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Heidi Williams -045

December 15, 2021Uncategorizeddecodingdyslexia

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Today Jordan welcomes a remarkable young woman with boundless energy, creativity and a keen business sense. Heidi Williams is an ex-competitive rock climber and parttime ski-patroller who loves the outdoors. She is a highly popular vlogger in the travel space with thousands of international followers. Heidi combines her love for the outdoors with prowess in business. She founded Mona, a successful surf and athletic wear company. Realizing her talent in running her own business she launched a career as a business-life coach, helping others run their start-up businesses. Along with her flourishing coaching work, she recently founded LeadTalko a lead generation agency that harnesses the power of organic conversation to gain start-ups 30 to 40 new leads per day via SMS and direct message marketing. She has never let dyslexia slow her down. She is determined to learn and grow despite the odds. Heidi Williams is a fine example of Dyslexics getting it done!

If you have a story worth sharing on this podcast, write to jordan@chartproductions.com. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with the Webb Innovation Center for Dyslexia, please visit our website at dyslexicswanted.org.

Barry Weiner -041

March 7, 2021Uncategorizeddecodingdyslexia

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A conversation between Jordan Rich and Barry Weiner, a true renaissance man who has enjoyed success in movie and documentary production, business and real estate and public service, despite deep struggles with learning during his school years. Things changed in a big way when Barry enrolled in the Program for Assisted Learning at Curry College in Milton. There he met and was mentored by the late Dr. Gertrude Webb and he credits her and the Pal Program for the learning skills, confidence and motivation to win at life!

Dr. Rhoda Bernard & Larry Rothstein -027

December 12, 2019Uncategorizeddecodingdyslexia

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A conversation between Jordan Rich and Dr. Rhoda Bernard, managing director of the Berklee College of Music Institute for Arts Education and Special Needs and Larry Rothstein of No Limits Media. Both guests focus on the impact of art, music, theatre and dance on people of all ages with special needs and learning disabilities. Neuro-diversity is now being recognized understood and promoted with the help of caring educators and advocates like Rhoda and Larry. If you have a story worth sharing on this podcast, write to jordan@chartproductions.com. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with the Webb Innovation Center for Dyslexia, please visit our website at dyslexicswanted.org.

Zachary Wingate -022

September 16, 2019UncategorizedDan Thibeault

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A conversation between Jordan Rich and Zachary Wingate. Zachary’s mission is to take what he has learned about dyslexia and “pay it forward.” He shares his experiences helping others with dyslexia understand that they are not alone and that there are steps they can take to succeed. Zachary’s is a story of hard work, a vow to never give up and an acknowledgement of the power of humor and love in living a life with dyslexia. If you have a story worth sharing on this podcast , write to jordan@chartproductions.com. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with the Webb Innovation Center for Dyslexia, please visit our website at dyslexicswanted.org.

Kids with Superpowers -Bodhi Taylor Bragonier – 017

May 21, 2019UncategorizedDan Thibeault

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A conversation between Jordan Rich and Bodhi Bragonier, an 11-year old currently in the 5th grade, whose parents are also dyslexic. Bodhi has dealt with the challenges many children with dyslexia face and he shares perspectives on peer pressure, the impact of tutors, the sensitivity that adults sometimes lack when dealing with dyslexic kids and how he approaches solving problems in innovative ways. Bodhi is also a budding entrepreneur with several established online businesses and many more likely to come. If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with the Webb Innovation Center for Dyslexia, please visit our website at dyslexicswanted.org.

Steve Wilkins -008

October 11, 2018UncategorizedDan Thibeault

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Steve Wilkins- A conversation between Jordan Rich and Steve Wilkins, Head of The Carroll School in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a school with a national reputation that celebrates and supports the unique learning styles of dyslexic students. Steve talks about The Carroll School as an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, a time when outliers began to assert their rights, as well as its current mission to apply state of the art research to teaching students. Steve says dyslexia is hard and he’s not entirely sure if it’s a pure gift, but there are many small presents within it, not the least of which is a need to learn how you learn.To discover ways to support and become involved with us, please visit us at dyslexicswanted.org.

Kids with Superpowers -Charlie and Mary Warley -007

September 26, 2018UncategorizedDan Thibeault

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Kids With Super Powers- Charlie and Mary Warley- A conversation between Jordan Rich and Charlie and Mary Warley, a son and his mother discussing their perspectives on his experience being dyslexic. Unlike the others in his family, Charlie is dyslexic. Listen to him talk about his own perspective on dyslexia, and to his mother talk about the joys and challenges she’s experienced learning from and with him as he traveled an academic path unfamiliar to her. And if you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with us, please visit our website at dyslexicswanted.org.