Michelle Gass, born Michelle Peters, is a prominent American businesswoman.
She is known for serving as the CEO and Director of Kohl’s Corporation. The Kohl’s Corporation runs the American department store chain Kohl’s.
With 1,162 sites and shops in all states except Hawaii as of December 2021, it is the biggest department store chain in the country. The headquarters of Kohl’s are located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.
In May 2012, it surpassed its main rival J. C. Penney to take over as the biggest department store chain in the US. The business is listed on the Fortune 500 and the S&P 400.
Who Is Michelle Gass’ Husband, Scott Gass?
Michelle Gass is married to Scott Gass, and the couple had their wedding on August 20, 1994.
Scott Gass is the Senior Business Strategist at Anthony Robbins Companies. The furthest back any information about Scott Gass goes is that he studied at West Virginia University from 1994 to 1998.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. Not much is known about his first five years post-college, but according to his LinkedIn profile, his first position began in November 2001.
He worked as a Staff Sergeant and Fitness and Sports Specialist for the United States Air Force. In this position, his duties were to help people meet their fitness levels, and these people were from such varied groups as retirees and military family members in all age groups.
To that end, he customized individual training based on base lien evaluations and integrated dietary recommendations. This position lasted until November 2004.
He then started his first stint as a Senior Business Strategist for Anthony Robbins Companies in Tampa, Florida. In this position, he worked with many global business owners and taught them how to be strategic and successful.
He was successful and even recognized as Platinum Player, the top performer in the sales division, in 2014 and 2017. He worked in the position from April 2010 to March 2018.
Following the end of his first stint at Anthony Robbins Companies, he moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and started working for a company called EUNEX as their Chief Marking Director. He worked at EUNEX from July 2018 to February 2019. In this position, he trained and led a team that, in six months, raised over 400 million in support of a blockchain project.
From September 2019 to April 2020, Gass worked as a Preview Speaker for Success Resources. Much like his previous jobs, this job took advantage of his speaking skills as he gave key not sales presentations to over 600 entrepreneurs and taught them leadership and a sales mindset.
He started his current job at Anthony Robbins Companies on October 2021 and has been there since. His second stint has been much in the same vein as his previous one, and he continues to do great work.
Michelle Gass’s Children And Family
Michelle Gass has two children with her husband, Scott Gass, named Megan, a daughter, and Will, a son.
Not much is known about her children, as Gass doesn’t speak about them all that much. The business-minded woman has been very quiet regarding her personal life.
However, her love of Maine, her home state, is well-documented. She was born and brought up in Lewiston.
She was born to Claire and Bob Petkers, but there isn’t as much known about them either.
She does love her family very much and in one of those rare instances where she shared intimate details, she stated that one of her most memorable vacations was when she and her husband went camping on the lake, with their family joining them on and off throughout the week.
Michelle Gass Is An American businesswoman
Michelle Gass is one of the most successful businesswomen in America, with a net worth of $60 million.
She holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a chemical engineering bachelor’s degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Gass, a popular veteran of Starbucks, changed the company’s course in 1996.
She contributed to the popularity of the frappuccino, which in 2011 became Starbucks’ $2 billion brand. She had also held positions at Procter & Gamble before joining Kohl’s.
In 2013, she began working at Kohls as the company’s first chief customer officer. The next year, she oversaw the development of Kohl’s Greatness Agenda.
She was appointed chief merchandising officer in 2015, and in 2017, she was elevated to become CEO-elect. She came up at number 71 on As You Sow’s list of the “100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020” with a salary of $12.34 million. Since March 2019, Gass has served as a director on PepsiCo’s board of directors.
She received the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni for Professional Achievement award in 2005, and in 2007 Advantage Age named her a Woman to Watch.
2018 saw Gass recognized by Homeworld Business as one of its “Players” and a figure to watch in the home furnishings industry. Most recently, she has left her position at Kohls and is set to become a CEO at the famous clothing company Levi Strauss & Co.
The future is looking bright for Gass as she steps towards this new journey in a new direction.