Rock Bottom to Female Business Mentor: Self-Belief, Burnout, & Rebuilding feat. Michelle Leivars

On today’s episode of The Real Female Entrepreneurs, Angel France is joined by powerhouse business strategist and mentor Michelle Levers. Known as The Female Business Mentor, Michelle has helped women around the world build successful, sustainable businesses with honesty, heart, and resilience. From navigating personal adversity to mentoring CEOs and high-profile clients, Michelle shares her journey of overcoming hardship – including a period of financial struggle, health challenges, and the transition from a brick-and-mortar shop to a global online business.Michelle opens up about how a moment with a small self-care product at a food bank sparked her entrepreneurial fire. We dive into how she built a business while raising two daughters, the impact of mentorship and community, and the lessons she’s learned through burnout, business pivots, and believing in herself again. She also shares her work with Fight Forward, a UK-based initiative using boxing to empower women who’ve experienced domestic abuse, and how that mission ties into her own story and vision for the future.Michelle discusses the power of community for female founders, why self-belief is a game-changer, and how her daughter’s journey into filmmaking and activism became its own story of transformation. We also get a glimpse of Michelle’s upcoming book, how she’s helping other women redefine success, and what she’d choose as her superpower for one day.Whether you're a new business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, this episode will leave you feeling empowered, grounded, and ready to take action. Tune in for real talk, powerful takeaways, and one of the most genuine voices in women’s entrepreneurship today.