{"podcast":{"title":"Bump to Business Owner","slug":"bump-to-business-owner-6455135","podcast_index_feed_id":6455135,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/477993/rss","website_url":"https://www.bumptobusinessowner.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/5/3/8/d538d2eadc1ea78c27a2322813b393ee/B2BO_Season_4_artwork.png","author":"Caroline Marshall","episode_count":114,"summary":"Bump to Business Owner is the go-to podcast for mums who don't want to compromise on their careers but know that traditional full time employment just isn't compatible with family life. It's a space for female entrepreneurs and future founders creating autonomy and a deeper sense of purpose for themselves, their business and their children. Join your host, Caroline Marshall, founder of award winning Virtual Assistant agency Upsource and mum of two boys, in conversation with real women: mothers and entrepreneurs juggling the challenges of growing a successful business whilst raising a family.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T14:19:02.601341+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135"},"episode":{"title":"E90: Celebrating mums and business owners: live interviews from the UK VA Awards","slug":"e90-celebrating-mums-and-business-owners-live-interviews-from-the-uk-va-awards","published_at":"2025-10-30T06:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/e90-celebrating-mums-and-business-owners-live-interviews-from-the-uk-va-awards","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135","url":"https://bumptobusinessowner.com/e90-va-show","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/e65d9ad6-3141-4c15-a982-8df3373aa03f/B2BO_VA_show_mixdown_2.mp3?dest-id=4060887","summary":"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/","meta_description":"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 a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":939,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/episodes/e90-celebrating-mums-and-business-owners-live-interviews-from-the-uk-va-awards/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bump-to-business-owner-6455135/e90-celebrating-mums-and-business-owners-live-interviews-from-the-uk-va-awards.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}