Every rose has its thorns... even when you’re thrust into fame. As the 4-year old stepsister to The Beatles’ Sir Paul McCartney in the 1960’s, Ruth’s life changed instantaneously. She was a target for years of school bullying. Through it, Ruth McCartney became resourceful and resilient, learning invaluable lessons that she shares in this episode. Listen and be inspired by Ruth’s dynamic and varied career path, including starting work as a child organizing Paul’s fan mail, becoming a British musician and then a Russian pop music star with over 4 million concert ticket sales, and now being an internet, digital, and new media entrepreneur serving as: the Co-Founder of a fan management software company; and CEO of both a creative digital agency — McCartney Multimedia — and a film, video, and commercial production documentary studio — McCartney Studios. Ruth co-founded the companies with her musician husband, Martin Nethercutt, and mother, Dr. Angie McCartney — who was our fabulous Episode 63 #SBIPodcast guest. Ruth is a visionary entrepreneur who never stops. She says, “I've never thought of myself as the female gender or a woman or disadvantaged. But just ...getting it done. I don't see hurdles or obstacles. And that's probably because of the upbringing I had.”