In this episode of the Excel against the Odds Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Zosia Krajewska about her experience of working whilst living with Ulcerative Colitis.

Zosia is an IT professional living in London currently working in global corporate M&A. She is also a disability

As a result of her condition, Zosia is incredibly focused on her physical and mental wellbeing. She focuses on weight and cardio training 5-6 times a week, journals, meditates and is an avid reader. 

If you would like to connect with Zosia, you can find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zosia-krajewska

Workbook for running a successful business with a chronic illness: https://www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-workbook

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this month's episode I had the honour of interviewing both Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden and Hayley Kellard from Dotty about Braille about the Lilac Review.

Victoria is the co-chair of the Lilac Review and both Hayley and I sit on the Steering Board.

The Lilac Review is an independent, government-backed review looking at tackling the inequalities faced by disabled entrepreneurs.

Launched on the 1st February 2024, the interim report was launched in May 2024 with recommendations for Government, Financial Institutions and Business Support Organisations.

For more details check out the website www.lilacreview.com

Victoria Jenkins Victoria is a multi award winning universal designer, disability advocate, speaker and writer. She has 16 years fashion industry experience as a garment technologist for high street and high end brands. She became disabled in her mid 20's which led to her founding Unhidden, a socially responsible universally designed fashion range, centred on adaptive design for the disabled and chronic sick community. Unhidden is the first universal fashion brand to become a member of the British Fashion Council. In September 2023 she was listed in British Vogues 'The Vogue 25' as well as Vogue Business' 100 innovators list. She is listed as the 2nd most influential disabled person in the UK by the Shaw Trust on their annual Disability Power List. She was the expert designer and co

website: https://unhiddenclothing.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/unhidden.uk

Hayley Kellard is the founder of Dotty About Braille, an online business specialising in personalised, accessible braille greetings cards, letters and labels.

Webite: www.dottyaboutbraille.com

The Chronic Empowerment Hub for business owners with chronic illnesses:

https://www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-chronic-empowerment-hub

In this episode of the Excel against the Odds Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Jacqueline Samm about her experience of running a business as a Virtual Assistant with ME.

Jackie is a Cornish Virtual Assistant with a chronic illness, supporting chronic illness coaches with social media and general admin, so they can focus their energy on providing solutions for their clients.

In this episode we discuss how Jackie runs her business in alignment with her health and the lessons she has learnt along the way. We also talk about the role that a Virtual Assistant can play in helping you to grow your own business.

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

Workbook for running a successful business with a chronic illness: https://www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-workbook

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Self-Care Checklist: ⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-self-care-checklist⁠

In this episode of the Excel against the Odds Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Latasha Doyle about her experience of running a business with Marfan Syndrome.

Latasha Doyle is the owner of Uncanny Content, a full-service content strategy and copywriting agency. Her agency works with businesses owned by women, POC, disabled, queer, and other marginalized folks to help them amplify their reach without burning out. She also has Marfan syndrome and uses her platform to educate about systemic challenges disabled people face. 

In this insightful episode, we discuss how growing her agency and employing a team has enabled Latasha to grow her business around her health. Latasha also gives some great tips on creating content when you have a chronic illness.

For more information and to connect with Latasha:

Website: https://uncannycontent.co/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/uncannycontent

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Self-Care Checklist: ⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-self-care-checklist

In this weeks episode of the Excel against the Odds podcast, I delve in to why it is important to build your business around your chronic illness.

We look at:

And much more

To download the free masterclass and business self-care checklist:

6 Secrets to Success Masterclass: https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-six-secrets-masterclass

Business Self Care Checklist: ⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-self-care-checklist⁠

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of the Excel against the Odds Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Erin Buck about her experience of running a business with Chronic Pain.

Erin, owner of Bizzybee a virtual and social media assistant service. She specialises in helping freelancers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs streamline their social media and business tasks, ultimately giving them more time and less stress to focus on growing their businesses. She also suffers from Chronic pain and foot drop caused by repeated disc ruptures and surgeries causing nerve damage starting her business journey to prove to herself that she still had a purpose.

You can follow her on Instagram, facebook, LinkedIn and pinterest but looking for @bizzybeebollyAs well as listen to her own podcast 'Women In Business' on Spotify and other podcast platforms

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠

Self-Care Checklist: https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/eato-self-care-checklist

In this week's episode of the Excel against the Odds Podcast, I have a special guest, Shabnam Rakhiba, who has joined me to talk about pacing.

When you have a chronic illness, pacing can help you to find the balance that can enable you to achieve what you want to without making your illness worse. But what is pacing? And how can you fit it into your everyday life? Well, Shabnam explains all.

Shabnam Rakhiba is a CPCAB qualified Life Coach & Chronic Illness Mentor. She has an extensive background in psychology, coaching & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Business Self Care Checklist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/eatoselfcare

This Small Business Saturday, I invited my wonderful guests to record their thoughts on what running a business chronic illness means to them.

With special guests:

Karen Townsend

Misty Ceramics

https://www.mistyceramics.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/mistyceramics

Deborah Bircham

Live Well With Chronic Illness

https://livewellwithchronicillness.co.uk/

Anita Barzey

Motivate me tutors and Anita the Holiday Fixers

http://anita.theholidayfixer.com/

http://motivatemetutors.com/

Colette Roe

Roe Assist Virtual Services & Nails by Colette

https://instagram.com/colette.roe_virtual_assistant

https://instagram.com/nailsby_colette_

Audrey Zanesse

Step Into Sophrology

https://www.stepintosophrology.co.uk

Elisabeth Jackson

https://www.instagram.com/elisabethtalksmoney/ https://instagram.com/findingbusinessflow/

Amanda Mckinlay

The Butterfly Room

www.thebutterflyroom7.wixsite.com

Zoe Simmons

https://www.facebook.com/ZoeSimmonsJournalist

https://au.linkedin.com/in/zoe-simmons-7119a994

https://www.instagram.com/somethingbeginningwithz

website: https://zoesimmons.com.au/

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Business Self Care Checklist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/eatoselfcare

In this episode I chat with Louise van Vessem about her experiences of running a business with a chronic illlness.

Louisa is a business strategist and mentor from the North West of England.  Think of her as your trusty wingwoman and the second brain you never knew you needed.  Why?  Because she's passionate about untangling your mind, connecting the dots and guiding you from where you are right now to where you want to be.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inclusioners

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ingenious.corner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IngeniousCornerCo

Website:  https://IngeniousCorner.com

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: ⁠https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour⁠

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠⁠

Free Business Self Care Checklist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/eatoselfcare

Bee Higgins is a creative copywriter, content writer and messaging mentor for heart-led small business owners ready to express their unique magic with words. From 1:1 mentoring sessions, done-for-you offerings and her group membership, Bloom With Bee, there are a myriad of ways to work with Bee to attract kindred clients and nip copy and content overwhelm in the bud. 
When she's not at her desk, you'll find her reading secondhand books, padding the village fields with her dog, and seeking poetry in everyday moments.

In this fabulous discussion, we chatted about the importance of messaging in business and also in the way that people discuss disability and chronic illness. We talked about the imporance of boundaries and of adapting your way of working to fit around your health needs. Bee also recommended some great podcasts which I've been busy checking out.

Social media handles:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bee-higgins/

https://www.instagram.com/bloomwithbeecopy/

https://twitter.com/BloomWithBee

For more information about Excel against the Odds and the work that I do:

One to One Power Hour: https://start.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk/strategypowerhour

To join the Entrepreneurs against the Odds Facebook group: ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/entrepreneursagainsttheodds⁠⁠⁠

Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/excel-against-the-odds⁠⁠⁠

Free Business Self Care Checklist: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/eatoselfcare