Welcome to Scale-Up Sessions, your roadmap to scaling your business. Joined by expert guests, Martin Kennington brings you the smartest, most up-to-date ways of making smart financial decisions to confidently take your business to the next level. Whether you’re chasing your next round of funding, a business loan, or simply building a smarter growth plan, this is your guide to scaling with confidence.
Scale-Up Sessions
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Welcome to Scale-Up Sessions, your roadmap to scaling your business. Joined by expert guests, Martin Kennington brings you the smartest, most up-to-date ways of making smart financial decisions to confidently take your business to the next level. Whether you’re chasing your next round of funding, a business loan, or simply building a smarter growth plan, this is your guide to scaling with confidence.
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July 8, 2026
How to turn visibility into sales: Why meaningful relationships are the key to driving business growth | Molly Ruland
<p>Growing a business isn't just about getting more attention. It's about making sure the right people find you, trust you, and know exactly how to buy from you.</p><p>In this episode of Scale-Up Sessions, we explore how founders can turn visibility into sustainable growth. From building meaningful relationships and creating a clear market position, to systemising sales and reducing founder dependency, we unpack what it really takes to build a business that can scale. </p><p>Joining us is Molly Ruland, Founder of Heartcast Media. Molly has spent more than two decades building businesses rooted in art, music, culture and community. Today, she helps founders and business leaders use strategic visibility and podcasting to build meaningful relationships that translate into long-term business growth. Her philosophy is simple: the strongest opportunities come from having better conversations.</p><p>Molly shares practical lessons from building and scaling her own business, including:</p><ul><li>Why not everyone is your customer, and how focusing on the right audience creates stronger growth than chasing vanity metrics</li><li>How to turn visibility into predictable revenue by creating a clear offer and building repeatable sales systems</li><li>Why the most valuable businesses are designed to operate without constant founder involvement, and how to start reducing dependency on yourself as the business grows</li></ul><br/><p>● Follow Martin on LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/</a></u></p><p>● Follow Molly on the channels below:</p><p><u><a href="https://mollyruland.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mollyruland.com/ </a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/heartcastmedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/heartcastmedia</a></u></p><p>Scale-Up Sessions is brought to you by Cynergy Bank. To learn more about Cynergy Bank, visit <u><a href="https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/</a></u></p><p>This episode was produced by Flamingo Media. If you want to create a chart-topping podcast visit www.flamingo-media.co.uk</p>
June 24, 2026
Leadership lessons for founders: Letting go, building alignment, and scaling without becoming the bottleneck | Kate Waterfall Hill
<p><strong>What stops businesses from scaling? More often than not, it's not the market or the strategy - it's founder bottlenecks, misaligned leadership teams, and decisions made under pressure.</strong></p><p>In this episode of Scale-Up Sessions, we unpack the leadership challenges that emerge as businesses grow and become more complex. From struggling to let go of control to building alignment across senior teams, we explore what really gets in the way of sustainable scale.</p><p>Joining us is <strong>Kate Waterfall Hill</strong>, leadership coach, advisor, and author of How to Lead. You may also know her alter ego, <strong>Linda, the Bad Manager</strong>, whose brilliantly relatable online sketches shine a light on the everyday management mistakes many leaders make.</p><p>Kate shares practical lessons from decades of working with founders and leadership teams, including:</p><ul><li>Why founders struggle to let go of control, and how to delegate without feeling like you're losing control of the business</li><li>How to build and maintain an aligned leadership team as your business becomes bigger and more complex</li><li>How to make smarter resourcing decisions that support growth, avoid team burnout, and prevent overhiring too quickly</li></ul><br/><p>Follow Kate Waterfall Hill on the channels below: </p><p><u><a href="https://www.waterfallhill.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterfallhill.co.uk/</a></u> </p><p><u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-waterfall-hill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/katewaterfallhill/</a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@katewaterfallhill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@katewaterfallhill</a></u> </p><p><u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/katewaterfallhill/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/katewaterfallhill/</a></u></p><p><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCO50cN8ETdaUwQ_IiosFQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCO50cN8ETdaUwQ_IiosFQ</a></u> </p><p>Follow Martin on LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/</a></u> </p><p>Scale-Up Sessions is brought to you by Cynergy Bank. To learn more about Cynergy Bank, visit <u><a href="https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/</a></u></p><p>This episode was produced by Flamingo Media. If you want to create a chart-topping podcast visit www.flamingo-media.co.uk</p>
June 10, 2026
SME lending in 2026: What you need to know to fund growth | Jim Higginbotham
<p>Is access to finance really drying up for growing businesses, or has the SME lending market simply become more complex?</p><p>In this episode of Scale-Up Sessions, we explore how the UK SME lending landscape is evolving and what business owners need to understand before raising finance. From the rise of fintech and alternative lenders to the growing importance of brokers and long-term planning, this conversation cuts through the headlines to reveal what’s really happening on the ground.</p><p>Joining us is Jim Higginbotham, CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), the UK’s largest trade body for commercial finance brokers. Jim shares insights from across the broker and lender ecosystem, explaining how funding routes have diversified, why many businesses rule themselves out of finance too early, and how scale-ups can make better funding decisions to support sustainable growth.</p><ul><li>Follow Martin on LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinkennington/</a></u></li><li>Follow Jim Higginbotham on LinkedIn: <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-higginbotham-33142523/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-higginbotham-33142523/</a></u></li></ul><br/><p>Scale-Up Sessions is brought to you by Cynergy Bank. To learn more about Cynergy Bank, visit <u><a href="https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/</a></u></p><p>This episode was produced by Flamingo Media. If you want to create a chart-topping podcast visit www.flamingo-media.co.uk</p>
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