Sick Biz Buzz
Sick Biz Buzz

Sick Biz Buzz

Hilary Jastram

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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.

Recent Episodes

Matt Brennan Juggles Kids, Home Schooling And Business | SBB 131
OCT 5, 2020
Matt Brennan Juggles Kids, Home Schooling And Business | SBB 131

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 parents are juggling the seismic shift of moving from FT on-campus school to either homeschooling entirely or partial in-class schooling and online learning. As an entrepreneur, Matt has run his business for years while dealing with rheumatoid arthritis--so he is s Sick Bizzer as well. As he juggles having a kiddo at home, he has changed his agenda, priorities, and how he manages his day-to-day business. The other really cool thing about Matt is that he is donating half of his royalties on his book, The Virus and Us  to the Northwestern

Medicine Covid-19 Relief Fund a Chicago-area health system.

Takeaways:

  1. These crazy times are indeed bringing us closer together, no matter what that means to different people in different situations.
  2. Never turn down an opportunity to have a Nerf gun fight right before lunch--you may not get it again!
  3. Adjusting your schedule is necessary right now. You can find pockets of time in your day to accomplish what you want to even if that means getting up earlier or going to bed later. Being flexible just might save you and your business!

Matt Brennan has taken this time to examine his life and give back to his family and himself. He has done what many of us find comfort in, finding the gift in this new, weird, ever-changing reality.

To get in touch with Matt please reach out to him at matthewbrennan.com.

Check out Matt’s latest book here.

Catch the sickest podcast around and learn how to turn your pain into purpose and profit every week on Sick Biz Buzz. Tune in wherever podcasts are available.

To purchase your copy of Hilary’s book Sick Success click here.

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Jason Herterich And The Discomfort Zone | SBB 127
AUG 26, 2020
Jason Herterich And The Discomfort Zone | SBB 127

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 and disability advocate learning how to live with the beasts, fibromyalgia ME/CFS, POTS, and IBS. Thankfully, after quite a few years of sickness and exhaustion, Jason saw the light that told him his life would be different, but good.

Takeaways:

1. How to get out of bed when you have been bedridden for a long time.


2.  Why other people need to hear your story.


3. How to start and keep an exercise regimen when you have chronic fatigue syndrome.



Jason took a very dark time and turned on the light so he could see where he was going and what he wanted to focus on, even in the midst of terrible pain and discouragement. And now he has found a deeper meaning because he chose to center on the outside, where people needed him, versus the inside, where all the pain is. It’s not to say that Jason isn’t confronted with pain and that he doesn’t have to manage it. But he knows he is more than his conditions. In fact he is so much more, who he is spills out of himself and onto the rest of the world. Make sure to follow his podcast the Discomfort Zone to hear stories that will move you as you get to know the magic that is Jason :)

Bio: Jason is the host/producer of Discomfort Zone podcast. He lives with fibromyalgia, POTS, IBS and ME/CFS. He was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He is the youngest of three kids and the proud uncle of his nephew and niece. He currently lives at home with his mom and dad. On occasion, he helps with the dishes and does his own laundry. 

Catch the sickest podcast around and learn how to turn your pain into purpose and profit every week on Sick Biz Buzz. Tune in wherever podcasts are available.

To purchase your copy of Hilary’s book Sick Success click here.







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48 MIN