ScaleX™ Insider Podcast

Updated: 22 Oct 2025 • 224 episodes
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My name is Brendan McGurgan and I am immersed in the world of scaleup businesses. In 2020, myself and business partner Claire Colvin co-founded Simple Scaling with the sole purpose of inspiring and enabling millions of ambitious leaders to scale with purpose. Over the past two years we have researched and examined our success and the success of those who have 'been there and done it' to create the 10 Principles of Scaling which is enshrined in our ScaleX™ Framework. As an extension of this we have created the ScaleX™ Insider Podcast. Every week I will be having fascinating conversations with authors, change makers and business leaders on one or more of the ScaleX™ Principles to support you on your journey to success. I believe passionately in business scaleup and most importantly the wellbeing of you - the aspirational scaleup leader. New episodes on Wednesdays. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate, review and share the podcast if you enjoy it. For more information go to: www.simplescaling.com.

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In this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider podcast, Brendan McGurgan sits down with Ranjay Gulati — Harvard Business School professor, leadership and organisational growth expert, and author of seven books including Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies. Ranjay joins the show to explore what it tru

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Scaling with purpose, leadership under pressure, and building a global SaaS platform from Belfast—Liam McStravick shares the raw truth about entrepreneurship in this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider podcast.   Liam McStravick, Co-Founder and CEO of TeamFeePay, has founded seven businesses, remortgaged his house to fund h

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In this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider podcast, Brendan McGurgan is joined by Kim Scott — bestselling author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better. Kim is also the co-founder of Radical Candor, a company helping leaders worldwide put her fram

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Scaling with Purpose: Adam Coffey on Private Equity, Empire Building & SME Growth. In this ScaleX Insider podcast, host Brendan McGurgan sits down with bestselling author, entrepreneur, and private equity expert Adam Coffey to uncover the playbook for scaling SMEs with purpose. From buy-and-build strategies to unit-lev

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In this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider podcast, Brendan McGurgan sits down once again with Claire Colvin — business partner, leadership strategist, and expert in scaling people-centred businesses. As Season 17 comes to a close, Claire reflects on the most powerful themes, insights, and lessons from the season, highligh

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In this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider podcast, Brendan McGurgan sits down once again with Nick Bradley — entrepreneur, private equity veteran, and host of Scale Up Your Business. Nick returns to the show to discuss his brand-new book Exit for Millions: The Private Equity Blueprint for Scaling and Selling Your Business

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