Simone Eyles
accidental entrepreneur
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F O U N D E R
previously
365cups - exit 2022
#WSHQ - sold 2019
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disinfluencer.co is Australia's first inclusive talent hub.
We help business, brands and workplaces be inclusive. Think talent, stock photos, influencers, DEI & e-learning modules.
A certified [startup] social enterprise from Yuin Country.
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Meet Simone
When I became a mum my son Josh was diagnosed with a rare disease and that kickstarted a very long journey for Josh, my hubby and I, which included a kidney transplant, a whole heap of other boring (and extremely expensive!) medical treatment you probably don't want to hear about.
I've always been a pretty resilient and ambitious kinda girl but while Josh waited those long months for a transplant he couldn't leave hospital and neither did I.
Mum life was pretty shit, I am not gonna lie!
Josh got his transplant on October 18 2012 just 4 days before his 5th birthday. A live donor transplant, his new kidney coming from his dad Craig my amazing husband.
We we got him home, he thrived however we were again sat down as Josh was diagnosed Autistic and Intellectually disabled.
On the outside I was keeping it all together and trying my best to be there for Josh, but on the inside? I felt like I'd put my hopes and dreams on pause and would be a carer for a sick person forever. So I did what anyone would do and accidentally started a startup 365cups with my mate Marz.
I wanted to open a cafe (which is crazy) because I knew I wouldn’t be “going back to work” or life as I knew it. A few years in and being based in (and love) regional NSW - Wagga to be exact, I opened a co-working space - Working Spaces HQ it was exciting but I was burnt out and needed a change. Both businesses were sold.
Just to keep me on my toes. I got pregnant with baby number 2 who decided to come 15 weeks early! In spite of all this, I realised just because shit happens sometimes it doesn't mean your whole life is gonna be shit.
Fast forward a few years and vowing to never do business again, I found social entrepreneurship and couldn’t ignore the whisper to my heart to do something creative, commercial and empowering for people with disabilities.
We know business, brands and workplaces WANT to be inclusive, they just don’t know how and that is OK we can help with that.
Call me if you would like to know more, and by call I mean send me an email, that would be better and don’t stress I will respond, promise!
Simone