Michelle Ray, an international speaker on leadership, an entrepreneur, writer, and teacher, is highly sought after. She advocates for the importance of leadership and accountability, no matter what one's position. Her goal is to help her clients build engaged work environments, create exceptional leaders, and use practical strategies to revive their culture. Michelle started her career as an advertising and media professional in Australia. Michelle was instrumental in increasing the revenues of 25 Australian television and radio affiliate stations. She also helped to generate records-breaking revenue for the sales department of the largest movie advertising company worldwide, despite the severe recession. Michelle is a proven leader with a track record of achieving exceptional results in business leadership. She has worked with many industries, including construction, finance, insurance and retail. Lead Yourself First Enterprises is a leader development company that provides keynote speakers, coaching, and business consulting services to clients in Canada, the United States, Australia and Europe. Vancouver is the headquarters. Michelle Ray, a keynote speaker on leadership and an educator as well as a writer and founder of the company is also its CEO. She works with leaders in private and public companies to solve workplace and top-of-mind issues, including communication and change management.