516: From Caregiver to CEO: How Camille Joy Turned Her Son’s Diagnosis Into a Movement
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Camille Joy shares her journey from caregiver to CEO, highlighting her experiences with autism and entrepreneurship.
In this episode, I sat down with Camille Joy, founder of the Moments of Joy Podcast and author of Moments of Joy: 90 Days of Encouragement, published by Penguin Random House. Camille is a trafficking survivor who escaped an abusive situation at 21, became a high school dropout turned executive chef, and fought her way into a six-figure salary by going directly to the CEO. When her youngest son Mason was diagnosed with autism, everything shifted again, and a raw, tear-filled video she recorded in her car after a difficult doctor visit went viral with over six million views in 2022. Today Camille runs two businesses: Moments of Joy, her for-profit media brand built on brand deals, speaking, and her book, and Awesomely Different, her nonprofit that provides swimming lesson grants for children with autism. She also shares how she and her filmmaker husband manage it all without a village, and what it really took to land Holly Robinson Peete as a podcast guest after five attempts over several years. Main Takeaways Your test is your testimony: Camille's openness about trafficking, autism, and grief is what built her audience and her business. Tackle the shame first: Before you can turn…
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