Michelle Niziol
Wealth Strategist
Michelle Niziol is an award-winning Wealth Strategist and serial entrepreneur who went from near-homelessness at 17 to building a multi-million-pound property and finance group. Female Entrepreneur of the Year winner 2025, Michelle speaks powerfully on financial independence, resilience, and building wealth on your own terms, combining real-world results with bold advocacy for women in business.
Biography
Michelle Niziol is an award-winning Wealth Strategist, serial entrepreneur, and one of the UK’s most respected voices on property, finance, and female financial independence. Recently crowned Female Entrepreneur of the Year, Michelle is known for combining real-world commercial success with powerful, practical advocacy for women who want to build wealth, confidence, and autonomy on their own terms.
Michelle’s journey is anything but conventional. After experiencing near-homelessness at 17, she bought her first property at 18 and went on to build a multi-million-pound property portfolio by the age of 25. Those early experiences shaped her strategic mindset, resilience, and belief that financial independence is one of the most powerful tools available to women.
She is the founder and CEO of IMS Property Group, a multi-business property and finance ecosystem spanning mortgage brokerage, estate agency, lettings, property investment, and strategic advisory services. With more than 20 years in the industry, Michelle has helped over 20,000 clients buy homes, build portfolios, and make confident financial decisions, often in complex or high-pressure situations.
Michelle first became known to a wider audience through her appearance on the BBC’s The Apprentice and has since become a trusted media commentator on property, mortgages, entrepreneurship, and women’s economic empowerment. She regularly contributes expert insight across national media and is increasingly sought after for keynote stages where credibility matters as much as inspiration.
What sets Michelle apart as a speaker is her ability to combine commercial authority with emotional intelligence. Her talks explore financial independence, resilience under pressure, building wealth without burnout, protecting personal energy as a leader, and the role visibility plays in long-term success. She also speaks candidly about motherhood, ambition, and the structural barriers faced by female founders.
Beyond business, Michelle is an active advocate for systemic change. She is leading a national campaign calling for childcare to be made a tax-deductible expense for self-employed parents, bringing lived experience and policy-level understanding to a conversation that directly affects women-led businesses and economic growth.
Michelle’s speaking style is direct, warm, and unapologetically honest. Audiences leave not only inspired, but equipped with practical insight, renewed confidence, and clear strategies they can apply immediately. Whether addressing corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, or women’s networks, Michelle delivers talks that resonate long after the event.
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Michelle Niziol speaks on wealth creation, resilience, leadership, and systemic change, with a particular focus on women’s financial independence and sustainable success. Her talks explore how women build wealth with confidence and purpose, how resilience functions as a commercial and leadership skill, and why visibility and self-advocacy are critical to authority and influence. Michelle also addresses burnout, energy management, and long-term growth, alongside the wider structural barriers that limit women’s economic participation, including childcare and outdated workplace systems. Blending lived experience with commercial insight, her keynotes equip audiences with practical strategies to drive both personal success and organisational impact.
Resilience Is a Revenue Skill
Resilience is often treated as a personal trait, but Michelle reframes it as a commercial advantage. This talk shows how resilience directly impacts decision-making, leadership, risk management, and long-term growth. Through real case studies from property, finance, and entrepreneurship, Michelle demonstrates how to build resilience without burnout and why it is one of the most undervalued drivers of business success.
Property, Power and Purpose: How Women Build Wealth on Their Own Terms
Drawing on her journey from near-homelessness to multi-million-pound entrepreneur, Michelle explores how women can take control of their financial future through strategic thinking, confidence, and ownership. This keynote challenges outdated narratives around money, ambition, and risk, and equips audiences with practical frameworks for building wealth sustainably without sacrificing wellbeing or values.
Building Wealth Without Burnout
Growth should not come at the cost of health, relationships, or purpose. Michelle shares how she built and scaled multiple businesses while protecting energy, boundaries, and long-term vision. This session offers practical strategies for sustainable success, smarter decision-making, and designing a life and business that grow together.
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What do you get when you book Michelle to speak?
Michelle is an experienced speaker with an audience of her own who is happy to work with you to help you promote your event.
This can include:
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Contributed articles for event blogs or programmes
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