Sick Biz Buzz

Sick Biz Buzz

Sick Biz Buzz, the sickest podcast for chronically ill and disabled entrepreneurs is the only podcast of its kind. Representing Sick Biz, Inc., the global organization dedicated to providing support, resources, hacks, and hope to entrepreneurs affected by chronic illness, pain, disability, and sickness, Sick Biz Buzz's host, Hilary Jastram interviews people who can help these self-starters. Guests include people working in the midst of illness and disability, the most elite of the elite entrepreneurs offering insights, adaptations, and prescriptive advice to help business owners improve their professional lives. SickBiz.com features multiple bloggers writing about mindset, motivation, business and inspiration and is tied directly into the mission of Sick Biz Buzz, to elevate the lives of hard-working entrepreneurs committed to running an enduring business, through a community of collaboration.

Episodes

October 5, 2020 36 mins

Matt Brennan is a Chicago-area copywriter, journalist and blogger, marketer, and contributor to HuffPost Parents, the Chicago Sun-Times, and numerous other websites and publications. He is also the author of Write Right – Sell Now and his most recent book, The Virus and Us: A Letter from Father to Son in the Midst of the Pandemic.

(For full show notes on this episode visit https://sickbiz.com/131)

We chatted about how a ton of pare...

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Brian Will will astound you with his tenacity, fierce intelligence, innovation, and fortitude. He has been run through the wringer his whole life but he never let it get him down. Now, he has written a book detailing his come up, what he’s overcome as well as what he’s accomplished...and these are no small feats. As soon as his second book was done, he returned right back to the laptop to finish his second book! This is a man who d...

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September 21, 2020 48 mins

Today’s podcast episode is part two of the little-known secrets of healing trauma. And we’re talking about addressing it in such a way that you can live with it without it taking over your life and allowing self-sabotage or full-on destruction. You can be a survivor while you also go on to live a very successful life on your terms. And that’s the key. Trauma can feel as though we participate in it involuntarily and that we don’t ha...

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Hilary hits the airwaves to discuss a few secrets about trauma. Trauma is her jam. She knows a thing or two about how to climb out of the trenches when every crab in there wants to pull you back down to live the phrase “misery loves company.” You can refuse to go there anymore, or be pigeonholed by any label. You can be who you want to be as well by simply proclaiming that in your mind.

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When Jason Herterich got sick, he knew that he had to do more with his condition than just suffer through it and barely survive. An engineering graduate, he is now the founder of the podcast  the Discomfort Zone, featuring immersive stories on chronic illness and disability. The Discomfort Zone uncovers our collective humanity through stories of vulnerability, wellness and resilience. Naturally, Jason is also a chronic illness...

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Mia Voss aka “The Accidental Entrepreneur” is a human ray of sunshine who has a unique handle on life. Her company, Mia on the Go represents women over 40 going on kickass travel adventures. (Spoiler alert: you’ll learn how to adapt your travel and what kind of travel works in the apocalypse). Mia is a travel blogger, life lover, brand ambassador, spokesperson, social storyteller, burgeoning podcaster of Shit We Don’t Talk About, a...

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On a former SBB podcast, Drew Linsalata talked about a radical way to manage and decrease your anxiety attacks. Now, he is going to tell you more about his journey that led him to write two fresh new books in the last 18 months!

Both of these books, The Anxious Truth: A Step-By-Step Guide To Understanding and Overcoming Panic, Anxiety, and Agoraphobia and An Anxiety Story - How I Recovered from Anxiety, Panic And Agoraphobia, becam...

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Joe Ryan has been on a lifelong journey of overcoming shame and the demons that plague him from his childhood. And now, he has turned his mission outward, helping other people to conquer their traumatic pasts. It’s so admirable when people look beyond themselves. He shares some very insightful perceptions about recovery, what’s standing in your way and why you are so drawn to your fear. In this ridick pandemic age, Joe’s recovery s...

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Jake Schaap has been through the living hell of agonizing chronic illness and forced to work for himself and find a way. Now, he is a successful entrepreneur, is free from his physical pain, and is turning his efforts toward helping our very special community. He knows there is a way to make it all work: sickness, business, profitability, life, relationships, and so on. His tagline is: I help people with autoimmune create simple in...

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V  said enough is enough when it came to veterans’ pain. As a vet herself, she put her education to work and to solve her own pain through the use of CBD and terpenes.

For full show notes on this episode, go to https://sickbiz.com/122

Since she started to resolve her ills, she went on to do what she does, combine her love of cooking (you have to check out her recipes--edible and regular) and the products that help her live her...

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Janell Marie had a dream that changed her life. In her dream, she connected colors to emotions and saw the picture that connected every human. She saw the unifying threads of who we are meant to be to help each other.

For full show notes on this episode, visit https://sickbiz.com/121

Beautifully Unbroken is nearly finished. It’s a polyamorous marriage of concepts. The concept of color and even being a living, breathing kaleidoscope...

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Sarah Doan Peace is an expert in living with challenges and instead of it making her a harder person, it has done the opposite. She exudes love and compassion to every person in every walk of life.

Even when her own medical ills took over her life, she always kept her head up. To date, she has had thirty-five surgeries, so Sarah is no stranger to the hot topic of medical PTSD.

Your three takeaways from this week’s episode:

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For full show notes on this episode visit https://sickbiz.com/119

Henry Mims grabbed his hearing impairment, wrestled it into submission, and has found success in day trading and in life.  Henry's is an inspiring story!

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Adam Niec is transforming a niche. He is a person who saw corruption in a huge industry and immediately banded together with his partners to change the way businesses process payments. He’ll be an important resource for you to listen to and connect with because as business people you should know what you are paying and where your fees are going. You should know that there are fees you don’t even anticipate--but you’re paying anyway...

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In this episode, Hilary J is talking with business processing genius Amy Magers on committing to internal routines while the world goes haywire.

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In this episode, Hilary J is chatting with Bryan Vance about how he was able to unlock a version on himself that he never even knew existed and how you can do the same. 

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In this episode, Hilary J is chatting it up with Daniel Lynch. 

Daniel and Hilary are talking about recapturing patient costs on the DL and changing the landscape of medical billing. Listen to learn how he can help you!

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