Scaling Stories Unfiltered

Scaling Stories Unfiltered , the podcast that gets real about what it takes to scale a business. We’re not here to talk about the unicorns in the headlines or drop names you’ve already heard. Instead, we’re diving deep into the trenches with leaders who’ve been through the scale-up journey to learn from their lived experiences – and avoid their mistakes!

Scaling Stories Unfiltered is a business podcast hosted by Nici Jupp, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nici Jupp hosts Scaling Stories Unfiltered, a business show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  Periods, Plastic & Purpose: The DAME Story with Celia Pool

  Dec 22, 202542 minS1

  <p><b>In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered, we sit down with Celia Pool, co-founder of DAME,  the sustainable period care brand that’s disrupting an industry rooted in stigma, silence, and single-use plastic.</b></p><p>From pitching to investors, to facing rejection after rejection from people who “just didn’t get it,” Celia shares what it really takes to bring a purpose-driven product to life and keep going when the mission matters more than the money.</p><p>This is a raw, honest, and deeply insightful conversation about grit, purpose, and building something that’s bigger than you.</p><p>...

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  Episode #19

  The Quiet Strength Behind a Successful Scale-Up

  Dec 17, 202547 minS1

  <p><b>In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered</b>, we sit down with <b>James Chappell</b>, co-founder of Digital Shadows, a cybersecurity company that grew from an idea between two friends into a business acquired for over £150M.</p><p>With a calm, methodical approach to growth, James shares the real story behind building a tech company from scratch, navigating leadership through scale, and staying grounded in the face of growing investor pressure.</p><p>This episode is packed with thoughtful, experience-led insights for anyone scaling in complex, high-stakes environments.</p><p><b>What you’ll learn in thi...

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  Episode #18

  What if joy, community, and belonging could scale a global movement?

  Nov 17, 202556 minS1

  <p>In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered, we sit down with <b>Sam Moyo</b>, founder of <b>Morning Gloryville, </b>the pioneering sober rave movement that reshaped how people experience joy, connection, and community.</p><p>From her childhood in Zimbabwe surrounded by Ubuntu values, to building a worldwide experiential movement across 23 cities, Sam’s story is one of courage, creativity, and heart-led leadership.</p><p>She shares the unfiltered truth about what it really takes to build something culturally powerful, the lessons learned from scaling, and how burnout, neurodiversity, and self-reflection shaped her next chapter.</p><p><b>...

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  Episode #17

  The Coaching Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

  Nov 3, 202537 minS1

  <p><b>What if the future of leadership development isn’t top-down, but built from the ground up?</b></p><p>In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered, we sit down with <b>Elisa Krantz</b>, co-founder & CEO of <b>MindBeat</b>, a coaching and leadership development platform that’s redefining how organisations grow their leaders.</p><p>From her early entrepreneurial influences to leaving a successful consulting career to build a purpose-led tech business, Elisa’s story is one of courage, conviction, and creating impact through people.</p><p>She shares the unfiltered truth about what it really takes to sca...

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  Episode #16

  Turning a Problem Into Purpose: Ed Heaver’s Scale-Up Journey

  Oct 20, 20251h 12mS1

  <p><b>What if the best business ideas start with a mistake?</b></p><p>In this episode of Scaling Stories Unfiltered, we sit down with <b>Ed Heaver</b>, co-founder of Serve Legal, the UK’s leading age-verification testing company to explore how a costly licensing failure in a pub became the catalyst for building a national compliance powerhouse.</p><p>From running pubs in London’s East End to scaling a data-driven business working with Tesco, Waitrose and Asda, Ed’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and knowing when to trust others to take the lead.</p><p>He s...

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