Michael May is a Certified Master Life Coaching Professional (MLCP), Certified Behavioral Health Paraprofessional (BHPP), and founder of Strategic Life Coaching for Men, where he provides executive leadership and life coaching for high-responsibility men. His transformative approach has been called “life changing” and a “game changer” by clients, and his deep presence and relatable style make him a trusted guide for men ready to grow, strengthen, and rebuild.
Michael’s military and civilian careers placed him in positions of significant responsibility across every organizational tier, from entry-level supervision to executive-level leadership. As the 6th State Command Chief for the Indiana Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force, he served as the senior enlisted leader for nearly 2,000 enlisted personnel, advised commanders and senior staff on force-wide mission readiness, effectiveness, and leadership development. He also served as the principal liaison between the enlisted force and the Adjutant General, and the Assistant Adjutant General.
In his civilian career, Michael served as Deputy Executive Director for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), where he provided strategic leadership and vision to strengthen organizational systems, fiscal stability, operational performance, stakeholder relationships, and leadership development.
He is a graduate of both the Tennessee Government Executive Institute and Tennessee Government Management Institute through the UT Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology/Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University and an Associate of Applied Science in Human Resources Management from the Air Force.
While Michael has extensive experience leading, mentoring, and coaching both men and women, he recognized a gap in today’s coaching environment for the specific pressures many men carry. Men are often expected to be strong, steady, responsible, and successful while quietly managing the internal weight that comes with those expectations. Michael created Strategic Life Coaching for Men to provide a focused space for that work.
Michael also works alongside his wife, Amanda May, M.S., through Nashville Relationship Experts, their marriage and relationship coaching practice. Together, they support couples navigating disconnection, conflict, serious relationship challenges, and relational pain. That work has given Michael deeper insight into the private pressure many men carry when career, emotional control, intimacy, responsibility, and relationship strain begin to overlap. Strategic Life Coaching for Men builds from that experience by giving men a focused place to understand what they are carrying and move forward with greater clarity, ownership, and genuine success.
When the pressure is real and uncertainty feels consuming, Strategic Life Coaching for Men gives you a focused place to begin your growth work now with honesty, clarity, and direction.
Michael provides private one-on-one coaching with you online from anywhere nationwide, with in-person sessions also available locally in Middle Tennessee.