Hello, Jen here to tell you about this weekend's episode of the Sunday Chops, in which I

chat to Kate Nash OBE, the woman behind purple spacer world's only networking and professional

development hub for disabled employees. We're chatting just ahead of the UN International

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a small contribution towards the work we do championing women. Now with that admin

out of the way back to today's podcast, I chat to Kate about her new book, Positively

Purple Building Inclusive World where people with disabilities can flourish, how employees

and colleagues can support disabled co-workers, the power of positivity and why referring

to disabled people as inspirational just for living their lives. Well, it needs to get

in the bin really, doesn't it? Kate is an enormously impressive woman, not because she's disabled

because she's absolutely bossing it in her field. I hope you enjoy listening to her as

much as I enjoy chatting to her. I'm joined by Kate Nash, OBE, CEO and creator

of Purple Space and author of the new book, Positively Purple. Kate, hi, how are you doing?

Very good, thank you and lovely to be here. Well, thank you very much for joining me. According

to the Purple Space website, you are a leading expert in net workology. Could you start

please, Kate, by telling me, what is net workology? Ah, great question. Jen, it's a word

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