Commercial lawyer
Michelle Snape
LAWYERSTRATEGISTSPEAKEREDUCATOR
Experienced judgement. Fresh perspective.
I'm Michelle Snape, a commercial lawyer, business strategist, speaker and educator.
I work with business owners, founders and organisations to navigate complexity, strengthen their businesses and make better decisions.
From commercial and strategic advice to board advisory, practical AI education and speaking, my work brings together decades of professional experience with a distinctly forward-looking approach.
A professional life, in practice
Business owner
Strategic adviser
Professional speaker
AI educator
Advisory board member
01 / Perspective
The experience to understand business. The perspective to see it differently.
Decades in law, business and education have given me a practical understanding of responsibility: the decisions that cannot wait, the systems that shape a working day and the people who depend on getting it right.
I bring that experience to commercial and strategic advice, advisory work and professional education. My interest in emerging technology begins with a straightforward question: how can it help us make better decisions and build better businesses? Alongside that sits an equally important question: how can we shape our lives outside work to bring greater clarity, energy and perspective to the work we do?
02 / Expertise
Where experience meets opportunity.
01
Business Strategy & Advisory
A thinking partner for business owners, founders and organisations navigating decisions, growth and change. Clear priorities, stronger systems and a practical way forward.
02
Speaking & Thought Leadership
Ideas that help people think differently about business, leadership and the way we work. Keynotes, panels and conversations grounded in professional experience.
03
AI for Work & Everyday Life
Practical ways to use AI at work and at home—from improving business workflows to organising everyday tasks and making more room for what matters. Clear guidance, with human judgement at the centre.
04
Legal & Commercial Services
Commercial legal experience informed by the realities of running a business. Explore Michelle’s legal background and enquiries through LegalSphere.
05
Slow Thrive & Intentional Living
Practical ideas for how we use our time, energy and attention. Drawing on the wisdom of generations past and testing it in everyday life, this work explores how we can live more deliberately, create room for what matters and bring greater clarity to our working lives.
03 / Artificial intelligence
AI for better work and everyday life.
AI can help us work more effectively and make everyday life easier. The useful question is where it can save time, reduce unnecessary effort and create space for what matters—while keeping human judgement in charge.
My approach starts with real life: the work you do, the responsibilities you carry and the tasks that consume your time. Through practical training, we explore ways to use AI in your business and at home, build confidence and make room for clearer thinking and more deliberate living.
Responsible use belongs in the conversation from the start, including confidentiality, checking outputs and knowing when to seek human expertise.
04 / Speaking
Ideas worth bringing into the room.
For conferences, leadership groups, professional communities and teams. A starting point for a conversation shaped around your audience.
Speaking topic
The Human Advantage in an AI World
How judgement, curiosity and human connection can shape the way we work with emerging technology.
Speaking topic
Slow Down to Speed Up
Making room to think before acting, so effort follows a clear direction.
Speaking topic
Old Wisdom for Modern Business
Bringing enduring principles to the decisions and pressures of contemporary business.
Speaking topic
Escape the Cult of Busy
Questioning busyness as a measure of success and creating space for better decisions.
05 / In their words
Experience that makes a difference.
Michelle has been a game changer for my business. She helped me understand how to use AI in a practical way, from managing emails and priorities to creating systems and organising files more effectively. The time savings and efficiencies have been incredible, and I’ve learned so much along the way. I had no idea what was possible until I started working with Michelle. I highly recommend her to anyone wanting to get more out of AI in their business.
Kath Harris, Unscripted HR
Engaging, insightful and refreshingly authentic. Michelle has the rare ability to educate while she inspires.
Ingrid Bayer, Founder, VA Institute of Australia
Michelle Snape is one of the wisest, kindest and most impressive lawyers (and humans) I have met in my time. She is also the last person to share her own success
Clarissa Rayward, Director, Brisbane Family Law Centre
I knew AI existed but had no idea where to start using it, let alone how to integrate it into the office admin side of our manufacturing business. Thanks to Michelle’s advice and direction, AI has now quickly evolved into many areas of our small business and has genuinely changed the way we work. Thank you Michelle.
KP, Business Owner
06 / Programs & philosophy
A different way of thinking.
Alongside my professional work is a wider body of programs, writing and ideas about how we use our time and attention.
Learning
Slow Thrive
My signature learning program, bringing practical principles to the way we live and work.
Lifestyle & philosophy
A Vision Splendid
My separate lifestyle and philosophy brand, exploring deliberate living and the wisdom of everyday life.
Writing & resources
Old Wisdom Modern Life
Drawing on the wisdom of generations past to bring the best of the past into the way we live and work today—and the future we create.
Work with Michelle
Bring experience and fresh thinking to your next decision.
Tell me what you’re working towards, what needs to change, or the conversation you want to bring into the room.
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