Judie McCarthy's team was spending a third of their time chasing down information—then one of her biggest clients called in tears, completely overwhelmed by the constant requests. Judie joins Questian and Nancy to share why that moment launched her from bookkeeper to tech founder. She talks through juggling two full-time jobs for years, selling her 25-year practice to the lowest bidder (and why that was the right call), and why the fear of regret turned out to be stronger than every other fear she had about building something new.

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• (00:00) - Welcome to She Counts
• (02:13) - The Birth of Client Hub
• (09:38) - Transitioning from Practice to Tech
• (16:24) - Selling the Practice
• (23:38) - Building and Vetting a Software Idea
• (35:27) - The Importance of Listening in Leadership
• (36:59) - Building Client-Centric Tech Products
• (39:46) - Keeping It Simple: Focus on Core Features
• (42:47) - Challenges and Triumphs of Women in Tech
• (55:01) - The Power of Partnerships and Community
• (01:02:02) - Advice for Aspiring Female Founders

• Judie McCarthy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiemccarthy/
• Client Hub + She Counts - https://www.clienthub.app/lp/shecounts
• Client Hub on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/client-hub-inc/
• Laura Redmond on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraredmond/
• Dolly Parton quote - https://x.com/DollyParton/status/1182038149087846402
• Studies on the topic of gender differences when selling a business:
  • Research shows a higher share of female directors is associated with fewer acquisition bids and lower bid premiums (suggesting more conservative deal-making) - https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2012/retrieve.php
  • Research shows that greater female representation correlates with smaller relative transaction sizes in M&A - https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/full/10.1142/S2282717X25500033
• Why do female entrepreneurs decide to exit their ventures? - https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A1573378/FULLTEXT01.pdf

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