Entrepreneurs + Neurodiversity: Sophie Thomas on Coaching via Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia

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Having ADD or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Hear from people all around the globe, from every walk of life, in every profession, from Rock Stars to CEOs, from Teachers to Politicians, who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their ADD and ADHD diagnosis, and use it to their personal and professional advantage, to build businesses, become millionaires, or simply better their lives.  Our Guest today in their own words:  Sophie is a neurodivergent mother of three, late diagnosed with autism / adhd / dyspraxia 18 months ago, as was her now 9 year old son. She lives in Dubai, and until 18 months ago had spent 20 years in the corporate world of strategy consulting and professional services. She’s moved from client facing strategy work internally to set up her firms strategy and projects team, before being asked to step into the technology leader and then the human resource leader roles . She’s since set up her own company The Growth Pod, which helps passion and purpose led entrepreneurs harness their creativity and their uniqueness to create successful growth strategies or their business.  Today we learn how this neurodivergent Mother’s is thriving as she advocates for more balanced neurodiversity in the corporate world. Enjoy!! :) 

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00:40 - Thank you again so much for listening and for subscribing!!

01:47 - Introducing and Welcome Sophie Thomas!

04:34 - “If you look at my professional success, it hasn't been a hindrance to me! I did well because of it.”

05:13 - On talking with her son about being neurodivergent 

06:17 - Grief and self-discovery led to transformation.

07:00 - On the Importance of supporting neurodiverse students

09:36 - On making accommodations in the classroom

11:40 - Inclusion challenges and gender challenges in the Middle East workplace.

12:05 - On lacking Mental health and neurodiversity support/discussion of sexuality due to illegality. The region is far behind the world in celebrating neurodiversity, leaving them absent of utilizing super-powered skill sets from our global community.

15:30 - On breaking the Rain Man stereotype

16:05 - How can people find you?

Web:  https://sophiethomascoaching.com

Socials:  @ Growth_Pod on INSTA 

17:00 - Thanks so much for enjoying "Faster Than Normal” just about every week!! We appreciate you and your hard work so much! Onwards! Please join us again very soon!

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TRANSCRIPT via Castmagic.io and then corrected.. mostly but somewhat. 

You're listening to the Faster Than Normal podcast, where we know that having Add or ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Each week we interview people from all around the globe, from every walk of life in every profession. From rock stars to CEOs, from teachers to politicians who have learned how to unlock the gifts of their add and ADHD diagnosis and used it to their personal and professional advance edge to build businesses, to become millionaires, or to simply better their lives. And now, here's the host of the Faster Than Normal podcast

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