Michelle Tomao was born in Fairhaven, MA, graduated from Jonhnson & Wales University in Providence, RI with a degree in Business Management, lived in Rhode Island for 20 years following college, and relocated to Springfield, IL in 2011 prior to moving to the wonderful Punta Gorda, FL area in 2019. She comes from a background of 27 years in the gaming industry holding various executive level positions with the leading company in that field and brings customer service, sales, marketing, and financial acumen to bear when working with her real estate clients. Michelle entered the Real Estate world in order to help others find their dream home, vacation home or investment property in the Punta Gorda, FL area otherwise known to her as "paradise". Michelle is married and lives in Punta Gorda, FL with her husband and their fur babies. She spends her free time biking, kayaking, walking and sunset gazing as well as other outdoor activities that the great area of Southwest Florida has to offer.