Michelle’s hands-on experience spans 20 years as she’s led over six startup teams and continues to champion companies to get their products to market. When she isn’t traveling the Globe or working with her team, Michelle mentors with The Next36 and is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Ryerson DMZ in Toronto.  “I believe that the best way to solve problems is to have different perspectives on the problem and this comes from having different life experiences. The best team is a diverse team, no only in their backgrounds, but in their skill set”.  Michelle is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Toronto-based DesignedUX. DesignedUX is a design and strategy firm that provides companies at a variety of stages, from startups to Fortune 500’s with the tools and products to make their customer’s experience second to none. Michelle has built a global customer base from the ground up at DesignedUX, working with clients from Beverly Hills to New York to London and Delhi along with some of the hottest startups in Toronto.  In this week’s #StartupPodcast, host Rivers Corbett talks to Michelle about her journey as a Founder and CEO and how she’s mentoring entrepreneurs to take their startups to the next level.