Homeless at 17. First property at 18. Multi-million-pound portfolio by 25. CEO of 7 businesses.

And Michelle Niziol will tell you: motherhood was harder than all of it.

The woman who could build empires struggled to be present with her own children. She didn't know another way yet. The business felt like it would fall apart without her.

But here's the breakthrough: when she finally stepped back, the business grew. Exponentially.

She hired a therapist. Not for productivity. For presence. To learn how to be fully there with her children.

In this episode, we talk about:→ Why stepping back from her 7 businesses made them grow faster→ How she went from daily office to monthly board meetings—while doing every school pickup→ Why visibility = credibility—and the price she's willing to pay for success→ Why she's petitioning to make childcare a legitimate business expense (1,700+ signatures)→ The financial literacy gap keeping self-employed mothers trapped

Michelle eliminated the full-time nanny. Does all school pickups. Runs 7 companies from monthly board meetings.

She's not afraid of hard things. Or paying the price for what she wants. That's how you build both empires and presence.

This isn't about choosing between ambition and motherhood. It's about integration.