Shaping Business: The Women Redefining What’s Next - January

The January edition of Shaping Business brings together founder stories, expert insight and practical perspective from women shaping businesses across the UK.

Produced as part of Cavendish’s Women of Influence programme, this issue focuses on real decisions rather than theory. Growth, funding and leadership as they actually play out, often under pressure, and with little time for noise.

Inside this edition:

• Mia Drennan, founder of GLAS, on building a £1bn business from a £6,000 start, and how scale changes the conversation around control and partners.
  

• Alicia Taylor, Investment Director at Pembroke VCT, on what VCT investors really look for, where founders most often misjudge the process, and how to approach funding discussions with realism.
  

• Bethan Higson, founder of Mother Root, on spotting a gap in the market during maternity leave and turning early traction into a £7m consumer brand.
  

• Jamie Genevieve, founder of Vieve, on moving from founder-led momentum to private equity backing after raising £9m, and the trade-offs that come with institutional growth.
  

• A Sound Thinking edit featuring founders and leaders such as Eshita Kabra-Davies and Abi Selby, selected for women making decisions under pressure.
  

The full January edition is available to read now.