Breaking Barriers: Coaching Advice for Women Who Want to Succeed in Business
03/26/25 • 36 min
In this episode of The Business Coach Podcast, business coach Brenda Hector explores the unique challenges female entrepreneurs face and how they can overcome them to scale their businesses successfully. Brenda shares her journey from completing an MBA to becoming a coach, helping business owners shift from merely creating a job for themselves to building thriving, scalable companies. She discusses the common struggles of time, team, and money, highlighting how mindset shifts and strategic delegation can unlock growth. Through real client success stories, Brenda illustrates how structured time management and overcoming limiting beliefs lead to business breakthroughs. She also sheds light on the impact of perimenopause on female entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need for greater awareness and workplace support.
About Brenda Hector:
Brenda Hector is a business coach with a passion for empowering entrepreneurs, particularly female business owners, to scale their businesses and achieve financial freedom. With an MBA and a background in both science and business, Brenda transitioned into coaching after witnessing the struggles of small business owners firsthand. She specializes in guiding business owners through growth strategies, team management, and mindset shifts that enable them to step back from daily operations and build self-sustaining businesses. Brenda is also a strong advocate for female entrepreneurship and workplace awareness around challenges like perimenopause, actively working to break down barriers for women in business.
Learn more: https://brendahector.actioncoach.co.uk/
About ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH is a global business coaching firm founded in 1993 by Brad Sugars. It offers coaching services to all types of businesses, providing guidance and support in various aspects of business management, including marketing, sales, finance, team building, and systems development. ActionCOACH operates through a network of trained business coaches who work directly with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome challenges. The company's vision is to "create world abundance through business re-education," aiming to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to build profitable enterprises that work without them.
Learn more about ActionCOACH: https://www.actioncoach.com/
Become A Coach: https://www.actioncoach.com/
In this episode of The Business Coach Podcast, business coach Brenda Hector explores the unique challenges female entrepreneurs face and how they can overcome them to scale their businesses successfully. Brenda shares her journey from completing an MBA to becoming a coach, helping business owners shift from merely creating a job for themselves to building thriving, scalable companies. She discusses the common struggles of time, team, and money, highlighting how mindset shifts and strategic delegation can unlock growth. Through real client success stories, Brenda illustrates how structured time management and overcoming limiting beliefs lead to business breakthroughs. She also sheds light on the impact of perimenopause on female entrepreneurs, emphasizing the need for greater awareness and workplace support.
About Brenda Hector:
Brenda Hector is a business coach with a passion for empowering entrepreneurs, particularly female business owners, to scale their businesses and achieve financial freedom. With an MBA and a background in both science and business, Brenda transitioned into coaching after witnessing the struggles of small business owners firsthand. She specializes in guiding business owners through growth strategies, team management, and mindset shifts that enable them to step back from daily operations and build self-sustaining businesses. Brenda is also a strong advocate for female entrepreneurship and workplace awareness around challenges like perimenopause, actively working to break down barriers for women in business.
Learn more: https://brendahector.actioncoach.co.uk/
About ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH is a global business coaching firm founded in 1993 by Brad Sugars. It offers coaching services to all types of businesses, providing guidance and support in various aspects of business management, including marketing, sales, finance, team building, and systems development. ActionCOACH operates through a network of trained business coaches who work directly with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome challenges. The company's vision is to "create world abundance through business re-education," aiming to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to build profitable enterprises that work without them.
Learn more about ActionCOACH: https://www.actioncoach.com/
Become A Coach: https://www.actioncoach.com/
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About ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH is a global business coaching firm founded in 1993 by Brad Sugars. It offers coaching services to all types of businesses, providing guidance and support in various aspects of business management, including marketing, sales, finance, team building, and systems development. ActionCOACH operates through a network of trained business coaches who work directly with clients to help them achieve their business goals and overcome challenges. The company's vision is to "create world abundance through business re-education," aiming to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to build profitable enterprises that work without them.
Learn more about ActionCOACH: https://www.actioncoach.com/
Become A Coach: https://www.actioncoach.com/
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About ActionCOACH
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Learn more about ActionCOACH: https://www.actioncoach.com/
Become A Coach: https://www.actioncoach.com/
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