# E90: Celebrating mums and business owners: live interviews from the UK VA Awards

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Podcast: [Bump to Business Owner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135)
Published: 2025-10-30T06:06:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bumptobusinessowner.com/e90-va-show
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## Resource

Something a little different this week. I was at the UK Virtual Assistant awards last week celebrating the industry and gratefully receiving a couple of awards, on behalf of the business and the podcast team! While I was there, I did some live interviews with some incredible VAs and business women, who also happen to be mums, my industry peers and friends. They are sharing their wisdom and experiences of building businesses, working flexibly and prioritising their family. It was a very fun (by which I mean loud) atmosphere, so apologies for the background noise levels. Thanks to Amanda Johnson, host of the UK VA Awards ( and last week's guest !) for kindly giving me permission to record, and to the wonderful women I spoke to: Sarah Szekir-Papasavva: www.aptva.com Beverley Edwards: www.be-virtual.co.uk Stefanie Clarke: www.jotterbox.co.uk Holly Copsey: www.virtuallypriceless.co.uk Takeaways: The flexibility that comes with owing your schedule as a founder or freelancer Why you might want to consider the agency model How to deal with mum guilt Kids are sometimes the push you need to take the leap Why networking is so important to small business owners Chapters: 00:30 Introduction 02:32 Sarah Szekir-Papasavva 04:58 Beverley Edwards 07:43 Stefanie Clarke 10:02 Holly Copsey Links: Website: www.bumptobusinessowner.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/bumptobusinessowner LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/carolinepooley Music by AudioCoffee: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

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