The She Who Scales Podcast
She Who Scales is a podcast for female expert founders building modern businesses around their expertise, ideas and intellectual property.
Hosted by Mia Poulsen, the podcast explores sustainable business growth through the lens of business architecture, thought leadership, scalable offers and founder psychology.
Each episode dives into the realities of building a business as a consultant, coach, advisor, therapist, educator or course creator — without relying on hustle culture, constant visibility or overcomplicated strategies.
Topics include:
- scalable business models
- client flow & sales systems
- thought leadership marketing
- founder bottlenecks
- positioning & messaging
- sustainable growth
- business systems
- scaling without burnout
This is a space for women who want to build businesses with more clarity, stronger structure and calmer growth.
Because scaling should not require sacrificing your nervous system, your life or your long-term vision.
New episodes drop every 2. week.
The She Who Scales Podcast
Transformational Leadership: Why You Can See Everyone Else’s Blind Spots — But Not Your Own
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Why is it so easy to see exactly what others need to do —
and so hard to move yourself forward?
In this episode, we dive into Adult Development Theory and explore why this isn’t about clarity, confidence or strategy.
Based on the work of developmental psychologist Robert Kegan, we explore:
• The difference between intelligence and developmental capacity
• What it means when something “has control over you” vs. when you “have control over it”
• Why your fears are easier to see in others than in yourself
• The three stages of adult development relevant for founders
• How your current leadership structure may be limiting your next level
Your business grows in complexity, visibility and responsibility.
If your internal leadership doesn’t evolve with it, growth stalls.
Not because you’re incapable.
But because you’re still inside the stage that needs to develop.
If you haven’t listened to Episode 1 yet, start there to understand the full foundation of this series.
In the next episode we are diving into: Why we unconsciously block our own growth — and how identity protects itself.