Shelly Carmichael

Shelly Carmichael

Shelly Carmichael helps companies choose the right locations, secure lucrative tax incentives, and make data-driven workforce decisions. With more than a decade of experience guiding high-growth startups and Fortune 50 corporations, she has helped clients secure hundreds of millions of dollars incredits and incentives while optimizing sites for scalability, talent access, and cost efficiency.

Shelly’s expertise spans site selection, incentive negotiations, labor market analytics, and market-expansion strategy, with a track record that bridges real estate, supply chain, and workforce planning.

Shelly is Vice Chair of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers Associates Council, a member of the Southern Economic Development Council, and has taught at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute. She regularly works with economic developers nationwide, leveraging on-the-ground insight into community priorities to deliver lasting competitive advantage for her clients.

“Integrity is critical – without trust, you have nothing. I treat every project as if I'm part of my client's company, acting with honesty, accountability, and a commitment to transparency and fairness for all stakeholders."

Core Competencies

• Site Selection
• Incentive Negotiations
• Labor Market Analytics
• Market-Expansion Strategy
• Manufacturing + Industrial Production
• Logistics, Warehousing + Cold Chain
• Energy + Environmental Technologies
• Technology + Infrastructure
• Agriculture + Life Sciences
• OEMs + Tiered Suppliers

Background

Education

• Kennesaw State University

Professional Affiliations

• Vice Chair, Georgia Association of Manufacturing Associates Council
• Member, Southern Economic Development Council
• Instructor, Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Interests + Hobbies

• Cycling on the Atlanta Beltline
• Making music (piano, ukulele, and community chorus singing)
• Gardening and landscaping
• Hiking riverside trails