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 – What It Really Takes to Scale Your Business Beyond the Micropreneur Stage

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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18 December 2025

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Every business owner trying to scale beyond the solopreneur or micropreneur stage reaches this point. A ceiling (maybe a revenue plateau, maybe a leadership problem, maybe a team or leadership skill gap) that prevents getting to that next level.

Good thing we have Chantel Gilbert, our 2025 HerBusiness Member of the Year and CEO of Bluegum Electrical Solutions, here to tell us exactly how she did it.

In this episode, she’s showing us how she stepped into the CEO role of her business in more than title alone — and scaled her 7-figure business.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in this Episode: 

  • Chantel reveals the surprisingly common leadership trap women fall into, and why solving every problem yourself keeps you stuck (even if it feels good to be the one with the answers!)
  • How to empower your team to take initiative and responsibility for the business’s long-term success (and how YOU can let go, in order to grow).
  • Discover the GENIUS decision-making tool that will help your team solve 90-100% of their problems independently, so you don’t have to be involved in every decision.
  • Chantel’s must-haves (or must-not-haves!) in order to scale successfully — and why reviewing your systems, processes, and habits is step #1.
  • How to use data and cycles to experiment in your business, rather than simply following what the industry says (or guessing!)
  • What scaling really means for your work-life ‘balance’. And what changes to expect with your capacity, seasons of life, and personal life.
  • How to realistically prepare your business for the next stage of growth, and start building foundations now.

 

 

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Mentioned in This Episode:

The HerBusiness Network

HerBusiness Podcast Episode 328:
4 Systems That Saved My Sanity as a Business Owner

Bettina Mitchell, Workflow Mastery

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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