About Lena

Lena Benjamin MBA is a Business Growth Strategist, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and Business Partner with more than 25 years of international experience spanning business growth, commercial strategy, marketing communications, property, and client leadership across corporate, non-profit, and entrepreneurial environments. Having worked across multiple industries and more than 30 cities worldwide, she combines strategic thinking, commercial insight, and practical execution with an MBA (2010) and a continued commitment to entrepreneurial learning through active engagement with founders, investors, startups, and global innovation communities. Lena partners with founders, corporate executives, investors, and ambitious organisations through Business Partner services, Strategic Growth Calls, keynote speaking, business insight subscriptions, and strategic collaborations, helping leaders strengthen commercial performance, unlock new opportunities, improve market positioning, develop strategic partnerships, and confidently navigate growth, innovation, and business transformation. Alongside her advisory work, she is a startup mentor and strategic advisor supporting early-stage and scaling ventures across strategy, positioning, partnership development, and investment readiness, while also connecting clients with carefully selected property and investment opportunities worldwide, drawing on her experience as a landlord, qualified real estate professional, and Client Success Manager within a global engineering consultancy. An entrepreneur since 2002, Lena continues to build technology-enabled ventures that solve real commercial challenges and is currently developing a collaborative Property Co-Investing platform connecting investors with vetted property developers through structured investment opportunities, alongside a Private Dining platform bringing together exceptional hosts, distinctive venues, and carefully selected guests to create meaningful business and social connections, reflecting her passion for building innovative businesses that encourage collaboration, unlock commercial opportunities, and create lasting value.