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The Blue Sofa: Beyond Strategy — Leadership & Growth for Women in Business
Welcome to The Blue Sofa: Beyond Strategy — a podcast about leadership and business growth for women in business.
I’m Mia Poulsen, and this is where we go deeper than tactics.
Because at some point, growth is no longer about learning another strategy. It is about developing the leadership required to hold more complexity, visibility, responsibility, and scale.
Inside each episode, we explore the architecture of sustainable growth. We talk about decision-making, developmental psychology, identity shifts, and the internal structures that determine how far your business can actually expand.
This is not a podcast about trends or quick wins.
It is a space for thoughtful conversations about what it means to grow as a female leader — to increase capacity, to evolve your authority, and to build a business that reflects who you are becoming.
If you are ready to move beyond strategy and into leadership, you are in the right place.
New episodes drop every week.
The Blue Sofa: Beyond Strategy — Leadership & Growth for Women in Business
Transformational Leadership: You Can’t Scale What You Can’t See
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Most founders don’t have a strategy problem.
They have a perception problem that leads to expensive decisions.
In this episode, I break down the concept of “Sensing” from Otto Scharmer’s Theory U and explain how perception quality determines leadership quality — and ultimately, revenue stability.
You’ll learn:
• What “downloading” is — and how it destabilizes your business
• Why reactive decision-making creates unnecessary pivots
• How to separate data from interpretation
• Why disciplined perception is a competitive advantage
Before you act, pivot, or rebuild — this episode will teach you how to see clearly and make decisions that turn into innovations and your next big move in business.
If this resonated, share it with a founder who needs to lead from clarity — not from reaction.
And if you want support growing into your next level as a leader, book a free call. Let's explore what that could look like for you and your business.