Today I’d like to talk about bravery. Specifically to brands who continue to avoid disabled people because of fear. Life is full of hurdles. Fear is a natural emotion. Without it we’d struggle to get very far in life at all. But it’ has to be in balance. With too much fear, we don’t really… Continue Reading
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Disability and Identity
I haven’t talked so much lately about the disability side of my life, and specifically any stories as a ‘disabled’ entrepreneur/founder. Partly it’s because I’ve always wanted balance between the disability side of my identity and the many other elements that makes me me. Partly it’s because I’d written and spoken about the disability perspective… Continue Reading
Purple Party
Yesterday at Purple Goat we celebrated our second birthday in person. And when I say celebrated, it was the biggest celebration of disabled talent you’ll ever see! At an accessible venue in London for 150 people (believe me such venues are not so abundant), many of the top disabled influencers joined some of our clients,… Continue Reading
Mentors and Gratitude
Back in 2009 AJ and Melissa Leon helped build martynsibley.com and mentored me through blogging, entrepreneurship and chasing my dreams. This month at Purple Goat Agency we made our biggest deal yet. I messaged AJ to tell him about this particular milestone. True to his warmth and kindness, he sent me this bottle of premium… Continue Reading
What a Week
Things kicked off with bank holiday Monday, and a new personal care assistant starting work with me. Something that always causes anxiety, yet something that’s so fundamental to my life. Then Kasia had her birthday Wednesday, the day before mine. We’re born in the same year too! So we celebrated her day with a long… Continue Reading
Purple Goat Manifesto
Hello blog and newsletter readers. It’s been a while! I hope you are keeping well? Hopefully you’ve kept up with my Daily Sib livestreams, live on my social channels everyday at noon. Plus my random ramblings on Instagram and LinkedIn. Otherwise it’s been all systems go with Purple Goat. To fill you in on everything,… Continue Reading
Hurdles and Marathons
I’ve struggled to write an update recently for a couple of reasons. One is that there’s simply not been enough time and energy once I’ve finished everything else. The other is I wasn’t sure exactly what to say. As you’ll know I’m doing the Daily Sib interviews with disability influencers and my daily (ish) Disabled… Continue Reading
Disabled Founders Journal
A quick update today on bank holiday Monday. I’ve started a daily journal on my podcast channel. Please do listen, let me know your thoughts, and subscribe. I’ve done a few episodes already live here. It’s also available on all normal podcast platforms. Don’t forget to tune in every weekday for #thedailysib on my personal… Continue Reading