Chrissy Symeonakis proves that there is no substitute for self-advocacy.

With 20 years of experience as a creative services industry specialist in particular hospitality, entertainment, marketing and the public relations industry.

In 2013, up against adversity, an empty bank account and a diagnosis of MS, Chrissy started the first of what was to be a number of businesses.

Today, that business, an award winning creative agency Creative Little Soul, has hundreds of clients globally. Chrissy is recognised as one of Australia's best Marketing managers, runs multiple businesses, is a writer, coach and mentor and has won and been nominated for a number of prestigious awards.

Chrissy is a self-proclaimed data nerd and has a signature “get-shit-done” attitude . An inspiration to those she meets, she continues to entwine systemised thinking with unfiltered creativity and a personal ethos she proves time and time again; the journey to success starts and ends with belief in yourself.

She is driven to leave behind a story in which her inciting incident is not defined by her adversity, but instead, is a legacy determined by what she accomplished in spite of my adversity.

This powerful message has driven her to help others find their voice, presence and visibility outside of their own hardship by championing them through a combination of self-advocacy, self awareness and self-empowerment.

Chrissy tells her story to inspire others to tell their own, not written based on the experiences they had no choice in, but the choices they made in the times they felt their power had been taken away.