{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhello-chaos.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-192-shanise-pearce-65Lmxi5E","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep. 192 Shanise Pearce - Turning Adversity Into a Mission","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f416d843-c024-4ad6-9b80-d86f6c0d4e47/a6383ec3-1b5f-4637-9d82-f89530dafb43/hello-chaos-podcast-cover-3000x3000.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Some founders build businesses. Others build movements. Shanise Pearce is doing both.\nAfter surviving triple negative breast cancer, Shanise turned one of the hardest chapters of her life into a mission driven company. As the founder of The Advocate’s Table, she is helping people navigate healthcare, advocate for themselves, and close the gaps in care that too many patients face. What began as a deeply personal fight quickly grew into a broader form of healthcare advocacy and patient advocacy focused on education, prevention, and health equity. Her journey as a cancer survivor entrepreneur shows how lived experience can evolve into purpose driven entrepreneurship that creates real change.\n\nFor founders, Shanise’s story goes far beyond healthcare. It is about resilience, persistence, and building something meaningful from adversity. Her experience navigating aggressive cancer, insurance barriers, and the complexity of the healthcare system ultimately led to a healthcare founder building a mission driven organization focused on impact. It is a powerful example of how entrepreneurs turn personal hardship into purpose driven companies and why founder mindset matters when the stakes are high.\n\nHere are three lessons founders can take from Shanise’s journey."}