The INSIDER PODCAST: Season 16 – Episode 3

Find Your Why or Risk Burning Out.

With Sam Smith

In this episode of the ScaleX™ Insider Podcast, I’m delighted to welcome Sam Smith, trailblazing entrepreneur, board advisor, and co-founder of The SuperScalers. As the first female CEO of a City stockbroking firm, Sam led finnCap from a management buyout to a £50m+ revenue investment bank, supporting hundreds of high-growth companies along the way. Her ground-breaking leadership journey is defined not just by numbers but by purpose, empathy, and a relentless drive to build better businesses from the inside out. Now a board advisor across tech, private equity, and commodities, Sam helps organisations scale with strategy, good governance, and inclusive leadership.
Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Sam Smith is a distinguished entrepreneur and a fervent advocate for UK entrepreneurship. As the founder and former CEO of finnCap Group Plc, she led the company to become a leading advisory firm for growth companies, achieving over £50 million in annual revenue.

Sam made history as the first female chief executive of a City stockbroking firm. Currently, she co-leads The SuperScalers, a purpose-driven organisation focused on empowering businesses, especially those led by women, to achieve substantial growth.

Sam also holds strategic advisory and non-executive director roles across various organizations, contributing her expertise to the scaling journeys of numerous businesses.

This high energy conversation also explores:

  • Why belonging is your business advantage.
  • Why purpose-driven businesses win. (And what that looks like in practice)
  • How we built an investment bank from scratch
  • Why purpose drives peak performance and how to find yours.
  • Why you should never let the world decide who you are.

Whether you’re a founder, a leader, or a change-maker, this episode will inspire you to rethink how you scale and who you bring with you.

Contact Sam:
Website: SuperScalers

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