Michelle Samuel

Born on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in the Western Hemisphere, Michelle N. Samuel is a woman of faith with a slew of professional accolades. She is the Business Development & Social Impact Strategist, a Global Startup Huddle Mentor, and The founder of SLUDTERA Inc., MNS Consultancy and BizConnect Caribbean Inc. Michelle is spoken very highly of by members of the Public Affairs Dept at the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown for her work in advocating for the YLAI program and AWE in St. Lucia. She has been endorsed by world-renowned experts, such as Hanna Fitz, Joshua Esnard, Nick Chaggin, Pauly Suchy, Colleen Wong, and Dr. Marcia Brandon. She is also a 2019 GEN Global Award Ecosystem Champion Nominee, and a 2025 GEN Compass Award Barrier Breaker Nominee. She has been commended for her work with the Entrepreneurship World Cup and bringing it to the Eastern Caribbean in 2019, then helping to scale it to the entire Caribbean with the support of Dr. Marcia Brandon. She served as an official Judge in the 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup.

Michelle has more than a decade of experience helping individuals realize and launch their ventures and works alongside others to empower the entrepreneurial minds of potential changemakers. She is now adding to her portfolio providing access to the resources and tools to help businesses scale through franchising.