Julia is the UK's leading fundraising and growth advisor working exclusively with women entrepreneurs. With 20+ years commercial experience developing, building and funding high-growth start-ups, including the award-winning online shoe design brand Upper Street, and internet pioneer UpMyStreet.com, Julia's mission and passion is to bring her wealth of expertise to support women entrepreneurs on their own journeys to raising finance and scaling their businesses. Alongside her coaching and advisory work, Julia mentors female founders at Natwest Entrepreneurial Spark and Virgin Startup, is a judge at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and also hosts the ground-breaking podcast Fundraising Stories with Women Entrepreneurs.