About Us

Empowering business leaders to develop vision and strategy for sustained growth

business turnaround experts

Michelle Lestas Associates operates with premier business turnaround experts and licenced MENTupLEADup® Practitioners, specialising in advising, training, and mentoring senior business executives and small business owners..

Our team excels in transforming businesses into thriving enterprises by offering strategic insights and practical solutions tailored to your unique challenges.

helping you achieve your business goals

Whether you’re a startup looking to establish a strong foundation or an established business aiming to reignite growth, our expert guidance is the best investment you can make for your company’s future.

Contact us today to discover how we can help you achieve your business goals. Take it from those who know — partnering with Michelle Lestas Associates is the smartest move for your business success.

Founder of the MENTupLEADup® Technique

Where Business Leaders Meet Business Growth. The MENTupLEADup® technique is a totally innovative approach to business growth that supports the development of the business leader as well as the growth of their business.

Michelle Lestas: Bsc (Hons), MBA.

The accomplished author of In Business With Yourself (2021) Orpen Press, Michelle is our Founder and CEO and an integral part of the business eco system across Ireland and the UK.

In Business With Yourself is the #1 go to read for all entrepreneurs wishing to develop their leadership and build a successful and sustainable business. A business turnaround specialist Michelle brings her work with 1000,s of business leaders to her practical and unfiltered insight into 8 types of business leader.

Through this work Michelle has developed the Executive Identity Model® as an award winning approach to small business and entrepreneurial leadership and uses this throughout her MENTupLEADup® programmes for small business leaders, corporate leaders and those who mentor and coach leaders.

Michelle work has been profiled by key influencers in the business community such as Theo Paphitis, Bobby Kerr and Ellen Cullen.