Episode 15: Steve Grace
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Episode 15: Steve Grace
Steve Grace Having successfully built and sold two profitable businesses from the ground up, Steve Grace knows a thing (or a thousand) about what makes a business successful. Steve’s new venture, The Nudge Group, was born from a genuine desire to help businesses grow from start-ups to unicorns. After months of research and testing different…
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Episode 14: Mark Francis Long
Mark Francis Long At the age of 6, I was diagnosed with dyslexia while growing up in California, Bay Area. I went through many hard years of training and learning to overcome my disability. Through hard work and a lot of spell check, I have graduated with a BA in Media Communication and have…
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Episode 13: Lydia Allen
Lydia Allen A dyslexia interventionist, certified by International Dyslexia Association, Lydia also holds certificates from The Academy of Orton Gillingham, and Bright Solutions for Dyslexia. Distinctions include being appointed to the State Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in 2019, joining the committee’s Conceptual Framework subcommittee in 2020, and co-authoring the Conceptual Framework – Science of Reading…
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Episode 12: Michal Ricca
Michal Ricca With research validated practice and over twenty years of experience, Michal G. Ricca, M.Ed. has supported over 1,000 students gain 2-5 grade levels in their reading and writing skills. Michal is the Founder CEO of NowICANread and her new and exciting venture of ReaDefy Learning. She holds an Advanced Teaching Masters of…
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Episode 11: Dr Lutza Ireland
A reference discussed in this episode: Correlation with stress and academic performance (Link) Dr Lutza Ireland Lutza is a psychologist, designer and author of the multi-award-winning “Stress and Anxiety during COVID” graphic field guide. She uses design thinking and co-design methods to develop innovative resources, services and systems for mental health and neurodiversity. You can…
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Episode 10: Carol Blumenstein
Carol Blumenstein Carol Stein Blumenstein struggled to learn to read in school. An undiagnosed Dyslexic, Carol was labelled stupid by her teachers. With her mother’s guidance, Carol went on to study computer coding at 13 years old and, at age 16, was one of the first women to be accepted into the University of Pennsylvania…
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Episode 9: Lauren Crystal
Lauren Crystal Lauren Crystal, Dyslexic Dyspraxic, is the Managing Director of award-winning agency Your Creative and co-founder of project productivity tool Hassl. Lauren was named the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Victorian Emerging Leader of the Year and her business was named in the Top 30 Australian Companies Giving back. She leads digital strategy projects…
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Episode 8: Dean Bragonier
Dean Bragnonier Dean Bragonier is the Founder and Executive Dyslexic of NoticeAbility Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students with dyslexia identify their unique strengths and build self-esteem. Shaped by the challenges associated with his dyslexia and after struggling through the traditional secondary education system, Dean became a diligent and successful college student who…
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Episode 7: Cigdem Knebel
Cigdem Knebel When Cigdem struggled to find high-interest/low-level decodable chapter books a dyslexic child could painlessly read, she began to write one herself for her 7-year-old son. Cigdem is the founder of Simple Words Books, which are high-interest /low-level decodable children’s chapter books. Her mission is to improve fluency, comprehension, and most importantly, reading-confidence of…
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Episode 6: Ashraf Samsudin
Ashraf Samsudin Ashraf is the Specialist Education Consultant at SPELD Victoria where he provides, coordinates and develops the organisation’s Educational Services. Based in Melbourne, Ashraf presents a wide variety of workshops where his presentation style has been described as clear, engaging and fun. He enjoys facilitating sessions where knowledge, experiences and good practice can be…