White Transparent overlay on top of a partial view from an angle of grey keys on a laptop. Letters are blurred. The key to the left of the space bar has a disabled logo and the letters STRG in white. On the left side of the image is a photo of the guest, Tony Jacobsen, a Caucasian man wearing a black ball cap and shirt. The text on shirt reads All Day Every Day #UNBREAKABLE. To the right of the photo is the text that reads “A conversation with Tony Jacobsen #UNBREAKABLE” Along the bottom of the image, a white bar with a tab on the left test appears that reads “#DFYSPodcast Successful, Self-Employed & Disabled Podcast in 2 shades of blue.

Tony Jacobsen of #UNBREAKABLE

Tony Jacobsen of #UNBREAKABLE, a physical fitness instructor, discusses his biggest challenges in starting his business, building confidence, and shares advice for persons with disabilities who aspire to be self-employed.

Tony Jacobsen, who was born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (O.I.), aka Brittle Bones Disease, is the author of “Disable Your Disability: Live the Healthy Life You Deserve!”, the first book to discuss the delicate yet important relationship between fitness and O.I.

In addition to his book, Tony is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and runs a successful online adaptive fitness club called #UNBREAKABLE Body.

After identifying a need within his own disability community, Tony created the #OILife program. The program creates video resources and hosts live events, both virtually and in-person, to provide a safe, encouraging, and fun space for O.I.ers around the world to e

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