Episode two of Season three is LIVE! Listen to Liz Jackson MBE on the emPOWER Breakfast Podcast.
- Athene Parker
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
In the second episode of Season Three of The emPOWER Breakfast Podcast, Athene Parker sits down with entrepreneur, business leader and MBE recipient Liz Jackson for a conversation about resilience, leadership and what it really means to have vision.
Blind since the age of 27, Liz has never allowed the loss of her eyesight to define the scale of her life. In fact, the very same year she lost her sight, she launched her own business, beginning an entrepreneurial journey that would see her build award-winning companies, receive an MBE for services to enterprise and become one of the UK's most respected voices on leadership, business growth and inclusion.
Throughout this conversation, Liz reflects on the experiences that have shaped both her career and her outlook on life. From losing her sight at a young age to challenging assumptions about disability, she shares how adversity became an invitation to think differently, trust herself and embrace opportunity with optimism rather than fear.
Together, Athene and Liz explore ambition, entrepreneurship and the importance of defining success on your own terms. They discuss the value of perspective, the courage required to navigate uncertainty and why true vision has very little to do with what we can physically see.
Liz also shares her passion for supporting founders as they grow and, ultimately, prepare to sell their businesses. Drawing on her work at employee-owned corporate finance firm Initium, she reflects on the emotional side of leadership and the importance of building communities where collaboration, generosity and shared experience help others realise their potential.
Alongside these reflections are stories that capture Liz's infectious humour, boundless energy and unmistakable optimism. Underpinning it all is a quiet but unwavering faith that has sustained her through life's greatest challenges and continues to shape the way she leads, encourages others and approaches every opportunity with hope.
At the heart of the episode is a simple idea: that vision is not determined by what we can see, but by how we choose to live. By responding with courage, leading with kindness and believing that even life's greatest challenges can become the foundation for something extraordinary.
Liz's story will resonate with anyone building a business, navigating change, leading others or simply searching for greater purpose and perspective. It is a conversation full of warmth, wisdom and the gentle reminder that our greatest limitations are rarely the ones we imagine.
The full emPOWER Podcast Season Three, Episode Two with Liz Jackson MBE is available now.
