{"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":"The Ripple Effect: Mindset, Leadership and Scaling with Purpose — with Julie McCann","slug":"the-ripple-effect-mindset-leadership-and-scaling-with-purpose-with-julie-mccann","published_at":"2026-06-12T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scale-her-up-female-business-stories-and-expert-tips-for-business-growth-and-success-1377057/the-ripple-effect-mindset-leadership-and-scaling-with-purpose-with-julie-mccann","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/julie-mccann-masters-in-minds-leadership-mindset-scale-her-up","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0b2253a2-d5a6-431f-bc78-fc7d7ae6ecb7.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Scale HER Up, I'm joined by Julie McCann, founder and CEO of Masters in Minds Limited — a leadership, management and organisational development business with 17 years of impact behind it. Julie's story is one of real transformation. She left school at 16 with few qualifications, built her career from the ground up through corporate life, and eventually founded her own business after years of helping other organisations scale and succeed. Today she leads a team of eight full-time staff and 40 associates, and runs a platform business combining HR technology with bespoke learning and development content. In this conversation, Julie and I talk about what it really takes to build a business that changes people's lives — and why the ripple effect of great leadership is bigger than most of us realise. We cover: - What Masters in Minds does and the types of organisations that need it most - The difference between a training programme and a genuine execution strategy - Why strategy so often fails — and what it actually takes to deliver it - Running a business alongside your husband (and how they got better at the boundaries) - Juggling business and family, including self-funding both pregnancies - Why even a sales and marketing expert struggles to articulate their elevator pitch - Keeping going when the media tells you everything is doom and gloom - Why failure, resilience and the ability to bounce back are non-negotiables for any entrepreneur - The ripple effect of great leadership — and why it matters more than you think - Julie's powerful message on age: don't let it define what you can and can't do **Quote of the episode:** *\"You teach best what you most need to learn.\"* — Julie McCann Whether you're building a team, thinking about leadership, or trying t…","meta_description":"In this episode of Scale HER Up, I'm joined by Julie McCann, founder and CEO of Masters in Minds Limited — a leadership, management and organisational dev…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2034,"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/the-ripple-effect-mindset-leadership-and-scaling-with-purpose-with-julie-mccann/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/the-ripple-effect-mindset-leadership-and-scaling-with-purpose-with-julie-mccann.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}