Hibi

If you work to support children with developmental differences or health conditions, check out below how Hibi is helping thousands of families 💚 Interested? Reach out and join our growing list of partners from around the world. Drop us a line on hello@hibi.health

We’re delighted at Hibi to have been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation & Innovate UK to build out our care platform and study the impact it has on families raising children with developmental differences 🙌 💚 🙌 Evidencing the effectiveness of our support is at the core of our mission. We’ll be working with some fantastic partners over the Summer to do so - including Prova Health, Differing Minds & York Health Economics Consortium. Looking forward to getting started! 💚

“As an external advisor, you need to put real weight behind your recommendations, and taking time to understand a founder's vision will go a long way towards ensuring you're developing realistic and impactful solutions.” Reflections from Shiv Sharma on Peerr, a paediatric doctor advising Hibi as he compares the NHS vs startups 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gXU8xwgB

What's it like going from working as an NHS clinician, to advising a dynamic start-up like Hibi? Going from years of NHS employers, I was exposed to a whole new culture and style of working. The change was huge for my personal and professional development. Here are a few of the biggest differences I reflected on: 1️⃣ Passion There's no hiding in the startup world. Founders and their teams absorb knowledge with such breadth that it's inspiring to work alongside them and the symbiotic learning was a huge takeaway for me. Compared to the NHS, there is much more purpose behind every meeting and every decision. Every minute is precious in start-up land, and great founders really know how to make them count. 2️⃣ Creativity Not just encouraged, but absolutely essential. There are no protocols or best practice, and industry norms are few and far between. I would have added a lot less value if I didn't step out of my comfort zone in order to design more innovative solutions to classical healthcare problems. As clinicians, we're (rightly) comfortable with what is safe because we operate in a low risk environment. But to be useful to a start-up, you have to add more edge to your skills. 3️⃣ Meetings When was the last productive 45 meeting you had in the NHS? Me neither. Getting into a room with the smart guys at Hibi could be a whirlwind. The efficiency of most meetings was off the scale! We'd cover a huge number of topics from design to strategy and growth. You're going to be asked challenging questions - start-ups need to get their money's worth when paying for your time and it's absolutely right for them to do so. As an external advisor, you need to put real weight behind your recommendations, and taking time to understand a founder's vision will go a long way towards ensuring you're developing realistic and impactful solutions. 4️⃣ Pace of development How many ticks does an idea need before you can draft a problem to a clinical solution in your hospital? At a start-up you can be brainstorming one day and testing your vision the next. It's an incredible example of what can be done with less structure and a team with a "why not" attitude. If you're involved in/worked with a start-up, what were your biggest learnings? If you're a clinician interested in dipping your toe in the start-up scene - I'd highly encourage you to test your existing skills, and develop some which I promise you didn't know you had!

This morning, just like every day, I put my kids’ clothes on the radiator and then in the fridge before they got dressed. ‘Normal’, right?! 😳 This is something that has become so normal for me that I forget how unusual that would be for most families. The temperature of the clothing has to be just right for my kids before they can tolerate the feeling of them on their skin. So we do what we have to do. I was so so lucky to attend the live recording of the F**king Normal Podcast this week and one of the things they asked us all for were our ‘f**king normals’. The clothing prep is just one of mine! This event, sponsored by Hibi, was simply incredible. So warm, so emotional, and hilarious at times! Being in a room full of people who get it can be beaten. I feel incredibly lucky. If you haven’t already, go listen to the podcast. You won’t regret it! But before you do, tell me, what are your f**king normals?! Image description: Sam Milliken-Smith, co-founder at Hibi - sponsor of the live f**king normal podcast event - is talking into a microphone to a room full of parents of disabled children. He is standing at the front alongside the hosts of the podcast who are both dressed in amazing bright pink and there are balloons on either side of the stage. #SENParent #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Parenting #Neurodiversity

I had the privilege of attending the F**king Normal live podcast show in London last night, hosted by team at Hibi health, Sam Milliken-Smith and Melanie Dimmitt. The podcast was started by 2 ladies (Lauren and Rina) who are both mothers of children with a disability respectively. Lauren and Rina share their experiences and interview other SEN parents about the joys and hardships of raising a child with a disability on their podcast. SEN parents, this podcast is a must-listen! Do yourself a favour and listen to F**king Normal wherever you find your podcasts. #inclusion #disability #disabilityawareness

Community is everything. I was in London last night for a live recording of the F**king Normal podcast. It was a sweary, celebratory night of parent-carers discussing their own ‘f**king normal’ with others who Just Get It. 🎟️ Having guested on the pod a few months back, I was thrilled to meet hosts Lauren Fenton and Rina Teslica in person, along with Caroline Withers, who originally connected us. 🎟️ The event was sponsored by Hibi - an app that helps parent-carers manage the soul-destroying admin that comes with having a disabled child. Co-founder Sam Milliken-Smith and I had a call last year and it’s been great to follow Hibi’s growth since. You can download it for free (and I recommend you do!) 🎟️ Successful lawyer, fellow Northerner and super-supporter of The SEN Mums' Career Club, Emma Gill, didn’t think it was weird at all that I invited her along even though we’d only really spoken through LinkedIn before. And we had So. Much. Fun. So many takeaways - but I was blown away when compere Polly Hazlewood, a podcaster and SEN mum to twins, articulated one of the fundamental shifts I’ve felt through my unique experience of motherhood: ‘Everything becomes a win. Every tiny thing that isn’t totally sh*t becomes a joy. You see them everywhere.’ At home, at work, in life - I really do 💫 — I’m Leisa, host of The SEN Mums' Career Club #Podcast, discussing work and ambition through the lens of #SpecialNeedsParenting. Come find us, wherever you get your audio 💜 #SENMumsCareer #ParentCarer #SENMum #WorkingMother #Motherhood #Work

Still getting over the event that Sam Milliken-Smith and Uzay Macar hosted with the F**king normal podcast. Was incredible to see the sense of community which has built around this podcast, where they speak about the realities of parenting children with additional needs. There were tears around the room, as this event created a really vulnerable and authentic space for people to share. I absolutely cried. So powerful to create an event like that. Well done to everyone involved. The whole evening gave me a profound sense of perspective on what's important in life, and made me even more excited for the huge impact Hibi could have on people's lives. I don't post much about my angel investments (I don't make many) but feel hugely grateful to be a very small part of what Sam and Uzay are building. I truly recommend following the Hibi teams progress, joining their community if it's relevant to you, and listening to this wonderful podcast. Can't wait to see what is next, and thanks for inviting me to such an incredible event. Now off to the The Lowdown's Women's Health Summit tonight. Never been more sociable... 🫣

It was an absolute pleasure attending the live recording of the F**king Normal podcast last night. This community supporting parents of children with disabilities really is something special. As a paediatrician, to hear the stories of so many parents was truly inspiring. The level of support and openness people offer to each other was incredible to see. Thank you very much to Sam Milliken-Smith and Hibi for inviting me, and keep driving the cause forward to make life easier for parents and children alike.