Sachs and Marathon Oil Executive Leadership program.
Michele has been an adjunct professor at Columbus State Community College, Capital University and Columbus College of Art and Design. She is a certified Brand strategist by Cornell University.


Her firm has been recognized by Ohio Business Magazine as being among the Best Workplaces in Ohio and Best in Ohio Business and received the Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio. Cuthbert also received a scholarship provided by IBM to attend the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – Tuck Capstone Program held at the Dartmouth University Tuck School of Business. She is a featured columnist for Smart Business Columbus and its affiliated publications.