She Sang Stevie Wonder in Her Dad's ICU at 16 with Jillian "Gigi" Bichara (Connect Community and Respite Services)

NDIS's most connected operator started as the 16-year-old who sang Stevie Wonder to her father in ICU.Chapters:0:00 — Cold open: the life support decision0:36 — Meet Gigi: the NDIS's best connector2:24 — Two roles fill my cup4:17 — Dad's accident at 1612:14 — Choice and control + dignity of risk13:25 — The Heartbreak High reveal18:09 — Doctor or pharmacist? I chose neither23:43 — Singing Stevie Wonder in dad's ICU26:18 — Brought to you by Wholii27:01 — The headbands game39:13 — 'Open to collaborations' is the new spam43:54 — Footprints in the sand44:53 — The No BS Queen awardThis episode is proudly presented by Wholii — built by compliance specialists for Australian NDIS providers. Wholii cuts admin time, automates the manual stuff, and keeps your whole team compliant and audit-ready. Book a free demo: https://wholii.com.auEpisode 2 of Team with the Queen featuring Gigi Bichara — Business Development Manager and Support Worker at Connect Community and Respite Services (Beverly Hills, NSW). Gigi is widely recognised as the best-connected person on the NDIS — but the path there started somewhere most people don't see.In this conversation, Gigi shares:- The day the medical team asked her family to turn off her father's life support- Why she rejected the "doctor or pharmacist" expectations her Egyptian Orthodox family had for her- What being on Heartbreak High Season 1 taught her about reinvention- The line that separates real collaboration from "open to collaborations" spam- Why dignity of risk is the missing pillar of choice and control- The one thing she'd keep if everything she'd built disappeared tomorrowGigi Bichara — Connect Community and Respite Serviceshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jillian-gigi-bichara-701127320/https://www.linkedin.com/company/connect-community-and-respite-services/Yosmerys Aparicio Cuencas is the founder of Supporting Communities Australia and the Elevate Youth Lab.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yosmerys/Website: https://linktr.ee/Yosmerys@teamwiththequeen on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. New episodes every second thursday.Team with the Queen is a Supporting Communities Australia production.#NDIS #LeadershipPodcast #AustralianPodcast