What does it look like to build a business that works with your chronic illness instead of against it? This conversation with Gwendolyn Young will challenge everything you think you know about business design and capacity.
Gwendolyn Young is the founder of Your Virtual Admin Expert, a multi-six figure agency that provides administrative solutions for business owners. After 15 years of advising corporate executives, she made the bold decision to leave and start her own company so she could manage her lupus diagnosis while still doing meaningful work. Her approach to building around capacity rather than market demands has created both sustainability and significant profit.
In this episode, we cover:
• How cultural expectations as women of color make it harder to acknowledge capacity limits in business
• Why building your business around your needs isn't selfish — it's strategic
• The specific systems Gwendolyn put in place to protect her energy while scaling her agency
• How to transition from being the doer to being the CEO without losing your sense of identity
• What it really means to set non-negotiable boundaries with clients
• Why chronic illness can actually be a teacher in learning to design better business systems
• The mindset work required to trust your team and delegate effectively
This episode is for you if:
• You're trying to build or scale a business while managing chronic illness
• You feel like standard business advice doesn't account for your reality
• You're the doer in your business and struggle to delegate or step back
• You want to create more sustainable systems that don't require your constant presence
• You're a woman of color navigating the intersection of health challenges and entrepreneurship
🎧 Want to learn more about today’s guest?
Connect with Gwendolyn Young
Website: yourvirtualadminexpert.com
Instagram: @yourvirtualadminexpert (https://www.instagram.com/youradminexpert/)
Visit our show, Business With Chronic Illness (https://businesswithchronicillness.com/) , for guest details, key takeaways, and extra links mentioned in this episode.
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