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born August 11, 1949 Entrepreneur, Cellular phone pioneer 🔊 Listen Growing up, I had trouble fitting in. As a dyslexic, I don’t think like other people, so I didn’t fit very well in a clique. Dyslexia forced me to be […]

Founder of Jet Blue Airways 🔊 Listen I struggled a lot in school. I really had a hard time with standardized tests, staying focused and absorbing information from a written page into my brain. It was tough. I thought I […]

Born 1960 Investment Banker 🔊 Listen Probably the most poignant thing I heard out of a teacher that I wasn’t supposed to hear, was when she told my parents if they were really lucky and spent a lot of time […]

Born 1954 Investor and Television Personality 🔊 Listen I meet lots of dyslexic people today and I give them encouragement, because it is a super power. Kevin O’Leary  is a Canadian businessman, investor, journalist, writer, financial commentator and television personality. He is […]

President / Owner Ascend Studios 🔊 Listen Josh Almeida leads a company which designs creative environments for the hospitality industry, including LED video walls, audio, video, architectural lighting and even underwater speakers.  He describes his experiences growing up dyslexic in this video: […]