AI Practitioner & ICF ACC Coach. I help professionals grow practically in the AI era — through hands-on workshops, 1:1 coaching, and tools that actually work.
Also a hands-on Technical Program Manager at Canva — staying at the frontier of AI so you don't have to.
Michelle Yang
Founder · Practical Growth Lab
Start wherever you are. Each path is designed to meet you where you're at.
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Most personal1:1 coaching for professionals navigating career transitions, productivity, and growth. ICF ACC certified. No pitch — just a real conversation.
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Hands-onPractical, jargon-free workshops. Vibe Coding, Agentic Flow, and 6-week programs. Real tools. Real outcomes. Melbourne-based with online options.
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PortfolioTools and case studies from my own AI work. Published for others to use, learn from, or build on. A growing portfolio of practical AI applications.
Explore toolsNot sure which path is right for you?
Register directly on the platform — all spots are limited.
本次活动以普通话为主 · Conducted in Mandarin. A casual monthly catch-up for Melbourne's AI-curious community. Come with questions, ideas, or just curiosity.
Build your first AI-powered webpage in a day — no coding experience needed. Originally planned for 8 Mar, date TBC pending registrations.
Build a real automated workflow by end of day. Originally planned for 9 Mar, date TBC pending registrations.
A structured 6-week program covering AI fundamentals to practical automation. 1 hour per week, online, cohort-based. Coming soon.
Pick a call type and book a time that works for you. You'll get a confirmation and calendar invite instantly.
A real conversation about where you are and where you want to go. ICF certified. No pitch.
Bring your AI question — career, tools, workflow. We'll make it practical in 30 minutes.
You'll see Michelle's real availability and pick a time that suits you. A calendar invite is sent instantly. No back-and-forth, no pitch.
After 15+ years leading tech teams, I went through my own AI reckoning. I saw how fast things were moving — and how many brilliant people were trying to navigate this shift on their own, without a clear path or practical guidance.
So I got ICF certified as a life coach and built Make AI Practical — a community and workshop series for professionals who want real skills and a real plan.
Today I work with individuals who want clarity, momentum, and tools that fit their actual life.
International Coaching Federation, Associate Certified Coach. 1:1 coaching for clarity, growth, and real change.
Real AI tools. Real workflows. Not theory — hands-on across LLMs, agents, and automation.
15+ years leading tech teams. Strategy, delivery, and people development.
15+ yrs
English and Chinese. Serving Melbourne's diverse professional community.
Side projects, AI experiments, and tools I made because I wanted them to exist.
A job application tracker built entirely by vibe-coding on Replit — no manual setup, just AI-assisted iteration from idea to live app.
Coming soonBuilt this website from scratch using AI-assisted coding. Compared Antigravity, CodeX, and Claude Code — full process write-up included.
View projectBuilt a personal news-and-tasks brief agent in 30 minutes. Pulls from multiple sources, summarises overnight, lands in your inbox every morning.
Coming soonExperimenting with Suno to compose original songs — from prompt to full track in minutes. A playful way to explore generative audio AI.
Coming soonA custom GPT trained on ICF coaching frameworks. Asks powerful questions, holds space, and keeps you accountable — available 24/7.
Coming soonA showcase of real workflows I built with Claude: Slack automations, file organisation, daily briefings, cross-tool sessions, and PM team use cases.
View projectBook a free call, join the community,
or just start reading. No pressure.