She Left School at 16. Now She Runs a 17-Year Leadership Business. | Julie McCann | Scale HER Up

In this episode of Scale HER Up, Brenda Hector talks to Julie McCann — founder and CEO of Masters in Minds Limited — about mindset, leadership, scaling a business with her husband, and the ripple effect of great leadership on people's lives. Julie left school at 16 with few qualifications and went on to build a business that works with organisations across the UK to help them ignite performance, develop their leaders and execute their strategy. She shares honest reflections on what it takes to keep going, why failure is part of the journey, and why age should never hold you back. *In this episode:* Introduction What Masters in Minds does The types of challenges organisations bring to Julie Academic journey and career background Starting the business 17 years ago Working with her husband as business partner Juggling business and family What Julie has learned about herself as an entrepreneur The role of AI and resilience in today's business world Changing attitudes to mindset and the "fluffy stuff" How Masters in Minds delivers results The team structure and platform business Biggest supporters on the journey Advice for women starting or scaling a business On failure, resilience and bouncing back The ripple effect of leadership Why age should never hold you back Scale HER Up is the podcast for female-led businesses ready to grow to seven figures and beyond. Each episode features real stories, tools and tactics to help you build a business that supports the life you want. Only one in three UK entrepreneurs are female — and men are still five times more likely to scale beyond £1 million in turnover. When we change that, we add £250 billion to the UK economy. Ladies, you can do it. #ScaleHERUp #WomenInBusiness #LeadershipDevelopment #MindsetMatters #FemaleEntrepreneur #BusinessGrowth #WomenSupportingWomen #ScotlandBusiness #ExecutionStrategy #RippleEffect