Anessa Powell became an advocate for the disabled after being diagnosed with Addison's disease over a decade ago. She shares her lengthy diagnosis process, the challenges of having a rare and invisible condition, and how she turned her pain into purpose.
Anessa Powell is the Founder and CEO of AllAbility Recruiting, a disability recruitment firm specializing in connecting the disability community with meaningful employers that also offers organization-wide disability training and consulting. In addition, Anessa is a patient advocate and speaker who believes in fostering community over competition and showing compassion to those living with a disability (whether invisible or apparent).
Anessa will resonate with listeners as a high achieving professional woman who had to pivot once her autoimmune symptoms presented. She used her frustrating diagnosis journey, experience of being dismissed in medical settings, and disappointment in disability recruitment services available to her in the past as fuel to help others in similar situations. Disabled individuals are the largest minority group in the world, and Anessa is making an impact in ensuring this group is represented fairly and appropriately in the workplace. Her story is extremely inspirational, and her kindness and compassion radiate from every word shared.
Find Anessa:
https://allabilityrecruiting.com/
Instagram: @_anessapowell_