May speaks on topics including:
Her work sits at the intersection of scaling strategy, leadership psychology and structural business design.
Her delivery style is direct, straight talking where she combines strategic depth with human intelligence -
addressing both solid business concepts and nervous systems without diluting either.
- Removing structural constraints inside founder-led businesses that are costing them 6 figures+ in profit every year
- Designing scalable service and recurring-revenue models
- What sustainable scaling can actually look like in practice whilst protecting margin
- Leadership as commercial infrastructure
- How The 4-3-1 Method™ is a burnout prevention tool for founders and their teams
- Sales funnel tweaks that can add 100k in revenue in 60 days
- Strategic planning that actually yields trackable results
Her work sits at the intersection of scaling strategy, leadership psychology and structural business design.
Her delivery style is direct, straight talking where she combines strategic depth with human intelligence -
addressing both solid business concepts and nervous systems without diluting either.
Keynotes are designed to your audience & event theme
- Keynote talks
- Founder summits and conferences
- Panels, roundtables & Q&A's
- Workshops and in-depth strategy sessions
- Private founder groups and curated masterminds
- TV commentary
- Podcast and video interviews
- In-company sessions for founder-led SMEs and leadership teams
- Events supporting women in business
- Judging & shortlisting awards
She is based in the UK and speaks both virtually and internationally in-person.
May is available for:
She helps service‑based and recurring‑revenue businesses:
May is known for:
- Understand and improve the real commercial picture of their business
- Design the next version of the company – structurally and financially
- Execute that next stage with a trusted advisor beside them
May is known for:
- Combining advanced commercial analysis with uncomfortably honest, deeply human conversation
- Designing growth strategies that respect both the P&L and the person running it
- Advocating for things like a three‑week work month as serious infrastructure, not indulgence
May James is the founder and CEO of The Honest Business Advisory™, a boutique strategy and advisory firm for established female founders.
May’s Bio
"I booked May to speak at our event and was blown away by the energy and knowledge she shared.
Our audience raved about her keynote, so much so, we booked her for our next event too!"
Jacqui Patton, Founder of GREENHOUSE
For speaking invitations, podcast appearances or strategic partnerships within founder communities, please enquire directly.
For retained advisory involvement within private groups or programmes, bespoke arrangements are available.
Fill in the contact form below or email: support@mayjames.com.
For retained advisory involvement within private groups or programmes, bespoke arrangements are available.
Fill in the contact form below or email: support@mayjames.com.
Booking & Media Enquiries
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PRESS ASSETS
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Short and extended biographies
Topic outlines
Company overview
Links to previous talks and interviews
