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Innhold levert av Brenda Hector. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Brenda Hector eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
In today's episode, we have Nicole van Der Draaij. Nicole is the founder of Globemark, a business dedicated to helping other businesses increase their online presences through SEO optimization, and ECommerce strategy to increase digital sales. Her passion is helping business stand out among their competitors and get them to the top of google searches. Nicole grew up in a family of entrepreneurship so she's no stranger to starting her own business. Her adventurous spirit has led to her living all over the world. From starting her business in Argentina, to hiring her first freelancer in Indonesia, to now living in Scotland, the past 15 years have shaped Nicole's business journey. Today she has a team of over 12 freelancers and projects from all over the globe. On this episode of Scale Her Up, Nicole speaks about how to build networks no matter where you are, the importance of time Mangement, and the importance of saying no.
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“There are so many businesses that are thriving into something beautiful, imagine if that's you” with Nicole van Der Draaij
Scale Her Up: Female business stories and expert tips for business growth and success
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Innhold levert av Brenda Hector. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Brenda Hector eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.
In today's episode, we have Nicole van Der Draaij. Nicole is the founder of Globemark, a business dedicated to helping other businesses increase their online presences through SEO optimization, and ECommerce strategy to increase digital sales. Her passion is helping business stand out among their competitors and get them to the top of google searches. Nicole grew up in a family of entrepreneurship so she's no stranger to starting her own business. Her adventurous spirit has led to her living all over the world. From starting her business in Argentina, to hiring her first freelancer in Indonesia, to now living in Scotland, the past 15 years have shaped Nicole's business journey. Today she has a team of over 12 freelancers and projects from all over the globe. On this episode of Scale Her Up, Nicole speaks about how to build networks no matter where you are, the importance of time Mangement, and the importance of saying no.
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1 "A business's most valuable asset is its people! with Diana Gormley 45:40
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktOn today's episode we have Diana Gormley, the Entrepreneur in residence at Robert Gordon’s University and the owner of Danu Solutions Ltd. Danu Solutions is a business that sets out to optimize the use of lean in the companies that employ them. From starting as an engineer, to becoming a secondary school teacher, to now owning her own business, today Diana shares her unique experience and journey to becoming an entrepreneur. She speaks about her position at Robert Gordon University- how she bridges the gap between academia and society, combats students misconceptions around being an entrepreneur, and institutes the transferable skills you gain by owning your own business. In this episode Diana talks also about the importance of staying innovative, learning from her past mistakes, and keeping creativity alive. Truly an episode you don't want to miss!…
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1 "Listen to your gut” with Christina Sutherland 36:56
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktOn today's podcast we have Christina Sutherland, the managing director of GSR. It’s a nursing and at home care provider that offers training, and support services by registered nurses. In this episode, Christina tells her journey of how she became an entrepreneur. From starting her business 11 years ago to now employing just over 250 workers, Christina shares what she's learned throughout it. She's expanded GSR from just one department to three; now spread across 3 separate floors in her office. Christina talks about the importance of loving what you do, the major challenges the nursing sector faced during COVID, the burnout that followed, and the importance of finding and recruiting the right staff. This episode was an absolute joy to film and one you don't want to miss.…
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1 “I've not been shy in asking for help when I'm stuck” with Joyce Onuonga 35:17
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktToday we have such an inspiring one for all of our Women in Stem as we have Joyce Onuonga who is the owner of John White and Sons. It's an engineering firm that specialises in weighing machines, and calibration. They offer a wide variety of services that range over sectors like whiskey producers, farming and renewables. The company is over 300 years old, and Joyce herself has been working there for 30 years. She rose through the ranks starting with just a 6th month contract, to now owning the company. She prioritized continuous learning and innovation introducing programs that utilize top down and bottom up processing- like college partnerships for trainee programs and KTP employees. In today's episode she talks about the importance of differentiating from your competitors, valuing and incentivizing your staff, and her experience and advice on how to run a family business. Today's episode is truly inspiring for all women looking into starting their own business, and one you don't want to miss.…
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1 “It's actually really important that people don't like me" with Bob Gentle 41:47
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktAlthough Scale Her Up is all about empowering the amazing female business owners around the world, we'd be remiss if we didn't feature the equally amazing men in the space who help women be confident and expand who they are. Today's guest does just that. Bob Gentle from Amplify Me, is not only a social media and marketing expert, his business’s goal is to help business owners shine, through expanding and monetizing their personal brand. He is also one of the reasons Brenda started Scale Her Up. His unwavering belief in her ability and his own experience with his podcast, Building your LeaderBrand, gave her the confidence to take the leap. In today's episode Bob specifically speaks about how female business owners can become comfortable in their own brand, and his own personal journey of defining his brand and forcing himself to find comfort in the uncomfortable. He also speaks about the importance of positive feedback loops, content strategy and the importance of being both vulnerable and visible. Although it is different then our normal program it’s one you definitely don't want to miss.…
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1 "Standing in your power" with Tem Ezimokhai 38:00
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktToday's episode is an extra special one. We have Tem Ezimokhai from Helping Teachers Thrive. Not only is she a full time secondary school teacher but she hosts and produces her own podcast called Helping Teachers Thrive. It's a biweekly podcast set out to help fill in the gaps university doesn’t cover. After noticing how much new teachers were struggling with both the overwhelming amount of new responsibility and their own mental health, she wanted to create a space where they can come and get advice on things like classroom management, neurodivergence, and even their own well being. In today's episode of Scale Her Up, Tem speaks about her own personal journey as a teacher, from the imposter syndrome she faced, to now commanding the classroom with confidence. She also speaks about the importance of a schedule, how to professionally say no, and her best tips for teacher well being. Whether you're in the education sector or not, this is truly an episode full of some much helpful advice and inspiring words- truly not an episode you want to miss.…
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1 “Self awareness, Self love, and Authenticity” with Dr. Rachel Milne 40:11
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktOn today's episode, we have Dr. Rachel Milne of Dr. Rachel Coaching. She's a life and business coach that specializes in reconnecting women with who they are and helping them rediscover what's important to them. Her journey began at medicine school in Dundee, where she became a qualified psychiatrist. Afterwards she traveled around the UK working in the clinical field. After taking time off to focus on herself, she found a passion for helping women through the same issues she's experienced- anxiety, self esteem issues etc. In her work she helps women become aware of patterns that affect their lives. She helps them combat their self esteem issues, anxiety surrounding networking and how this affects not only the women themselves but everyone in their lives. Today's episode is one that embodies Scale Her Up and is certainly not one you want to miss.…
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1 “I get paid doing what I like” with Melody Ford 42:42
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktHappy IWD! Today we have Melody Ford, the founder of Meloosha Homecare. They're a domiciliary care provider that gives in home assistance and care to elderly people with the goal of allowing them to stay at home as long as possible and ensuring that family members stay family rather than carers. Since starting her business Melody has franchised it and in her 3rd year of business had a turnover of £3 million. Melody explains about her decision to go into care and the hard but exciting journey of starting her own business. In this episode, Melody talks about creating structures that can last in a franchise, being adaptable to challenges, the delicate balance of mentoring her franchisees and the importance of discovering how employees need to be managed. This episode is truly not one you want to miss. Also be sure to go and check our socials for our celebration of International Women’s Day.…
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1 "Dream big, work your backside off to get it” with Noreen Baqir 37:55
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1 "Helping students succeed, remain engaged and reach for their dreams” with Carly McNamara 34:42
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktToday's episode we are joined by Carly McNamara of My Academic Family. It’s a social enterprise specializing in giving support to disadvantaged and first generation university students in order to get them to graduation. They do this by engaging them with their studies, showing them how to navigate the university environment and supporting their needs. Inspired by her own experience as a first generation university student and working within academia; she has a unique insight into what her targeted students need. She launched during COVID-19 in April 2020, with just £1000, and now supports nearly 100 students and holds workshops in several different colleges and Unis. In this episode, she speaks about her vision for the future, the challenges she faced with sales and revenue, the importance of having a network to rely on and learning how to implement a digital marketing and brand strategy. Today's episode is an absolute joy you don't want to miss.…
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Today's episode is a special one, as we have Katie Watson of Aberdeen Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the lead of BWC Futures group. Even though she's just recently started her corporate journey, Katie has been a standout star, already rising through the ranks of the chamber to become a relationship manager, and was a finalist in the Rising Star Award. Katie speaks about her career path so far and how she's progressed this far at such a young age. She also speaks about the BWC Futures group, a platform to support young professionals in the work field and give them tools to combat things like impostor syndrome and letting them know there's others going through the same thing. In this episode Katie speaks about her passion for creating safe spaces for young professionals, the importance of community, being vulnerable, and creating a network. When we learn of katies battle with depression in her teens, her story is even more inspiring and not one you'd want to miss.…
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1 “Get to know as many woman as possible who can lift you up and help you be confident in yourself” with Tracy Franz 34:55
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktOn today's episode we have Tracy Franz of SmartPA. She’s a business administration and performance specialist that has been in business for close to 8 years. She helps businesses optimize their function and allows them to have more time to do what they love and enjoy. Tracy shares the extremely inspiring story of what led her to start her own business. She gets vulnerable and shares her struggles with addiction, and the journey of restarting her life after getting clean. Tracy speaks about impostor syndrome, the dangers of burnout, looking outside the box, and the importance of creating goals for yourself and your business. Tracy's story is truly one you won't want to miss.…
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1 "The more diversity around the table the richer the conversation” with Lora Caven 43:32
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktToday we have Lora Caven, an internationally recognized and decorated business coach with a focus on supporting high performing women (in and out of C-suite positions) during perimenopause and menopause. She speaks about her journey to getting to this era in her career after feeling lost following some major changes in her life. Her real passion lies in coaching other women in business through the busiest time of their lives- Menopause. After seeing just how damaging the business world is to women going through that era in their life, she set out to challenge a system designed around men. In today's episode she speak about the importance of womanhood and relying on the community that women are innately a part of. She says “The more you show up for yourself the more other people show up for you”. She even speaks about her own experience regarding coaching and stresses how important it is to have that support. She also speaks about the importance of believing in yourself and knowing your own body. This episode will be a comfort to most people and is truly not one to miss.…
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1 "You're gonna fail and that's fine” with Julita Stachowiak 31:24
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktToday we have Julita Stachowiak on the podcast. Julita is the Co founder of J&B Finance LTD. It is a accounting and financial consultancy firm that advises clients of the best way to run their business through a financial lens.she shares her journey of how she's gotten to this stage in her life- from moving to the UK from Poland with just £200 in her pocket, to working at one of the big 4 Accountancy firms to be a female entrepreneur of an international company with a completely female team. In their episode she speaks about the common financial issues businesses face with cash flow, how the recession impacted her life, the best way to run a team , and the importance of having people support you…
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1 “You are my energy sector hero” with Michelle Fraser 38:14
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktIn today's episode we have fellow Podcaster Michelle Fraser. Not only is she the host and creator of Energy Sector Heros, she has also been a consultant in the energy and renewable sector for the past 25 years and most recently started a mentorship and career coaching program set out to help the younger generation find their feet within the oil, gas and energy field. She speaks about her career journey, from starting as a junior technician to working her way up to being a senior project development manager. She speaks about the struggles of being a woman in a primarily male dominated field, specifically trying to be seen and heard. She describes how she tries to be more vocal in a field where it is hard to get noticed, and speaks about the unpredictable nature of contract and consultancy work. She also speaks about her passion for helping others shape their career in the sector, and advising them on the best ways they can portray themselves and supports them in the transition into a full time corporate world. Michelle was a joy to have on and makes this episode one you won't want to miss.…
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1 “Even if you think you aren't ready you are so just do it” with Avriel Skolnik 36:30
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Spill senere Spill senere Lister Lik LiktIn today's episode we have Avriel Skolnik, Co-Founder of Kionnali Living Systems. Avriel is a true champion of sustainability, who creates self contained sustainable housing to help address the current housing crisis and combat emergency situations with housing. Her passion for the environment and keen intelligence drove her to start creating houses centered around people. As a woman in STEM, Avriel has dealt with a lot of stereotypes and condescension as a result of her gender but she's dealt with it with grace and started a company that is creating the house of the future, has over 10 people on her permanent staff and has interest in her designs from all 7 continents. In this episode Avriel speaks about her journey to get to the place she is today and the amazing women who helped show her their own sustainable housing, the importance of placing your well being first, and overcoming the fear of failure.…
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