How’d You Get THAT Job?!
Explore the unique (and often unexpected) career paths of people who learn and think differently. Listen as host Eleni Matheou talks with people about finding a job they love — and how it reflects who they are and how they learn.
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Latest episodes
June 28, 2023 ·
Workplace self-advocacy, experimentation, and taking chances: What we’ve learned from this series
In the series finale of How’d You Get THAT Job?!, host Eleni Matheou unpacks what we’ve learned about how people thrive at work.
June 14, 2023 ·
Lessons from a chief marketing officer with ADHD and dyslexia
Nathan Friedman is the co-president and chief marketing officer of Understood.org. And he has dyslexia and ADHD. Learn how he got into the C-suite.
May 31, 2023 ·
The intersection of race and neurodiversity: One psychiatrist’s story
Dr. Loucresie Rupert is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with ADHD. She didn’t have an easy time getting her diagnosis as a Black woman.
May 17, 2023 ·
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 now she has her own studio.
May 3, 2023 ·
ADHD masking: Breaking free and going viral
Aideé Chávez Frescas has ADHD, and is a senior social media manager at Understood. Her posts help end stigma and show others they’re not alone.
April 19, 2023 ·
Advice from a career coach with ADHD and dyslexia
Alex Gilbert is a career coach with ADHD and dyslexia. After working in leadership development for years, she started her own coaching business.
April 5, 2023 ·
Building an ADHD starter kit
Dan Reis was diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic. Now, he’s made it his mission to explore coping strategies to help him get his work done.
March 22, 2023 ·
Changing focus between two jobs fights off my ADHD boredom
Rachel Basoco’s two jobs keep things interesting for her ADHD. She works full time at Fidelity, and part time at 11:11 Media, Paris Hilton’s company.
March 8, 2023 ·
Tapping into the strengths of my dyslexic brain
Gil Gershoni says that everything he does is dyslexic. He founded the branding firm Gershoni Creative and hosts the Dyslexic Design Thinking podcast.
February 22, 2023 ·
Disability inclusion and how to ask for accommodations at work
Claire Odom is a psychotherapist with ADHD. She’s also a disability inclusion consultant who has advice on navigating the workplace.
Host
Eleni Matheou, MBA
leads user research for Understood. She helps Understood to center its work on the lived experiences and voices of people who learn and think differently.
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