Heather Mills, world-record-breaking Paralympic skier and founder of VBites Foods, joins Lily and Erin for a conversation that spans business, resilience, and the power of purpose. From surviving a life-changing accident to building one of the largest plant-based food companies in the world, Heather shares how every setback became a reason to innovate.
She recalls turning personal tragedy into global advocacy, developing new prosthetics, founding support networks for amputees, and creating opportunities for others to regain independence. With humor and insight, Heather reflects on what true confidence looks like, the importance of empathy in leadership, and why helping others is the most rewarding kind of “selfishness.”
Heather also discusses entrepreneurship through a values-driven lens, balancing profit with purpose, leading with compassion, and using success to make a difference. Her message is bold yet simple: face challenges head-on, stay curious, and use your energy to build solutions instead of problems.
Key Moments
03:22 Airport misassumptions and using humor to reset the moment
05:48 Why comfort with yourself helps others feel at ease
07:51 How confidence and comedy reshape public reactions
11:33 Switching from “the problem is” to “the solution is”
13:26 Building better prosthetics when the market failed to deliver
15:42 Creating the Amputee Forum and a global peer-support network
19:20 Healing after injury and the path to launching VBites
22:50 Turning setbacks into purpose across sport and business
25:39 Becoming a world-record Paralympic skier at 42
30:27 The power of boundaries and choosing who gets your energy
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