ADHD And Neurodiversity Episodes
191
Aug. 3, 2026
Launching Iluria: Looking in on the Early Stages of a Startup with Hagay Levy
Startup founder and father to four children with ADHD/ADD, Hagay Levy joins the show today to share his entrepreneurial journey thus far. As a man who also has ADHD himself, he knows much about the unique needs of folks in that community, of which our host, Mai Ling Chan, is also a member. Hagay speaks with Mai Ling about his quest to start Iluria, a new tool for measuring the efficacy of medication for people with ADHD/ADD. They talk about identifying the problem, building a solution to the pro...
Guest: Hagay Levy
182
Oct. 6, 2025
From Jane Goodall to JP Morgan: Building Neurodiversity Programs at Scale with Elizabeth Jenswold
James sits in the interviewer chair this episode and talks with speaker and activist, Elizabeth Jenswold. Elizabeth is a global thought leader with executive-level business experience, and she talks about her career path from the Jane Goodall Institute to financial services to diversity activism. She also shares how to spot the tasks at which neurodiverse people excel, why employment laws often hurt the ones they’re meant to protect, how sometimes your best business solutions come from the most ...
Guest: Elizabeth Jenswold
154
March 25, 2024
Connecting Neurodivergent Jobseekers and Employers with Jhillika Kumar & Conner Reinhardt
We have two great guests in this episode! James sits down for a conversation with Jhillika Kumar and Conner Reinhardt, the CEO, and COO respectively, of Mentra. As a neurodiversity employment network, one of the goals of Mentra is to connect...
Guests: Conner Reinhardt , Jhillika Kumar
151
Feb. 12, 2024
The Intersection of ADHD, Women, and Asian Culture with Kim To
Certified ADHD Coach, public speaker, and entrepreneur, Kim To, joins Mai Ling Chan on this episode to share her thoughts and experiences with ADHD. Kim talks about the journey to her diagnosis and why she moved into coaching others with this same...
Guest: Kim To
148
Dec. 4, 2023
The Best of 2023 Disability Leadership with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges
Don’t miss the final episode of the Xceptional Leaders podcast for 2023! Our hosts, Mai Ling and James, share some valuable information as they look back over this past year. They talk about the strides that were made in the area of disability in...
Guests: James Berges , Mai Ling Chan
147
Nov. 6, 2023
Embracing ADHD and Neurodiversity as an Adult with Julia Ovcharenko
Our guest today is neurodivergent Ukrainian entrepreneur and mental health enthusiast, Julia Ovcharenko. She talks with Mai Ling about the stigma around ADHD and adjusting to ADHD and neurodiversity diagnoses as an adult, which is a very personal...
Guests: Julia Ovcharenko , https://bit.ly/3SNxjIu
142
Aug. 28, 2023
Creative Marketing & Careers for the Neurodivergent with Merlee Jayme
In today’s packed interview, James chats with Merlee Jayme, Chairmom® and Founder of the Misfits Camp. Merlee shares some of her backstory, including some experiences in her early, formative years which had a profound impact on her life and her...
Guest: Merlee Jayme
137
June 19, 2023
Living with ADHD in Adulthood with Chris Wang
The topic of today’s episode is personal for Mai Ling. Before our guest joins the show to talk about ADHD, Mai Ling shares her own personal experience with her diagnosis. James then sits down with startup founder and expert ADHD/neurodiversity...
Guest: Chris Wang
132
April 10, 2023
Artificial Intelligence in the Disability Space with Yonah Welker
Before we introduce our guest in this episode, Mai Ling shares a major update about a new venture that she is embarking on that has a connection to our guest. And that guest is technology explorer, evaluator, and reviewer, Yonah Welker, who has a...
Guest: Yonah Welker
129
Feb. 27, 2023
Social Entrepreneurship and Neurodiversity with Vanessa Castañeda Gill
Today, we welcome to the show Vanessa Castañeda Gill, the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Cipher, a game-based, social-emotional learning platform for neurodiverse youth. Social Cipher launched their first game called Ava, and Vanessa shares the story...
Guest: Vanessa Castañeda Gill
119
Sept. 12, 2022
Empowering Teens with ADHD Through Digital Tools with Bryan Dinner
Bryan Dinner is our guest for this episode of Xceptional Leaders. He is the CEO and founder of Clarifi, the desktop app that assists teens with ADHD and attention challenges with completing online homework. Bryan talks with James about his personal...
Guest: Bryan Dinner
107
March 28, 2022
Dyslexia and Neurodivergence in the Workplace with Jeannette Roberes
We kick off this episode with Mai Ling and James both sharing about events they recently participated in and the takeaways from them. Then James has a great conversation with speech-language pathologist and author, Jeannette Roberes. She has extensive...
Guest: Jeannette Roberes
106
March 14, 2022
Empowering Neurodivergent Individuals with Katrina Martin
Mai Ling sits down with Katrina Martin, PhD, the founder of Bridges Learning System, to chat about her work in curriculum development. Katrina has focused on designing curriculum for disabled youth that supports and empowers neurodivergent...
Guest: Katrina Martin
104
Oct. 18, 2021
Neurodiversity and ADHD in Adult Life with Anna Price
In this final episode for 2021, Martyn and Mai Ling bring you up to speed with all that’s going on in their respective worlds and share about what’s in store for the show in the future. Martyn then shares his conversation with strategic marketing...
Guest: Anna Price
99
Aug. 9, 2021
Neurodiversity and Invisible Disabilities as Superpowers with Steven Woodgate
Our guest today is Steven Woodgate. Steven chats with Martyn about his personal experiences with dyslexia and how he turned those challenges into his superpowers. He also shares about using his unique perspective on problem solving in the business...
Guest: Steven Woodgate
81
Nov. 16, 2020
Adaptive Clothing and Hidden Disabilities with Victoria Jenkins
Adaptive Clothing and Hidden Disabilities with Victoria Jenkins
Guest: Victoria Jenkins
80
Nov. 2, 2020
Spotlighting Lived Experiences From a Kids Perspective With Mathew Klickstein
Spotlighting Lived Experiences From a Kids Perspective With Mathew Klickstein
Guest: Mathew Klickstein