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In my opinion, the program which I joined the Wealth Accelerator Mentorship was the biggest waste of money and a huge, huge mistake, I personally believe I could have found exactly the same information from reading a book or looking at websites online. I won't lie when I first found Michelle Stonhill, I was felt amazed by the life portrayed and what I perceived to be promises of helping women to rapidly achieve wealth. On our first discovery call I was drawn to what I felt was Michelle's excitement to help me achieve my goals and when I first started the program I too was excited to get going. I recall on the discovery call her telling me I could achieve success quickly and that she had helped women to achieve £10k months within 4 months of joining, who wouldn't want that! During the call I feel I made it clear I was struggling financially and didn't have the full money to participate in the program, I told her I would need to speak to my husband. She responded in a way which I felt was coercion by informing me there wasn't much space left in the next intake and that I would need to act fast if I wanted it. She arranged to call me back the next day to take the next steps. In hindsight I feel throughout this call I was made to feel inadequate if I didn't step up and almost as if I didn't do this I wouldn't be successful.
I then signed what I felt was a very badly written contract, which having looked through afterwards features no company registration details, registered address or contact details other than an email address, I feel in my mind had I not felt so brainwashed I would have seen alarm bells ringing at this point. I was then enrolled in the program to start in September 2019.
When I first joined I was disappointed to find that the bespoke 1-2-1 sessions were actually only two sessions lasting 1hr, what I perceived to be a significant time apart in the program. I felt for the amount of money spent that the level of 1-2-1 support was very poor and in no way bespoke. When we had the first 1-2-1 session I felt rushed and all I was offered were four different types of people I could work with to build my online business, I expected there to be more support and advice around strategy and the practicalities of taking this forward to build and develop my actual program and the strategy to actually turn this into a business. The 2nd 1-2-1 session wasn't to be until I was ready to actually launch my business, by which time all the groundwork would have been done using what I felt was a very substandard online program, featuring audio recordings and videos which I felt were very short in length and insufficient to build an actual business, some only a few minutes in length.
I was asked for a review very early into the program, literally when i'd hardly started. I personally feel this was because they wanted to obtain this from me before I realized what I had got myself into.
One of the reasons I was attracted to the program was seeing social media posts of women currently and previously in the program, posts which I perceive to be purporting them to be successful and having made money from the program. I quickly realized many of these women who I got to know personally before, during and after leaving the program were actually flat broke, with many being worse off than before they started (I have evidence). One of the testimonials used both on her website and throughout social media features a make-up artist who works at the Versace mansion, I have since learned this woman was successful in her own right and had all these contacts prior to working with Michelle. I have since also discovered that some of the other testimonials were not factually correct or were inaccurately represented, which make me feel like I wasn't fully informed when I made the decision to join her program because many of the details I read on her website, or saw on her social media had an influence on my decision.
As I moved through the program I felt unimpressed by the weekly group calls, which a couple of times featured women crying in despair because they had no money and didn't know what to do. There were a number of times people who asked questions during the call didn't get them answered because there were too many people on the call and only an hour allocated for each one. Each morning Michelle would go through the Facebook page and leave what I felt were very basic comments to peoples questions, not exactly bespoke or strategic support. When I messaged her directly on Facebook to ask questions, I was often told to either bring the question to a group call or to ask the girls in the group, well no offense I hadn't paid to ask their advice. I also started to notice a trend of relating difficulties to mindset or fear or living in scarcity and answering questions which I perceived to clearly need practical business input to go and speak to the mindset coach - let's not even go there!
Michelle get's you to complete an accountability form each week on a Friday, on this form there is an area to raise any issues, you can actually mark the program out of ten. I never personally felt able to mark it any less than a ten, I felt if I was to do so I wouldn't be looked on favorably. I was actually told to only be positive in the group and not to bring negativity, I felt this actually prevented me from properly speaking up. After she had read the accountability forms somebody from the team contacted you to offer what I personally felt were pointless words of advice, things like "go you" "you got this" or you're on fire!". On one occasion I was under the impression I was having a conversation with Michelle, a this conversation was through her Facebook account, all of a sudden she popped up on her page in a live video, i'll never know who was actually messaging me on that day, but I wasn't receiving coaching advice from the person I'd paid!
The "tech" support was her husband and whilst I will say there were a couple of things he did indeed teach me, the vast majority of his website advice was geared to just one platform, I felt as a tech guy he should have an all-round knowledge of multiple platforms to be able to offer adequate advice. I felt the same thing applied when questioned about platforms for building sales funnels etc. The session he did around teachable featured outdated advice, this was bought to his attention. I felt for the money we were paying he should be aware of this and everything should be totally up to date.
I felt the social media/instagram coach was misleading, the coach who did the social media sessions in the group actually had no idea how to use instagram. On one occasion during a Facebook training session she had notes next to her to tell her how to do a simple task, I personally didn't understand why this was necessary for a social media & visibility strategist, surely it should be second nature?
The final straw for me came over the Fox TV debacle. I was personally contacted by Michelle with a message to say she had an exciting opportunity for me, I felt she insinuated this was a once in a lifetime opportunity and again I felt she insinuated this was for a small group of hand chosen women who she felt were ready. I felt she suggested that this opportunity had been offered to her exclusively and she said she didn't have to pay for airtime. She asked me not to share that she had approached me with anybody else in the group, I feel in an attempt to block us from realizing how many she had actually invited and she specifically said this opportunity wasn't for the entire group. I felt coerced into signing up for this opportunity because she said spaces were filling up, so I stupidly paid the deposit of £1500. The full amount was to be £3997. The following week she proceeded to actually advertise it as an opportunity to the entire coaching group, telling them to contact her if they were interested. She then created a Facebook group of those going and I was shocked to see a total of 30 women, so much for a select few! I felt completely misled by this opportunity. Less than two weeks later I learned much more about the whole Fox TV issue, I have now seen links of people who book this opportunity regularly for anybody approaching them for a fraction of the price, one of which is Instant Celebrity, who I believe Michelle is aquainted with. I felt very misled by the Fox TV situation, she states she was invited to appear on Fox TV herself and uses this as part of her marketing techniques, I believe this is not truthful and it was an opportunity she paid for. Part of the package we purchased for Fox TV was to include a training day where she would educate us on how to use our own interviews in our marketing strategy, I personally felt to use this kind of media in the same way would be dishonest and misleading to my future clients and I didn't want any part.
Following this I sought legal advice around requesting a refund of the deposit paid of £1,500. I was well aware under the Consumer Rights Act that I was entitled to a refund within 14 days of purchase. It then however came to light that she had worded the contract so it would appear I had purchased as a business, knowing full well i'm not yet registered as a business entity. I believe this was done to get around the cooling-off period and to avoid giving anybody a refund when requested, the same I feel applies to her standard contract. I feel this term is unfair under the Contract Terms Act. She also stated she couldn't refund because she had paid their money for the production slot (I have evidence), I feel misled here because she suggested she had received this airtime free and had been approached personally by Fox TV.
When I requested a refund I received what I perceived to be an intimidating email advising I needed to provide evidence of how I was misled for an "internal investigation" and that it was company policy when a complaint was made to book a call with Michelle Stonhill. I felt this was an intimidation tactic.
I responded to this email requesting what I felt were perfectly legitimate questions which included confirmation of registered company address and company registration number as none were provided anywhere. I also advised I would be passing this issue onto my lawyer to progress further as I feel my money was taken based on incorrect information and would subsequently be reporting Michelle Stonhill to the police. I was very swiftly removed from the main program and received what I personally feel was a very threatening email featuring her solicitors details, demanding payment of the rest of the program fee, advising me I was attempting to defame Michelle Stonhill and enticing other clients to leave, I was purely telling the truth and have evidence to back everything up. I was advised if I continued to speak to anybody I would be pursed legally. I personally felt this was an attempt to keep me quiet. I was also advised that all previous lawsuits against the company had been settled in their favor, again I believe this was an attempt to frighten me into paying the full amount due and not speaking out.
Michelle frequently posts about a "small" group of women with a vendetta against her, what I have discovered since leaving this program and has shocked me is far beyond anything I ever expected. I suspect these "mean girls" are in no way mean and are actually just trying to leave their honest opinions. I believe we are all intelligent women who ask pertinent questions and were quickly shutdown when what I feel we started to discover was the truth. There are numerous negative reviews featured here and in other places, but I notice a theme with the positive reviews and I personally believe these are people who work with Michelle or have a close friendship.
I feel this situation will be portrayed in a way that makes out it's the fault of the people she was coaching, but there comes a time when you have to stop and reflect on why the same issues keep happening to the same person over and over again. If you're taking £8000 from someone to provide a service and those people ask questions you're uncomfortable with, provide criticism of your service or are unhappy with the service provided it's your responsibility as a business owner to deal with that situation and to make people who have asked questions or feel they were misled then feel threatened in any way is disgraceful behavior.
So no in my opinion do not invest in this program, I wouldn't work with this woman if you offered me a million pounds, which incidentally I don't believe she will make you!
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Total money lost $7,325
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I joined the Wealth Accelerator program to take my small business further and turn it into my main source of income. When you do a discovery call with Michelle, she tells you all these great things like she'll teach you how to get 10x what you invest, how to build a sustainable reliable income, you'll get exclusive access to her and her 'strategies' and continuous support.... The program is 12 months, £9000. She tells you there's only limited spots open so knows how to manipulate the Fear of Missing Out mindset.
What I got was an over-priced rip off of Tony Robbins training (which can be downloaded for free) as well as Kathrin Zenkina mindset/manifestation type activities (both of whom I recommend HIGHLY because they are genuine). I would go through the steps, and as I had questions, would ask her and would get regurgitated, self-help questions in return. She never answered a question directly, didn't give me tasks to try specifically tailored to my business, told me to post in a group of 60 OTHER WOMEN (so much for exclusivity and personal coaching) and wait for feedback. I would ask her opinion and got lots of agreement and 'Go you, you're on fire!' crap but no actual constructive feedback. I got told on several occasions that my mindset wasn't set up for success, which is defeating in itself, and I didn't hire her for mindset. I hired her for business strategy to build my business, which I don't believe she actually knows how to do.
I ended up working myself into what she calls burn out because I was working so hard just to keep up with her monthly program payments. I got NO new clients, NO new consumers, NO new income. I saw my bank account drain with nothing else coming in, until it was in the negative. My marriage was in jeopardy, my partner and I were fighting about finances which we never do, I have 2 young children, a mortgage and at this point was feeling like I needed actual help from her because I wasn't benefiting from the program and didn't have enough to continue (I was halfway through, £4500 wasted).
When I expressed my concerns to Michelle, she completely DISMISSED me and what I was going through, citing a bull $#*!, google downloaded client agreement (which she was already in breach of as she refused to tailor the strategies to my business) telling me I was refusing to pay (which I never said, I was asking for her help/advice/understanding) and she couldn't talk to me and to email her team, who then proceeded to give me payment deadlines, adding interest and sending thinly-veiled threats about legal action, defamation and slander and collections, throwing out legal terms to try and scare me. She completely cut me out of the Facebook support group (which is contractually obligated to be provided by her, and as I was monthly paying, she cut me out before my next payment) and pretty much ended my enrollment but demanded I pay the remaining amount, plus interest.
So fast forward to today. I am working my tail off to dig myself out of a hole she created. I got more value from free, downloaded training from REAL, credible coaches. I think she is a bully, unempathetic and a dishonest human being who only cares about a paycheck, and takes advantage and steps on desperate, hopeful female entrepreneurs all around the world. My sanity, marriage, family life - pretty much anything I was building my business for, was put at risk by joining Michelle Stonhill's program, and she didn't care. I was left broke, stressed, angry and defeated.
She is currently also ripping off people alongside another ex-Forever Living upline of doubtful provenance, Emma Cooper. The numbers are not so big, they’re charging £39 a month for coaching but I can see that some of the people hoping the coaching will turn their fortunes around are people who really can’t afford £39 for absolutely zero help, just a load of MLM positivity baloney and warnings to not listen to the haterz (aka the sensible people who can see Entrepreneursity is a scam). It’s also clear that those sign ups have had their data passed on to other network marketing sharks who delivered “training” during their “freshers week”. This is not made clear to those sign ups. Presumably they will be receiving the hard sell from other “coaches”. So Michelle and Emma are also in breach of data protection laws in the U.K. It’s U.K. law that applies so hiding in Spain won’t help either of them and no dodgy T&Cs will help.
I would absolutely love to see her try and sue someone for defamation. If her lawyer is any good (and it doesn’t look like she has one looking at her poorly spelt and legally ridiculous terms & conditions) he or she should be telling her that if she wants to get all litigious she’d better get her house in order first. She’d better make sure her tax is shipshape too as Gibraltar is no hiding place from HMRC. By the way, have a look at her Ltd company on Companies House - not what I’d call a success.
The bottom line is Michelle is just a chancer going from hand to mouth and wheeling out the occasional material trappings to imply she is financially successful. It’s all a lie.
This page is very useful and the more it can be shared the better. It could help people currently being manipulated and lied to by her and Emma Cooper’s new scam called Entrepreneursity. If only people could be persuaded to do some research before they sign up - this site is one of the first things that pops up so they wouldn’t need to look for long. Luckily for Michelle people tend not to take on board what spoils their hopes so dismiss the bad reviews, but if enough people are brave enough to share their own experience and opinions it will become something people CAN’T ignore.
I am so excited or should I say was but first of all thought I need to do some research just to make sure I'm making the right decision it's a lot of money to invest in something that may not be right for me so I just want to say thank you for saving me a fortune. Money that I do not have. Money that I've had to to save 4 for nearly a year ear and long with selling a lot of my prized possessions just because of how wonderful this course sounds I'm so sorry what has happened to you and I just don't want to be another victim so all I can say it thank you so much for bringing this to my attention I will now not be signing September and will use that money wisely to invest in myself properly thank you again
I wanted to let you know you're not alone is this, there are many many many more who are coming forward daily. The extend of this is truly shocking. Here is you ever need any support x