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28 Oct 2013

The Positivity of HIV – Shane Boyd founder of the Holistic Business Institute

Health, Society & Culture

No one goes into business to fail but sadly so many do within the first few years of operation.  Today’s guest has tasted the success of business.

Once owner of a thriving nursery, the pressures of a business/personal relationship combined with long operating hours and a highly visible social life, led him down a drug-fuelled path destined to self-destruct.

After losing the business, it was ultimately his HIV diagnosis that positively transformed his life and its purpose.

Drawing from his life and learning, Shane Boyd is the founder the Holistic Business Institute, set up to provide inspirational business coaching and prosperous networks tailored to holistic practitioners and service providers.

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