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Greg Shepard with BOSS Capital Partners on Autism, Neurodiversity and Entrepreneurship
Greg Shepard of BOSS Capital Partners joins us to discuss autism, neurodiversity, and entrepreneurship. The School System and Learning Styles Growing up, Greg struggled with learning in school and communicating. He had a different style of learning that schools did not teach. He scored very high in some areas but
Kevin Spencer on Disability Innovation through Magic Tricks
We are back to discuss impactful healthcare-related innovations, specifically disability innovation. Kevin Spencer is an award-winning magician who is passionate about developing children with autism. Disability Innovation through Magic Tricks Kevin is a magician known by many as “the kid whisperer.” Years ago, Kevin had a brain and spine injury
Neurodiversity and Innovation: The Benefits of Hiring Employees Who Break the Mold
Today, a diverse workplace is not only common, it’s a requirement. While racial and gender diversity are givens, there’s also an important new frontier: neurodiversity. A neurodiverse workplace provides new talent opportunities for those previously deemed unemployable, and it provides workplaces wit
Does neural diversity hiring impact your innovation success? S11 Ep22
Download Neural_Diversity_Hiring_for_Innovation_S11_Ep22.mp3 When I look back over my career and reflect about all of the people I’ve crossed paths with such as former bosses, former team members and former members of my innovation teams -- the one of the key characteristics was
Tara Roehl - Neural Diversity and Autism - The Impact on Creativity and Innovation
Tara was the guest on the Aug 23rd Killer Innovations radio show. Topic: Neural Diversity and Autism - The Impact on Creativity and Innovation Bio: Tara Roehl is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist. She owns Speechy Keen Speech Therapy, a telepractice-based private practice in Colorado focusing on the social/pragmatic
Spark Your Innovation By Hiring People On The Autism Spectrum (Neural Diversity)
Late last year, I was asked to give a speech in Atlanta to AIMD (American Institute for the Managing Diversity). Given the work with Hacking Autism, they also asked if my daughter could join. So for the first time, Tara and I made a joint appearance. The speech was about the need to expand the […]
Is your team diversity enough to create killer innovations?
On Wednesday, I will be traveling to Atlanta to give a speech on “Innovation and Diversity” to the American Institute for the Management of Diversity. Given the title and the group, you may think you know what I will be talking about but you would wrong. The topic description is: The key to unlockin