We are now deep in the throes of Summer 2023 and that means I’m taking my foot off the gas and am trying to relax a little. While I’m spending some time travelling and visiting family, please enjoy this encore presentation of one of my most popular episodes…

Host Sherrilynne Starkie welcomes author and executive coach Julie Ellis to episode 18 of the 50 Women Over 50 podcast. 

Julie is a serial entrepreneur and an angel investor who has taken several start up companies past Series A funding into high performing enterprises. She’s learned a lot about business and life along the way and put that wisdom into her first book for women entrepreneurs who want to achieve great things. Published last year, the book is called Big Gorgeous Goals and it’s now available as an audio book for the first time on Audible. 

Julie is someone who reached the top of her career and achieved her dream of flipping her business and yet, she was surprised when she felt sad and a sense of loss when it was gone. In this interview, she talks about learning to be kinder and gentler with ourselves as being the key to both business success as well as overall happiness. 

“Remember,” she says, “When we look at people who do big, amazing things, what we are actually seeing is the highlights reel. We're seeing all the good things, the outcomes, the great successes. What is not being shown is all the hard work that came before. We only see the tip of the iceberg.”

About Julie Ellis:

Julie Ellis is an executive coach to corporate leaders and scaling entrepreneurs. Her unique experience and expertise stems from 25 years of working first in the corporate world and then as a leading Canadian entrepreneur. She is a co-founder of the award-winning company Mabel’s Labels, one of Canada’s greatest small-business success stories.  Her book, Big Gorgeous Goals is a manifesto and call to action for women to lift themselves, and each other, up by refusing to accept limitations and instead embracing an ethos of possibility.

Resources & Contact Information: 

• Julie Ellis
• Big Gorgeous Goals
• Only Murders in the Building
• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
• Resilient Kids Canada

About the 50 Women Over 50 Podcast: 

Sherrilynne Starkie started this show as a creative project with the goal of interviewing 50 women past their 50th birthday to learn how they see the world, what lessons they’ve learned and what advice they have for us all. She’s been blogging and podcasting for 18+ years as part of a successful marketing and communications career and looks forward to learning from the women she will interview. Subscribe to 50 Women Over 50 wherever you get your podcasts and please share it with your friends. Get each weekly episode dropped into your inbox by subscribing here.

Elevating the voices and stories of women navigating the enriching complexities of midlife, '50 Women Over 50' is an empowering podcast that draws inspiration from the experiences of 50 incredible women.