{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"She Counts","title":"When There’s No App for What You Need: Building the Tool You Wish You Had","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/06e79553\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3866,"description":"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.\nResources\n\nJudie McCarthy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiemccarthy/\nClient Hub + She Counts - https://www.clienthub.app/lp/shecounts\nClient Hub on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/client-hub-inc/\nLaura Redmond on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraredmond/\nDolly Parton quote - https://x.com/DollyParton/status/1182038149087846402\nStudies 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\nResearch shows that greater female representation correlates with smaller relative transaction sizes in M&A - https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/full/10.1142/S2282717X25500033\nWhy do female entrepreneurs decide to exit their ventures? - https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A1573378/FULLTEXT01.pdf\nSPONSORS: [Forwardly, Relay, Client Hub] \n\nJoin Our LinkedIn Page!\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcast\n\nSubscribe on YouTube\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcast\n\nFollow She Counts on IG\nhttps://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/\n\nConnect with Nancy\nhttps://www.thedancingaccountant.com/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpa\n\nConnect with Questian\nhttps://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/questian-telka-ea-78383666\n\nEarn CPE for Listening to This...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vUt3h6Kg39bjmsEUTNXEs3eqikbtl3hfW6QNuZ-7mdM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81N2Ez/M2ZjNGZkODY5Y2Jm/OWMwZTU0ZTY4MDY4/YjIzMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}