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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…