Niyo Fest

October 2025

 

The People’s Partner Ltd

Michelle is an immersive Leadership Coach and Trainer in diversity and cultural intelligence, Certified Master NLP Practitioner and award-winning International TEDx Speaker on a mission to make the inVisible Visible! She founded The Diverse Business Summit 2023 to bridge significant gaps between corporates and small business owners, fostering connections that enhance both economic and cultural value.

With a rich career spanning over 25 years in Human Resources and serving as the lead facilitator and lecturer for UCL’s Emerging Leadership Programme, she brings profound expertise to assist departments experiencing leadership change..

In her role as a non-executive director on two boards, As well as holding membership of the Lloyds Bank Black Advisory Board, Michelle has imparted training and delivered keynote speeches for FTSE 250 companies, including Amazon, BT, and Deloittes. Her insights and expertise have been showcased on prominent media platforms such as the BBC, ITV, and SKY. She is a mother, wife, sister and loyal friend who in her spare time sings for some of the greatest artists in the world including Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Rod Stewart and Stormzy!