My guest this week is Laura O’Reilly – entrepreneur, disability sector innovator, and co-founder of Hireup, Fighting Chance, and Avenue, three groundbreaking ventures transforming opportunities for people with disability across Australia.
Laura has dedicated her career to creating solutions inspired by the experiences of her brother Shane – building the kinds of services and opportunities that would benefit him, and in turn, countless others. Her work is fuelled by a family united in purpose, each contributing their strengths to create positive, lasting change for people with disability.
Drawing on her background in law, advocacy, and social enterprise, Laura has built organisations that challenge the status quo and centre the voices and needs of people with disability. Through relentless advocacy and creative problem-solving, she and her family have shown what’s possible when love, determination, and vision come together.
In this episode, we explore how personal experience can spark powerful social innovation, the importance of designing services that enable people to live full and self-directed lives, and why Laura believes community-led solutions are the key to lasting change.
🔗 Explore more from Laura and her work here:
Fighting Chance: https://fightingchance.org.au/about-us/ Hireup: https://hireup.com.au/ Avenue: https://avenuecoworking.org.au/
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