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11/07/2022

Remote working is still a hot topic. For disabled people, it’s been touted as a big leap forward. Many businesses are still grappling with the pros and cons of this new era. This can create many frustrations and fears for employers and employees. Indeed, for disabled and non-disabled employees too. We have to pause and… Continue Reading

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About Martyn Sibley


My name is Martyn Sibley. I am a regular guy who happens to have a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This means I cannot walk, lift anything heavier than a book or shower myself. Nonetheless I run multiple businesses, am the author of 'Everything is Possible', I have a Degree in Economics & a Masters in Marketing. I love adventure travels (including an epic visit to Australia), I have great people in my life (including my soul mate), have flown a plane, enjoyed skiing & SCUBA diving, and live independently on earth.

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Sunny's back 🙌 This time with his soundtrack. W Sunny's back 🙌 This time with his soundtrack. We wanted to show 3 ways I connect with my Golden retriever from my wheelchair 🐶 

1) treats served straight from my tray

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I've been pretty head down working lately on vario I've been pretty head down working lately on various exciting growth opportunities for Purple Goat Agency.

So much so that I've had a few people check in on me as I haven't published as much content. Beyond sharing that I'm feeling great, I do actually have some content today!

Last week I visited London for a charity fundraiser event for SMA UK. Thanks to a keynote speech by Sir Richard Dearlove (ex MI6 boss) on geo politics, many people attended to raise awareness and vital funds for the charity supporting people with the condition I personally have.

Here's a few shots of the day 💜
As the founder of disability marketing agency @pur As the founder of disability marketing agency @purplegoatagency, I wanted to share with you the top 3 challenges I faced while growing the business.

Firstly, one of the biggest challenges was overcoming client fears around disability. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of stigma and misconceptions surrounding disability in the business world, and convincing potential clients to trust us with their marketing needs took a lot of effort and patience. But, we persevered and now have a growing list of happy clients who appreciate the unique perspective we bring to the table.

Secondly, as a business founder, it can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and forget about your own health and wellbeing. I learned the hard way that neglecting self-care can have serious consequences. So, I made it a priority to look after myself and ensure that I could be the best leader possible.

Lastly, building a world-class talented team was a challenge in itself. We needed to find individuals who were not only skilled in marketing but also had a deep understanding and empathy towards disability. After a lot of searching and interviewing, we finally found a team of amazing individuals who share our values and are committed to our mission.

I hope sharing these challenges has been helpful and insightful. Remember, starting a business is not easy, but with perseverance and a strong team, anything is possible! 

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🎉We've reached some major milestones at @purple 🎉We've reached some major milestones at @purplegoatagency!🎉 Since starting our disability marketing agency, we're proud to have accomplished THREE major things that have made a real impact on the world. Here they are:

1️⃣ We're changing the marketing industry to represent disability better. We've been working hard to break down stereotypes and increase representation of disabled people in advertising and marketing campaigns. Our goal is to create a more inclusive and diverse world where everyone is seen and heard.

2️⃣ We're creating more economic opportunity for disabled content creators. At Purple Goat, we believe that everyone deserves a chance to showcase their talent and creativity. That's why we've been partnering with disabled content creators to help give them a bigger platform to share their work and earn a living doing what they love.

3️⃣ We're creating more role models for disabled children. Representation matters, and we're proud to be creating more positive role models for disabled children. By showcasing successful disabled individuals in our campaigns, we hope to inspire the next generation of leaders and change-makers.

We're thrilled to have accomplished these three things since starting Purple Goat in 2020, and we can't wait to see what the future holds. Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for more exciting updates!🐐💜 

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My mantra for disability inclusion has always been My mantra for disability inclusion has always been around our community having a voice that's truly heard by institutions making decisions that effect our lives.

"Nothing about us without us"

This is why 'citizens' by @thecitizensguy inspired me so deeply last year. It's a model that anyone wanting both people and planet to be considered more can use. We've lived in an economic framework that labelled important matters like disability inclusion as 'externalities' - what a yucky phrase I remember learning in my university economics classes.

So recently Jon and I sat down on my podcast to discuss what a disability citizens assembly could look like. Completely on the fly we uncovered so many possibilities for this model to be utilised positively. With even more left to explore.

You can listen to the whole episode here (https://martynsibley.com/2023/03/disability-citizen-assembly/), and we'd both really love your input, thoughts and engagement on this exploratory conversation 💜

Most of all I loved this parting thought from the interview - just do it! 

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So @purplegoatagency is 3 years old this week and So @purplegoatagency is 3 years old this week and what a rollercoaster it's been! 🥳

Here's the story of those lockdown and launch moments way back in 2020 💜

Thank you to everyone who's been on this journey. We've achieved so much. Really excited for the next 3 years and beyond 🚀

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The last couple of years I've seen a shift in my f The last couple of years I've seen a shift in my focus to more behind the scenes and a reduction in public appearances. 

It's been great recently to do a couple of live talks and podcast appearances once again. One on the influencer marketing show with @gordon.glenister (coming soon).

And a disability focused chat with the brilliant @bebeyondborders on the 'Inclusion Conversation' (with @roxannesteelofficial and myself as guests) talking about the language of disability!

Here's a snippet on something I'll be talking more about through Purple Power, around the paradox of focusing on disability whilst also aiming for inclusion. 

The full chat is available here https://youtu.be/LoZjk-gM_Vk.
Through the global and personal changes over the p Through the global and personal changes over the past 3 years, I've started to develop some new ideas around disability inclusion. 

I've always found writing a powerful way to clarify my thoughts, get feedback on ideas, and build community around the consequential outcomes.

Here's me dipping my toe back in the blogging pool yesterday (excited for what it's already unblocked in me!). Head to blog and Purple Power newsletter available on my link tree in bio
Great night yesterday at the @spursofficial stadiu Great night yesterday at the @spursofficial stadium for a watch along, thanks to Simon and the access team! Unfortunately we didn't win, but I met some great people including Ossie Ardiles and Gary Mabbut #COYS

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The amazing Agnieszka and I treated my mum to a bi The amazing Agnieszka and I treated my mum to a birthday treat - an afternoon as an influencer!

We knew how much she loves this Miley Cyrus song, actual flowers, and choosing a stylish birthday outfit.

What do you think to the final video?

Happy birthday mum. Love you lots x

(If you want to treat a loved one in a similar way, hit Aga up 🙌)
(This was originally published on martynsibley.com (This was originally published on martynsibley.com. To receive the newsletter direct to your inbox head there to subscribe)

It’s here! The first post of my new Purple Power newsletter. Thanks for continuing this inclusion journey with me.

In some ways you can expect similar things in these posts to when I first started blogging in 2009. Education on barriers that disabled people. Solutions from across the world. Why disability inclusion is good for everyone. My musings. My adventures. My inclusion journey.

Where things are different, why I decided to launch a brand new mailing list and give this newsletter a new fancy title, sit around a clarity in my thinking the last year or so. Through growing Purple Goat, through a pandemic and economic shocks, through tech innovation like web3, and through all sorts of other change. I’m really energised to publish more content, build a solutions oriented community and push for true inclusion.

I like that disability has a colour, purple, to give it imagery and regal metaphors. However I love purple because it’s a mixture of blue and red. Beyond the disability rights drum I’ve banged for years, I want to bang a bigger louder drum of inclusion for everyone. This has to be politically and economically bi partisan. Common sense answers, to benefit everybody.

We need more societal accountability. We need more truth to be shared and heard. We need more co creation and participation from all people. Not just a few powerful CEOs and politicians.

So whilst I’m still disabled and fighting for my personal inclusion. Whilst 1.3bn other people globally are disabled and fighting for their inclusion. This newsletter is all of that and more. Purple Power is about justice and prosperous living for everyone. So we all can flourish on this planet sustainably waaaaaay in to the future.

I appreciate some of this is lofty. It’s more of a scene setter. Future posts will include my news, news from the disability community (both individual challenges and change makers campaigns), positive actions in business and politics, and much more.

Keep on purpling up the world 💜
Disability and Trains! A look at rail barriers, Disability and Trains! 

A look at rail barriers, rail inclusion, and a very young me on the @bbcbreakfast @bbcnews in 2011! 

Please let me know about your train travel experiences with a disability...

Video Credits: @sophjbutler and @itsaliceella via @passengerassitanceuk

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Today is a very exciting day. I’m launching Purp Today is a very exciting day. I’m launching Purple Power. My new disability inclusion newsletter.

As many of you know, I’ve been very busy and head down building Purple Goat through the pandemic until now. This pioneering disability marketing agency I co founded in 2020 has been phenomenal. I’m proud to say it’s not only off the ground, but absolutely flying!

With an amazing team working with fantastic talent, it’s given me a bit of time to reflect, give more time to my website, and focus on bigger parts of the disability inclusion puzzle.

Don’t worry. I’ll still very much be talking about the need for brands to be inclusive, and overseeing Purple Goat day to day.

But I’ll also be gathering broader perspectives for my inclusion mission. Sharing them in the Purple Power newsletter.

What you can expect from future posts and updates. I’ll be unpacking books I’ve read, people I’ve met, sharing life and business updates. Overall it’ll be through the prism of business, political and cultural change for disability inclusion.

So as always keep an eye out on martynsibley.com and my social media channels. But to make sure you continue to get my posts in your inbox please subscribe on my website. My old mailing list will be deleted today.

As always please comment or email me with your thoughts on my news, ask any questions and suggest anything you’d like me to explore.

Thanks for continuing to support my work. Looking forward to changing the world with you in the coming months!

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A week of activism, philosophy and team work Jus A week of activism, philosophy and team work 

Just wanted to share what a great week I've had so far. I've had 2 particularly amazing video calls. 

One with Adam Thomas, an activist from the 80s, instrumental in helping disabled people get our legal and human rights. 

Secondly Jon Alexander, the author of Citizens. Which is a book that really blew my mind in terms of inspiration and what I'm doing with disability inclusion this year. 

Great catch ups with Disability Horizons and Purple Goat teams

How's your week been? 

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2023 is the year for disability inclusion 💜 Wh 2023 is the year for disability inclusion 💜

What are you planning to do for positive change?

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Happy new year! 💜 Let's make 2023 the year we Happy new year! 💜

Let's make 2023 the year we remove all artificial disabling barriers. The year disabled people have true inclusion. The year all disabled people are empowered to live our dreams 🙌

Image description: Martyn in a baby blue jumper with Sunny the Golden Retriever asleep curled around the back wheel of the wheelchair
Proud older brother alert! Yesterday my little sis Proud older brother alert! Yesterday my little sister had the most beautiful wedding day I've ever seen. Everything was perfect. Congratulations to @matt_milner78 and @clairebear_89 ❤️

Image description: Top left - bride and groom with little Louie all in traditional wedding clothes holding flowers. Top right 4 teenage bridesmaids in pink dresses holding flowers. Bottom left the top table giving the speeches. Bottom right Martyn and @_wakamtanka_ looking smart/beautiful smiling to camera with prosecco
A year ago today Christopher Cusack passed away. I A year ago today Christopher Cusack passed away. I think of his wicked sense of humour and pure goodness every day. Cheers to you wherever you are 🍻

Image description: Martyn in a blue and white check shirt next to Chris wearing glasses and a grey shirt both smiling at the camera
Funny Friday vibes with @arron_crascall and @_waka Funny Friday vibes with @arron_crascall and @_wakamtanka_ singing. Thanks for the challenge @agnieszka.dziegielewska. I challenge @farrington_trish @domhyams @sophieepperlein @n_q_p_c and @ginatwelftree 

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Mission: Impossible - finding the best Christmas t Mission: Impossible - finding the best Christmas tree 🎄

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