Episode 97

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5th Oct 2025

“Turning bold ideas into practical actions” with Kelly Ling

Welcome back to Scale Her Up! Today we have Kelly Ling from Ling and Co joining us. They are a business growth consultancy, all about helping entrepreneurs and business owners simplify their day to day operations and create a strategy that would best help their businesses grow and become more streamlined. She works on everything from brand marketing, to team development and even general operations. In essence she is a master of business problem solving. After training in animations at a university in Singapore, Kelly came to the UK to start her marketing and PR journey. From beginning her career journey in festival producing, to working at the biggest arts festival in the world (the Edinburgh Fringe) to landing a role as an executive at an agency; Kelly is very versed in the world of PR and marketing. In this episode, Kelly speaks about her decision to leave the corporate world and her desire to impact local businesses on a personal level. She goes on to speak about her experience and recovery from burnout, her struggle with perfectionism, the importance of failure, and gender roles in the house and careers.  This episode is truly one you won't want to miss, a massive thank you to Kelly for joining us as well. Be sure to follow our instagram @scaleherup and also my Linkedin at Brenda Hector for daily motivational updates and exciting future plans.

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About the Podcast

Scale Her Up: Female business stories and expert tips for business growth and success
The Female Entrepreneur Show. Sharing business expertise, start-up experiences and business growth strategies to overcome challenges
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 dreams. She's the help you need to grow your business.

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Brenda Hector

Entrepreneur, business coach, podcast host, writer

I work with proactive ambitious business owners in Scotland to increase their profits, improve the performance of their teams and enable them to work fewer hours. I'm passionate about improving gender balance in entrepreneurship as host of Scale Her Up The female entrepreneur show podcast.

"Because being in business should give you more life"