How'd You Get THAT Job?!
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How'd You Get THAT Job?!
From the Understood Podcast Network, How’d You Get THAT Job?! is a podcast that explores the unique (and often unexpected) career paths of people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD, dyslexia, and more. Listen as host Eleni Matheou interviews people about finding a job they love, and...
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Workplace self-advocacy, experimentation, and taking chances: What we’ve learned this series
If there’s one thing we’ve learned throughout this show, it’s that people can thrive at work not in spite of their differences, but because of them. P...
Lessons from a chief marketing officer with ADHD and dyslexia
It’s the last interview for How’d You Get THAT Job?! For this special episode, our guest is Nathan Friedman, co-president and chief marketing officer...
The intersection of race and neurodiversity: One psychiatrist’s story
Dr. Loucresie Rupert is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with ADHD. She wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until she was a medical intern. Now, bei...
Dyslexia and creativity make this artist pop
Kristjana Williams is a London-based Icelandic artist with dyslexia. She wasn’t diagnosed until she was 25 and attending Central Saint Martins, an art...
ADHD masking: Breaking free and going viral
Aideé Chávez Frescas is a senior social media manager at Understood. She also has ADHD and creates her own social media content that has gone viral ag...
Advice from a career coach with ADHD and dyslexia
Alex Gilbert is a career coach and consultant with ADHD and dyslexia. She helps people with learning and thinking differences navigate their day-to-da...
Building an ADHD starter kit
Dan Reis is a product designer at an e-commerce startup — and a listener of the podcast! Like many others, Dan saw his coping skills vanish during the...
Changing focus between two jobs fights off my ADHD boredom
Rachel Basoco has ADHD, and she works in two very different industries. She’s a full-time director of advancement and growth for digital communities a...
Tapping into the strengths of my dyslexic brain
Gil Gershoni is the founder and creative director of the branding firm Gershoni Creative. He says that everything he does, he does dyslexic.
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Disability inclusion and how to ask for accommodations at work
Claire Odom has always worked in the disability inclusion world, even before she knew she had ADHD. When she related a little bit too much to everyone...
When carpentry skills and ADHD run in the family
Michael Upshall Senior and Junior both have ADHD. This father-and-son duo doubles as boss and employee in their carpentry business, Probuilt Design + ...
Workplace disclosure as an editor with dyslexia
Darcey Gohring was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child. But she didn’t feel comfortable disclosing her dyslexia at work until she was a manager. She wa...
How dysgraphia and written expression challenges inspired a film festival
Isaac Zablocki always had messy handwriting and trouble getting his thoughts down on paper. When he was growing up, teachers in both Israel and the Un...
BONUS: Workplace tips and coping skills we’ve learned
Trying to figure out the right job can be challenging — and feel pretty lonely — especially when you have learning and thinking differences. But lucki...
Managing your emotions with ADHD: One lawyer’s story
Dina Ragab is a lawyer with ADHD working on the California high-speed rail project. Dina has always known that she was “neurospicy,” but therapists co...
ADHD hyperfocus brings this journalist’s research to the next level
Omar Mouallem is a journalist and filmmaker with ADHD. Omar has worn many hats — journalist, documentary filmmaker, “fake dean” of his self-made schoo...
How balancing anxiety and ADHD understimulation led to my “just right” job
Delia Gallegos combined her love of fandoms with her business experience to create the perfect job for her ADHD. Delia is the chief financial officer...
A wastewater engineer cuts the crap about ADHD at work
Scottie Donovan is a New York City wastewater engineer with ADHD. When she entered the field, being on the frontlines of a pandemic wasn’t what she ex...
Coping with anxiety and dyslexia to become a “Top Chef” competitor
Luke Kolpin is a chef with dyslexia. He’s cooked in high-pressure environments, from Top Chef to the critically acclaimed Noma in Copenhagen.
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Inattentive ADHD: A freelance writer shares her journey to diagnosis
Hanna Brooks Olsen is a freelance writer with ADHD. Coming to her ADHD diagnosis was a long journey. Like so many, Hanna thought ADHD was purely hyper...
Undiagnosed dyslexia and low self-esteem: Becoming a fashion designer
Rohan Chhabra found out he had dyslexia during graduate school by tagging along with a friend to her evaluation. He went in knowing nothing about dysl...
Dyslexia gave me problem-solving powers — and a career in politics
Robert Carroll, a New York State Assembly member, has dyslexia. He was born and raised in the district he represents, the 44th Assembly District in Br...
ADHD, time management, and PTSD: What made me a career coach
Phoebe Gavin has ADHD — and a passion for helping others thrive in the workplace. She’s an executive director of talent and development at Vox.com, a...
Dyslexia and delivering the punchline: A comedian's story
Liz Miele is a comedian with dyslexia. She has an eye for spotting comedy in her daily life, and a thousand jokes up her sleeve. Being a comedian fits...
Career advice from an ADHD coach, and how he got there
Brendan Mahan has ADHD — and the drive to help others navigate their own ADHD landscapes. From a young age, Brendan knew he wanted to help people. Whe...
From rebellion to biomedical research: Working in a lab with ADHD and dyslexia
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Growing up with ADHD and dyslexia, Jacquelyn Spathies didn’t picture herself...
Freelance photography puts my ADHD in focus
Ryan Walter Wagner needs a schedule, yet daily variety, to work with his ADHD. Ryan has lived multiple lives, from touring in his punk band, to owning...
Being a ship captain floats my ADHD boat
Ship captain Dave Gugliotti has ADHD — and a love for the ocean. Full of energy, yet calm under pressure, Dave’s strengths help him flourish on open w...
Say cheese! A wedding photographer finds the perfect shot for her ADHD and dyscalculia
When you have ADHD and dyscalculia, you need lots of tricks for keeping up while running a business. Taking advantage of her smartphone is just one of...
An actor and YouTuber with ADHD talks about social media burnout
When Eric Tabach, a YouTube host and producer for the channel Yes Theory, went to Ukraine, he didn’t just want to create a video. He wanted to make a...
Smooth like butter, like ADHD undercover
Alex Bilowitz put in the elbow grease to create a thriving career as a record producer, songwriter, and composer — and he did it all with ADHD. He was...
Why remote work suits my ADHD brain
Alonna Nicole Williams calls herself an “Energizer Bunny” with ADHD. She says she’s been bouncing off the walls since she was a little girl, all the w...
ADHD, invisible disabilities, and making the digital world accessible
Albert Kim first got interested in digital accessibility because of his ADHD, dyslexia, and invisible disabilities. He wanted to make websites and app...
A translator of Japanese manga reflects on ADHD and his love for comics
From the first moment Paul Starr saw the Japanese anime series Robotech (aka Macross), he was hooked. But did it have something to do with his ADHD? H...
Never finished college — a finance pro with ADHD on how she built a nontraditional career
Whitney Valentine-Wafer has ADHD and never finished college. Yet she’s served as chief financial officer for several organizations and built a career...
“Math dyslexia” can’t stop this chef and business owner
By the time Raquel Fleetwood was diagnosed with a learning disability at age 8, she had already discovered her passion: cooking. By 16, inspired by he...
A niche podcaster on myths, mushrooms, ADHD, and anxiety
Julia Schifini, who has ADHD, left her day job and embraced the opportunity to turn weekly chats with her best friend into a podcasting career. As cre...
A TV wardrobe pro on “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” opens up about language-based learning challenges
After getting a fashion degree from a college with a learning disabilities program, Stevie Ondra decided to follow her childhood dream: TV and film. S...
Dyslexia is why this production manager is so good
As a child with dyslexia, Frank Imperiale always had to think 10 steps ahead to account for his reading challenges and anxiety. Today, thinking ahead...
Why I chose to be a school counselor (and the role of NVLD)
Not many people are aware of nonverbal learning disabilities (NVLD). Fewer still know the challenges of finding a job when you have NVLD. Michaela Hea...