She’s Taking Over is the go-to podcast for ambitious founders ready to scale smarter, lead better, and build a business that actually fits the life they want.
Hosted by Jenna Davies, consultant, strategist, and founder of Big Uppetite. Each episode blends raw behind-the-scenes stories with tactical insights on brand, business, mindset and growth. From navigating her personal and professional life and pivoting with purpose to raising capital and rebuilding from scratch, this is where the real founder conversations happen.
If you're evolving faster than your environment and ready to do the thing, this one's for you 🚀
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She’s Taking Over is the go-to podcast for ambitious founders ready to scale smarter, lead better, and build a business that actually fits the life they want.
Hosted by Jenna Davies, consultant, strategist, and founder of Big Uppetite. Each episode blends raw behind-the-scenes stories with tactical insights on brand, business, mindset and growth. From navigating her personal and professional life and pivoting with purpose to raising capital and rebuilding from scratch, this is where the real founder conversations happen.
If you're evolving faster than your environment and ready to do the thing, this one's for you 🚀
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If you’re still relying on referrals, reputation, and word-of-mouth to grow, this is the episode that’ll make you rethink everything.
For almost two decades, Gareth Shears built a successful financial planning firm the traditional way, loyal clients, steady referrals, zero public presence.
Then in 2020, he tried what everyone was preaching: be everywhere. Podcasting, posting, YouTube, LinkedIn all at once. It didn’t work. He spread himself too thin, saw little return, and quietly pulled the plug.
In 2023, he tried again, but differently. One platform. Two posts a day. No shortcuts. No skipping. Twelve months later, his content speaks for him. The consults are booked. The business runs around his life, not the other way around.
This episode is for any service provider sitting on deep expertise, wondering if it’s too late to show up online. Gareth proves it’s not.
You don’t need to start over. You just need a smarter way to be seen.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
00:00 From police officer to financial planner: Gareth’s unexpected backstory
03:10 What 240 podcast episodes taught him about burnout and reach
07:30 The decision to post twice a day and how it changed everything
10:20 Why focusing on one platform outperformed being everywhere
13:00 How Gareth uses AI to automate admin while deepening client trust
18:00 Why most founders mismanage their finances and what to do instead
24:00 Making finance content scroll-worthy without dumbing it down
29:00 One carousel, 70 consults and why it worked
34:00 Personal branding as a service provider and how to do it with integrity
42:00 The 12 money questions people always ask and how they drive his content
48:00 Building a business that fits your life not the other way around
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