Hello everyone! Since the wedding six weeks ago, life has been wonderfully busy with some exciting social activities. I had an amazing time at the Pink concert, enjoyed the elegance of Royal Ascot with Proximo, and so far I’m thrilled at the Euro 2024 Football Championships. It’s been lots of fun socially, and now I’m… Continue Reading
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A Huge Purple Update
I don’t know about you, but I’m really feeling that spring energy. With the longer days and creative ideas in abundance, I’m feeling super productive and full of energy. Both personal and professional life feel full of joy and opportunity at the moment. Long may that continue! I’ve wanted to update on a few work… Continue Reading
Inclusive Policymaking with Celia Chartres-Aris
My Purple Power/Martyn Sibley show podcast is back with another episode. This time I had a phenomenal chat with the brilliant Celia Chartres-Aris (née Hensman) about Inclusive Policymaking. We touch on so much. In particular why disabled people haven’t had enough representation in politics and policy making. Often including our large and vibrant community has… Continue Reading
Feel Good Friday – Meeting my teacher
Last summer on holiday in Poland I was reflecting on various things. One such reflection was on how it’d been just over 20 years since I’d gone to uni to study economics. It reminded me of Mr Sanderson. My GCSE business studies and A level Economics teacher. I realised how his teaching had shaped and… Continue Reading
Making Space with Keely Cat-Wells
If you haven’t already seen on my social channels, I’ve been back in to podcasting recently. Both on my own Martyn Sibley show, and as a guest on other shows too. Recently I had a great conversation with Keely Cat Wells on her entrepreneurial journey, and her new start-up on the block, with Sophie Morgan,… Continue Reading
Disability and entrepreneurship
Disability and entrepreneurship. Disabled founders. Business owners with a long term health condition. There’s so much to unpack in these words right!? To speak to it from personal experience, I just wanted to share two things I’ve done in this space the past week. 1) Today I delivered my first university lecture for Leicester business… Continue Reading
Inclusive Banking
I’ve been working on and involved in some really high level disability inclusion projects recently. It’s so fascinating taking a problem, considering all the stakeholders involved, creating answers that attempt to work for everyone, accepting any progress is better than none, and bringing it to the world. With all these challenges, variables and executing of… Continue Reading
Calling Disabled Founders
One thing that caught my attention last year, that didn’t quite make my year in review post, was the amazing opportunities evolving for disabled founders and entrepreneurs. When I look back at Srin Madipalli and I starting Disability Horizons and Accomable, we did find general business support, but very little was disability specific. Funding and… Continue Reading