Running a Business While Facing Cancer
Breast Cancer Business Speaker — a lived story, not a framework.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my business didn’t get a memo. It didn’t pause. Clients still called. Work still needed doing. So I kept going. From hospital beds and waiting rooms. Through recovery weeks. On days where energy was thin and perspective was sharp.
This talk shares what shifted when my identity was shaken, and what actually kept the business steady when I thought everything depended on me.
This is what small business resilience actually looks like — not a framework, a real story.
There’s dark humour in it. There’s discomfort. There’s clarity.
It often leaves business owners asking themselves what would happen if they stepped away for a while.
What It Leaves Behind
What stays with people is perspective.
A clearer understanding of leadership when you’re not operating at full strength. A more honest view of resilience in small business. A sharper awareness of what really holds everything together. It’s a story about identity, responsibility and continuing forward when forward looks different than you expected.
Grounded. Personal. Real.
If you’re looking for something more hands-on for your team rather than a talk, Workshops might be the better fit.
My Book, My Story
Don’t Wait for the Green Light
expands on the lived experience behind this talk.
It explores what changes when life interrupts your plans, and how you often discover strength in places you didn’t realise you had.
Books can be made available alongside speaking engagements if requested.
Book Andy to Talk
As a Breast Cancer Business Speaker, I work with conferences, leadership sessions and business events that want a story balancing inspiration with reality. Let’s talk about whether this session is the right fit for your audience.
FAQ
Is this talk only relevant for health or wellness-focused events?
No — it’s built around resilience, leadership and decision-making under pressure. As a Breast Cancer Business Speaker, I suit conferences, leadership programs and business events just as much as health-focused ones.
Can the length be adapted to fit our program?
Yes — it scales to whatever slot you’ve got, whether that’s a conference session or a longer format with room for discussion afterwards.
What's the tone — is it heavy going, or does it include any lightness?
Both. There’s real discomfort in the story, but there’s dark humour in it too. It doesn’t sit in one register the whole way through.
Can Q&A or discussion be built into the session?
Yes — it can run as a standalone talk or with time built in afterwards for questions.
Is the book part of the booking, or separate?
Don’t Wait for the Green Light can be made available alongside the talk if you’d like it included — just raise it when we’re planning the session.