We’re disabled and are bossing it in business – our top tips for success & how to earn six figure salaries

SETTING up and running a successful business or working your way up the career ladder is no easy feat.

However, absolutely anything is possible if you set your mind to it, and are provided the right tools and advice.

Here, we speak to four women who all have different disabilities and have all set up their own profitable businesses, to share their secrets to success...

'My disability has pushed me to achieve more'

Kelly Gordon, from the West Midlands, is creative director of sex toy company Hot Octopuss and co-founder of , an inclusive recruitment company.

They work with clients to ensure they are inclusive when it comes to their campaigns, the talent they recruit and their in-house policies.

Kelly also has a genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy, which weakens muscles and causes problems with movement.

Kelly says: "When I was younger my disability effected me more, as there was little representation in mainstream media and there was a belief that disabled people perhaps wouldn’t work or have “normal” jobs and lives.

"This was something that I fought against from a young age and it worked in my favour to make me the outspoken, successful person that I am today. 

"I am lucky that I now only work with people that understand and respect my needs as a disabled person in the workplace."

It's been a long road to get there, however. Kelly says: "I had to work so much harder to not only change the belief of potential employers, but then colleagues and potential clients too.

"It felt exhausting to have to prove myself at every turn.

"I honestly believe that it has pushed me to achieve more and work harder, and it has also given me an identity within business and helped me with some really important decisions.

"Being disabled makes me a problem solver so I think the way I view business and business decisions has definitely been influenced by my disability."