Man sitting on a red couch wearing a denim shirt, smiling.

Your Host: Michael Tertes

I’ll be hosting and holding the container for these evenings. My role is not to be the expert in the room, but to create a space where people feel welcome, grounded, and able to show up as themselves.

I’m a coach, facilitator, and community-builder with decades of experience working with leaders, teams, and groups. Much of my work focuses on presence, belonging, and helping people recognize and share their unique gifts.

Strawberry Creek Community Evenings are an extension of a long-standing belief and practice of mine: that real learning and meaningful connection happen when people feel safe enough to be human together.