{"podcast":{"title":"Scale Her Up: Female business stories and expert tips for business growth and success","slug":"scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057","podcast_index_feed_id":1377057,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/scale-her-up/","website_url":"https://Scaleherup.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/689a23c3-c9b8-4cd3-b6f3-1473fffd48f7/BAEoC8z0vwk9fr_1b51vInIP.png","author":"Brenda Hector","episode_count":169,"summary":"If you are a female business owner, self-employed freelancer, or girl boss who wants to build a successful business i.e. work less hours, make more money, and get better results from your staff, then this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Dr Brenda Hector MBA from ActionCOACH UK, this podcast provides relatable and accessible business advice and inspiration from successful businesswomen who have been there and done it before you. This podcast is where you can • hear female business stories • share business success • learn how to overcome business challenges • get advice for businesswomen aspiring to success • find out what needs to change • discover how we can bring about that business revolution Only 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs are female. UK men are 5 times more likely than women to build a business of over £1million turnover If UK women matched UK men in starting and scaling businesses, it would add £250 billion to the UK economy (Alison Rose, The Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship 2018) As a woman in business, a business coach, and a business growth expert, Brenda’s mission is to help business owners grow their companies, achieve their goals and live the lifestyle of their dre…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:17:12.082386+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057"},"episode":{"title":"From Maternity Leave to Market Leader | Rosie Fraser of Rosie Fraser Real Estate","slug":"from-maternity-leave-to-market-leader-rosie-fraser-of-rosie-fraser-real-estate","published_at":"2026-03-25T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057/from-maternity-leave-to-market-leader-rosie-fraser-of-rosie-fraser-real-estate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057","url":"https://scaleherup.com/episode/rosie-fraser-real-estate-maternity-leave-to-market-leader","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d15bc435-cb71-4a1b-9394-dbb7e1fa0794.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Scale HER Up – The Female Entrepreneur Show, I’m joined by Rosie Fraser , founder of Rosie Fraser Real Estate , an estate agency, lettings and property management business based in Dundee. What started just over four years ago as a one-woman business launched during maternity leave has grown into the largest estate agency in the city , with a team of 13 and a record month of selling 76 properties. Rosie shares how low expectations at the start quickly gave way to rapid word-of-mouth growth. She believes a huge part of that success came from bringing genuinely great service into an industry where, too often, people felt they had to accept poor communication and a lack of care. For Rosie, business is about people first: making clients feel supported, informed and looked after during one of the most emotional and stressful periods of their lives. We talk honestly about what happens when a business grows faster than the founder can comfortably manage. Rosie admits that people management was the part she found hardest. As a perfectionist who cared deeply about the business, she struggled to balance high standards with being the kind of leader she wanted to be. Eventually, after a difficult period, she accepted that this was not her natural strength and hired a manager to take on that side of the business, allowing Rosie to focus on the areas where she adds most value. A huge part of this conversation is Rosie’s experience of being diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin’s lymphoma while running the business. She speaks powerfully about working through chemotherapy, stepping back out of necessity, and how that difficult period ultimately forced her to let go of control and build a business that could function without her doing everything. Although the business…","meta_description":"In this episode of Scale HER Up – The Female Entrepreneur Show, I’m joined by Rosie Fraser , founder of Rosie Fraser Real Estate , an estate agency, letti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2076,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057/episodes/from-maternity-leave-to-market-leader-rosie-fraser-of-rosie-fraser-real-estate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057/from-maternity-leave-to-market-leader-rosie-fraser-of-rosie-fraser-real-estate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}