We help you make the money you want - faster and more sustainably... while giving you more time to live your life.
You shouldn’t have to choose between either of the 2 and being a CEO in 2025 doesn’t typically mean building a big company with a complex team to eventually exit.
We believe in a different kind of success.- one where your business supports your life, not runs it + you get to do work that you love.
I operate as your behind-the-scenes strategic partner... removing friction, streamlining growth and saving you time.
I see you, doing a little background check...
Here’s what we know to be true:
We know you're balancing a full and layered life—growing a business (or maybe more than one), navigating personal responsibilities, and showing up for the people who rely on you.
You have a vision that's bigger than what currently exists, and at times, that gap can feel frustrating. Your brand might not yet reflect the level of excellence you see in your mind, but your output is consistently industry-leading.
We’re building businesses that serve more than just ourselves. They support our families and uplift the communities around us.
Impact matters. Longevity matters. And we take the responsibility of helping others seriously.
You don’t take no for an answer and you’re unapologetic about your ambition. As a driven woman, you’re not just chasing success; you’re here to inspire others through how you lead, live and build.
You understand that making money is a powerful tool. It gives you agency to create meaningful change and you’re committed to using your wealth with purpose.
You’ve stepped away from a successful career to pursue a more intentional way of living - one rooted in freedom, fulfilment and doing work that truly matters to you.
You own your energy, you understand the power it holds. Your bold, relentless approach fuels your momentum, and whether you realise it or not, you’re already a role model to others.
You’ve come to a beautiful, unwavering truth: if something doesn’t align with your values or boundaries, it’s simply not for you.
Destined to disrupt the status quo and innovate your industry
You are a forward thinking entrepreneur
We are ruthless when it comes to finding solutions to complex scaling problems internal and external - long time impact and vision at the forefront of all high level thinking.
We create experiences that normalise your big business ideas and find ways of making them come to life with honesty and feel good commercial ethics.
We will be uncomfortably honest with you, always with your best intentions in mind because we know that industry shaking leadership comes from raw, personal development from you - no shortcuts available.
We understand what it is like to exist in a world that isn’t designed or catered to helping you succeed. We are experts in scaling businesses whilst juggling life changing events; chronic illness, being neurodivergent, loss all but to name a few.
May James is a strategy consulting company designed to catapult CEO’s forward and shift growth timelines
To bring your vision to life, beyond simply maintaining your current business model - you need intentional execution and a long-term approach to sustainable growth.
Multi-Award winning scaling expert and consultant to SME’s around the world, keynote Speaker, 2 x founder and an advocate of female founders building businesses that enable them to live their dream lives everyday whilst making great impact.
Everyday I help business owners sustainably scale their brands. When it comes to understanding the roadblocks growing small businesses are facing - I see it all, warts and all.
I made a decision to build a life where I take a week off work every month to look after myself as a chronically ill ambitious CEO and never work on a Friday. It's changed my life and I love helping others to achieve similar.
I blend advanced strategy with a no bullshit approach to business and human centred leadership development to create stand out results that leave clients with goal boards ticked off and desires fulfilled.
When I'm not working I'm chilling at home, PJs on, candle lit with a glass of champagne in my hand, laughing with my family.
Hi, I’m May...
CEO of May James & The Honest Business Advisory™
I’ve strategically paced the growth of May James to fit with what my chronically ill body can cope with and what my aims for my personal life were at each year since conception. I’ve always preferred working with a small group of highly motivated individuals deeply, vs thousands on mass, it’s just what felt right to me and my expertise.
The results that together, we have gone on to create, speak for themselves and support my beliefs around calculated growth. With that being said, in 2022 alone we've worked with clients from over 11 countries across 5 continents.
We aren’t a business that likes to talk about how much we love our customers, we make it happen and are there whenever needed. Less talking, more doing… my mantra in pretty much all areas of life.
Our above industry average client retention rate further supports the long term value and that I am committed to providing to clients.
As a business we aren’t motivated by becoming the next ‘it’ business. The vision is deeper than it. It’s about timeless connections and deep rooted foundations that can last a lifetime; a reliable consulting company that you can turn to whenever you need us.
My answer is simple…
I love it & the impact is sustained.
I often get asked why do you still work 1:1 with clients in such a hands on capacity?
We help women refine their business acumen, lead as the impactful CEO's they are and solidify their confidence in their ability to make their commerical success a given.
