Season Three Episode 6: Invisible Strengths: The Hidden Advantage in Today's Workforce
Release Date: 09/23/2024
Season Three Episode 6: Invisible Strengths: The Hidden Advantage in Today's Workforce
Disability Owned Podcast
In this episode, guest Mariah Barber, Founder and CEO of Invisible Strengths, is interviewed by host Caroline Bolas, Small Business Specialist at NDI. Drawing on her own experiences, Mariah provides insights into the challenges that individuals with disabilities, especially those with intersecting identities, can face when trying to find employment. Listeners will learn why it benefits employers to be more inclusive, the steps that both employers and job seekers can take and where to find resources and support.
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Season Three Episode 5: Creative Minds, Innovative Solutions: Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs Speak
Disability Owned Podcast
In this episode, guests Lilian Aluri of The Nerdware Store and J Li of Prototype Thinking Labs are interviewed by host Lydia X.Z. Brown, Director of Public Policy at NDI. his episode features a conversation with two neurodivergent small business owners. Lilian Aluri started her art business, The Nerdware Store, at the beginning of 2021 to share whimsical and fandom-inspired designs with fellow nerds. Her anxiety and depression have shaped much of her adult life and inform her artistic and professional pursuits. J Li is the creator and Senior Partner of Prototype Thinking Labs, a specialized...
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Season Three Episode 4: The Neurodivergent Advantage: Unique Perspectives in Business Leadership
Disability Owned Podcast
In this episode, guests Elayne Otstot of Singing River Consulting and Dr. Karissa Burnett of Divergent Pathways are interviewed by host Lydia X.Z. Brown, Director of Public Policy at NDI. The conversation delves into the experiences of two neurodivergent small business owners. Elayne shares insights from her accessibility and communications consultancy, which focuses on disability inclusion and project management for nonprofits and creatives. Dr. Burnett discusses her journey as a psychologist and entrepreneur, highlighting the establishment of her neurodiversity-affirming private practice in...
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Season Three Episode 3: From Job Seeker to Change Maker: Dr. Kirk Adams on Transforming Workplace Inclusion
Disability Owned Podcast
Dr. Kirk Adams Consultant, Inspiration Foundation, is interviewed by host Nikki Powis, Director, Small Business Programs, NDI. Dr. Adams has been a Blind job seeker, an employee in corporate America facing challenges around accommodation and discrimination and an employer of people who are Blind and DeafBlind. He has a PhD in Leadership and Change and wants to make it easier for the next Blind person to gain early work experience, build skills and find meaningful employment. He shares the things that helped him along the way and the work he is currently doing to help the next generation.
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Season Three Episode 2: Peaceful Profits: How Disability-Inclusive Hiring Built a Successful Snack Company
Disability Owned Podcast
Evan Delahanty, Founder and CEO, Peaceful Fruits joins host Nikki Powis, Director, Small Business Programs, NDI, as he shares how he started the company Peaceful Fruits while intentionally hiring staff with disabilities and paying them competitive wages. He explains how he started from a mission to build a company that he was proud of and ended up structuring training and support for staff to ensure that everyone had what they need to do their best work. He discusses the benefits he has found in employing people with disabilities, the importance of nutritious food and the work of the Peaceful...
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Season Three Episode 1: Unlocking Hidden Talent: The Power of Disability-Inclusive Hiring
Disability Owned Podcast
In this episode, guest Wendy Strobel Gower, Project Director, NE ADA Center, is interviewed by host Nikki Powis, Director, Small Business Programs, NDI. Listeners will learn about accessing an underutilized labor pool during the “great resignation” and recent challenges to find talent. The discussion will include how companies can address fears, assumptions and unconscious bias around hiring people with disabilities, so companies can access this untapped pool of talent. The benefits of hiring people with disabilities and resources for providing accommodations will be highlighted.
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Season Two Episode 6: Empoderadas en Diversidad: Emprendimiento y Amor más Allá de las Barreras
Disability Owned Podcast
This episode was recorded in Spanish: Es un poderoso podcast donde exploramos las inspiradoras historias de dos madres emprendedoras, cada una enfrentando desafíos únicos relacionados con discapacidades y brindando apoyo a sus hijos con descapacidades. (Tune in as we dive into the inspiring stories of two mothers in entrepreneurship, each facing the unique challenges of both disabilities and supporting their children with disabilities.
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Season Two Episode 5: Digital Accessibility: Making Your Online Services and Content Fully Accessible
Disability Owned Podcast
Listeners will learn about the importance of digital accessibility. Kim Alfonso of Results One will share her expertise on how to be fully inclusive with digital services and content. Results One strives to create a world that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible. Their training programs are tailored to each work environment and workforce, delivered in person and on remote platforms.
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Season Two Episode 4: The Science of Well-Being at Work: Insights from Positive Psychology
Disability Owned Podcast
NDI Deputy Director Elizabeth Jennings will share tools and strategies from the field of Positive Psychology. Elizabeth will discuss the science behind worker well-being, how to make small changes that can have a big impact and free tools you can use to improve well-being within your company.
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Season Two Episode 3: Legal Pathways to Business Ownership for Adults with Disabilities
Disability Owned Podcast
This podcast, featuring Jonathan Martinis, Esq. of Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, will share legal vehicles for parents and guardians of adults with disabilities to optimize their ability to be small business owners. The podcast will address guardianship, self-determination, and power of attorney.
info_outlineIn this episode, guest Mariah Barber, Founder and CEO of Invisible Strengths, is interviewed by host Caroline Bolas, Small Business Specialist at NDI. Drawing on her own experiences, Mariah provides insights into the challenges that individuals with disabilities, especially those with intersecting identities, can face when trying to find employment. Listeners will learn why it benefits employers to be more inclusive, the steps that both employers and job seekers can take and where to find resources and support.