Sian Young - From Street Life to Sustainable Living

Published: June 5, 2022, 1:11 p.m.

Sian is a shining example of a life that has not be defined by its beginnings. We can’t always choose how we begin, but we can choose who we become. From the age of fifteen Sian spent seven years on the streets: a homeless teenager. She’s written about her story of living on the streets in her book Teenage Kicks. In today’s episode Sian talks about how she turned her life around and what gets her out of bed each day.

Sian is an International Speaker, TEDx Speaker and Co-Founder of ©Centre for Sustainable Action. Sian believes in a world where businesses are sustainable and profitable; a world in which cooperation triumphs over competition. She calls it the “interconnection” between planet and profit. She and her husband are on a mission to turn small businesses and entrepreneurs into profitable and sustainable enterprises by ‘humanising’ business through cooperation. She earned her title as a ©Sustainable Success Coach simply by living by the mantra ‘Health and Well-Being in Life and Business will save the planet’ Sian has co-created the SDG - Assessment App and ©SHaW Model for sustainable health & wellbeing both research-driven tools for sustainable success in Life & Business.  Her book Teenage Kicks: A True Story of Dark Streets to Bright New Beginnings is available on Amazon.