Nikita Williams | Sustainable Sales & Business Restructuring Coach

Business With Chronic Illness: Women Entrepreneurs Navigating Burnout & Autoimmune Conditions

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Building a business as a woman entrepreneur with chronic illness comes with realities that most business advice never addresses — burnout, unpredictable energy, and the need to put health first while still wanting meaningful growth. Business With Chronic Illness is a globally ranked podcast featuring honest conversations with chronic illness entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs navigating business growth while living with chronic illness and autoimmune conditions. Through real stories and practical insight, the show explores how people build businesses that are sustainable, simple, and aligned wi...

Author

Nikita Williams | Sustainable Sales & Business Restructuring Coach

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.craftedtothrive.com

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

How to make your business stand out on social media? 19.02.2021

I'm so excited about this episode because our guest is Kinsey Streib, a Social Media Marketer based out of Colorado. She shares how you can be authentic, stand out in your business and attract your ideal audience. And she does such an amazing job of doing this. In this conversation she’ll share how to take the crunchy parts of social media and flip them on their head and how to use what I cal...

How to Embrace Your Passion & Create a Unique Product 12.02.2021

I am so excited to have Alicia Chester, founder of Our Southern Gentleman on the show. She is a seamstress, a maker of kids' accessories. She really encourages little boys and just little kids to act and dress like gentlemen and little ladies, and I totally love her vibe! If you've ever felt like you're trying to do all the things that everyone says that you're supposed to do a...

How to build a paid digital subscription magazine & community 05.02.2021

As an introduction to our new collaboration series with The Handmade Seller Magazine , it was totally an absolute must to feature the woman and founder behind the community, Dani. Dani describes herself as always being artsy, crafty, and having a love of the handmade industry. From there she thought, what if we just had a place where everybody could share their stories and you could say that’s whe...

Is it Time to Hit the 'Reset' Button on Your Business? 05.02.2021

I’m going, to be honest, last year was a mix of emotions. Last year I was stretched in every direction. I'm super excited 2020 is gone and then 2021 started off kind of crazy, too. So here’s my State of the Union, if you will, when it comes to what to expect for your creative entrepreneur journey going on into 2021. Here is my humble opinion of what I think will be trending, what are things t...

How to Navigate Times of Uncertainty and Change 04.12.2020

This year, 2020 has been one for the history books. For the first time in over 2 years, She's Crafted to Thrive is taking a whole month off but before I do be sure to listen to this episode all the way to the end. I am sharing the deets on what is going on in my chronic illness journey and 2 ways that can help you thrive now and into the new year even though there is lots of uncertainty and c...

How to Overcome Negative Feelings When Starting a Creative Business with Jessica Santander 20.11.2020

On this episode our guest is Jessica Santander , the creator and owner of Project Moment Designs. After graduating with a masters in marketing and 1 year later finding a full time job in her field, Jessica found herself deciding that the cubicle life was not for her. After taking some time to decide on what she wanted that included her passion for everything fashionable and handmade, Project Momen...

How To Pivot In Your Creative Business with Julie Paisley 06.11.2020

Our featured guest today is Julie Paisley , photographer and pivot coach. In this episode she shares her journey from teacher to photographer and now pivot coach. Y'all this is not like any other conversation you’ve heard from someone who’s literally been at the top 2% of their industry. You'll be refreshed to know that you're not alone in the struggle no matter where you are in you...

3 Money Tips Every Entrepreneur Should Know 16.10.2020

I’m so excited to have our featured guest, Ja’nina Hamilton, owner of Peach Tea Calculations on the show. She’s a bookkeeping coach and a very dear friend. If you're like me talking about finances doesn’t exactly spark joy and for many of us it’s the source of lots of overwhelm. So Ja’Nina shares 3 money tips every entrepreneur should know, including the number 1 thing you should definitely h...

What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up? 02.10.2020

As we enter into the last quarter of 2020 you maybe feeling excited or completely drained... You maybe feeling like giving up because those goals you made at the begging of the year seem further away or you're tired of trying to figure out how to navigate in 2020, how to juggle not only in business but in life... If you are feeling like this now or felt like this, then this episode is for you...

The Importance of Setting Boundaries with Kristen Diaz 18.09.2020

Boundaries are at the core of you having a successful and thriving business. In this episode I chat with Kristen Diaz of Vow and Vast , virtual assistant and productivity coach. We talk about the importance finding harmony in our work and life. Kristen gets personal by sharing how in the past not setting boundaries cost her, her health and how she now prioritize boundaries for herself and clients....

The Biggest Thing that Keeps You From Earning What You're Worth 04.09.2020

If you've ever been handed a diagnosis, a label, or a hard season and quietly decided that's just how your life (and your business) is now, this episode is for you. Nikita breaks down the exact mindset shift that took her from believing her situation was fixed to building a business that could flex around it, and why the stories you tell yourself about what's "possible for someone like you" are us...

Tips For Copywriting In Your Creative Business 21.08.2020

In this episode, our guest is Emilie Steinmann , copywriter, website designer, and podcast host, and owner of Buoyant Marketing . Emilie shares how she wandered into the entrepreneurship journey all while living with a chronic illness undiagnosed for a while. All to find her passion for words and the creative business owners living with life hurdles. She also shares her tips on how to speak to you...

How Important are Core Values, Really? 07.08.2020

In this episode, I share how identifying your core values can help your business marketing be and feel more authentic. To start finding your values tune into to learn why important and why it helps. To find your Core values; Ask yourself: What’s most important in my life? Besides my basic human needs, what do I need to have in my life to experience fulfillment and joy? Join in on the conversation...

How To Build Success One Step At A Time 24.07.2020

In this episode, our guest is Kate Crocco, an MSW,(Master of Social Work) LCSW (Licensed clinical social workers), is a psychotherapist, confidence and mindset coach, and writer author of, "Thinking Like a Boss". Often as in our journey to reach the goals we aspire to, our mindset and beliefs can make it difficult for us to reach them. In her new book, Kate shares 12 lies that we all may...

What Does Headwraps Have To Do With Decisions and Confidence? 10.07.2020

Decisions and Confidence are essential aspects of growing a business. They are also two of the reasons so many of us get stuck because we feel like we don't have enough... But I challenge all of us to take time to reflect on whether that belief is true? Ask ourselves where did that come from? So many times we are looking for the answers to why we haven't found confidence or made decision...

Notes On How To Create When Fear is Present 19.06.2020

In this episode, our guest is Lara Ley, an indie singer, and songwriter based in Germany. I personally love music in many different genres, it’s played a big part in my life and I know that I’m not alone. Music is a Creative language that speaks to everyone in some way.  So I’m so excited to have to Lara on the show as the first music creator. Her music is relatable and has a neo-soul vibe. I’m a...

6 Ways To Help You Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be 05.06.2020

With a heavy heart, a loss of words, and yet so many words to say, I start this episode first by addressing what is obviously happening in the world that seems new but has always been by sharing a few words on how I feel about the injustice we are seeing more clearly in the news. It's brief and to the point. Then I pop into sharing 6 Ways To Help You Get From Where You Are To Where You Want T...

Behind The Mask We Wear - Mental Health Awareness Month 22.05.2020

Let’s talk about the mental mask we put on. This is mental health awareness month and I have a special guest on the show, her name is Kieara and she’s a fellow podcaster. Her podcast show For Realness Sake i n her words, "Is like a comedic pep talk with myself and other unconventional women, who are not afraid to STAND OUT and SPEAK UP.” So, of course, I wanted this beautiful soul on the show...

How To Build A Thriving Creative Business 15.05.2020

In this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive our Guest is Paty Damera, owner of Vida Jewelry Designs. She started her own jewelry design out of a desire to find pieces she wanted to wear that was high quality and beautiful. Now after over 10 years, she’s built what she would a call a business that’s just right for her. I wanted to have Paty on because she has an amazing tribe that she has built...

This Is Us - Finding Joy & Laughter No Matter The Season 01.05.2020

Finding Joy & Laughter No Matter The Season can be difficult but it is so rewarding when these two things are at your cores. I can honestly say that they are due in part to my amazing husband. In this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive, Maurice, my husband answers some questions that my tribe has been dying to hear like and I've been waiting for the right time to share. Stay tuned to...

How To Approach Your Health & Business Holistically 03.04.2020

There’s a foundation to creating a thriving business and it starts with a healthy version of both body, mind and lifestyle. That’s why I am so excited to have Angel Scott on She's Crafted To Thrive Podcast. She’s a nationally Certified Personal Trainer, Holistic Nutritionist, and Lifestyle Expert. Having lived a very active lifestyle her whole life, Angel was kind of taken by surprise with an...

How to Get Better at Managing the Stress of Uncertainty 20.03.2020

Coping with the current crisis is so important. If there's one thing you take away from this solo cast, is to know that you are not alone. In this episode, I share 3 things that I am doing to manage the stress of our uncertain times in my life and business. I hope these are tips are helpful. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a revi...

What choosing a niche you love can do for your business 06.03.2020

In this episode of She's Crafted to Thrive our guest is Renee Stengel, an underwater and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She shares how several life hurdles changed the trajectory of her path, but through them all, she’s always searched for ways to be true to herself. With that, she’s found ways to jump into things that fuel her passion and allows them to light her p...

You Are Not Alone- Faces of Endometriosis 21.02.2020

If you have felt alone, stuck or overwhelmed, then this episode is for you. In life, we all experience so many different life hurdles and in this episode we talk about just one of them, chronic illness. There are so many women that are affected by endometriosis and it has been my goal to share the journey and the faces behind statics of 1 in 10. What does 1 in 10 mean, well one in ten women are di...

How To Transition Out Of Your 9 to 5 07.02.2020

In this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive our guest is Amber Lashawn , brand strategist, and owner of Brand Girl Magic . She’s your go-to girl if you are tired of letting life and your 9-5 hold you back from achieving your dreams of having a bomb business. So often many creative business owners are juggling life and a side hustle. There’s a way to do what works best for you and Amber not onl...

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