{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks ","title":"Episode 68: Steve Grace","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2242,"description":"Welcome to episode #68. We’re thrilled to be joined by Steve Grace today. Steve Grace is the CEO & Founder of The Nudge Group, empowering high-growth companies to thrive on a global stage with a unique fusion of recruitment expertise and powerful storytelling designed to expand your reach and impact worldwide. He is also the Founder of Nudge Productions creating high-quality content to tell stories through every medium from creating & managing podcasts in both video & audio, newsletters production & management, photography, and documentary/filmmaking.And lastly, he is the publisher of both Balance the Grind & Startup Life: Unscripted and host of both the Give it a Nudge and Daily Grind podcasts.Welcome to the show Steve!QuestionsCan you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity?  I could talk for hours about this, how it affected me mentally, etc and how it affects my work, why I do what I do, etcWhen did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? About 13-14 years oldStarted with a diagnosis of an extreme form of dyslexia.What challenges did you face?Ridicule, stress, being differentAccomplished siblingsWhat is it like now?Love it, I will tell you whyStill finds it difficult to read. Took a while to readHad to learn the shape of every word.Finds it difficult to read handwriting.Found recruitment because it was all speaking (a lot easier than writing).What neuro-exceptional strengths are you leaning into now?every single one I canDifficult to separate the neurotypical strengths from the idiosyncraticShort and sweet communicationWhat \"work\" projects are you concentrating on? Recruitment businessProduction CompanyPodcasts: Give It A Nudge: features startupsDaily Grind: hacks to improve diet, exercise, career, sustainabilityWebsiteBalance the grind: work-life balanceFilm makingFilming war games for military startupsThe Pillars: private clubFounders and family offices get together and build stuffThe goal is to build 20 Canvas and 5 AtlassiansCasual club: can...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}