Most founders don't talk about this... but success isn't years of experience... it's confidence!Emilie Vanpoperinghe, CEO of Oddbox, built a wonky vegetables business into a £20M+ scale-up.This revolutionary female founder explains the uncomfortable biases women have in business, her hiring protocol and what leadership advice backfired on her.🧠 What You'll Learn:▪️ Why confidence trumps experience in determining entrepreneurial success (and the 20% confidence gap that's holding women back)▪️ How to stay close to customers without losing focus as you scale to 50,000+ users▪️ The uncomfortable truth about hiring bias▪️ How small sustainable actions create bigger behavioural shifts than grand gestures▪️ Why asking for input when you don't really want it damages team trust▪️ The art of being directive as a leader without being authoritarian📖 Chapters:00:00 - Intro01:35 - From Finance to Fighting Food Waste08:03 - Tangible vs Intangible Impact13:00 - The Sustainability Brand Balancing Act19:17 - When Product-Market Fit Isn't Enough25:24 - Staying Close to 50,000 Customers32:00 - The Values Exercise That Almost Failed38:22 - "I Ended Up Hiring All Men"43:18 - The Confidence Research That Shocked Emilie52:15 - Why She doesn't post on LinkedIn57:23 - Co-founding With Your Husband01:03:58 - "Stay Odd" — What It Really Means in Management🍿 WATCH NEXT (on Youtube)If you liked this conversation, you'll love this one too:How To Be A Great Manager | Mel Murray-Serter (interview)👉 Subscribe for weekly interviews and deeply practical videos on how to scale with soul📧 Get exclusive insights, timeless frameworks & founder tools in my newsletter:🧊 Affiliates:HEIGHTS - https://www.heights.com/scalewithsoulUnplugged - put in code UPMSCALEWITHSOUL at checkout for £35 off

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