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For women who are just getting started — again

You didn't come this far to slow down.

I'm Michelle — I help women over 40 use AI to buy back their time, grow their income, and build a life that actually fits them. Not the one they settled for at 25.

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Michelle Annette, founder of Striding Forward

Striding Forward

Reinvention doesn't come with an expiration date.

Striding Forward exists for women who spent decades taking care of everyone else's priorities — and are ready to build something of their own. We use AI not as a buzzword, but as a practical tool: to save hours every week, to make a career pivot or business launch actually feel doable, and to make room for the life you want underneath all of it.

No jargon. No 25-year-old tech bro explaining things you already know how to do. Just clear, step-by-step tools built for where you are right now.

Where to start

Three ways we work together.

1:1 AI Strategy Coaching

Personalized sessions to map AI tools directly onto your career goals, your business idea, or the transition you're finally ready to make.

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The Reclaim Method Course

A self-paced program teaching the exact AI workflows that give women back five, ten, even fifteen hours a week.

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Speaking & Workshops

Bring a practical, no-fluff AI session to your team, conference, or community of women in transition.

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