Do you struggle in the workplace because you are undervalued due to a learning disability? Did you know that some of the most successful entrepreneurs have learning disabilities? Did you know that most struggling entrepreneurs suffer from something that is more debilitating than a learning disability?
Learning Disabilities expert, educator and author Laura Reiff talks about learning disabilities and being an entrepreneur.
In this interview you will discover:
- How Learning Disabilities give entrepreneurs a creative edge.
- The one thing that holds most entrepreneurs back…and it has nothing to do with a learning disability.
- Key strategies that will unlock your success as an entrepreneur with or without a learning disability.
Laura Reiff is a special education teacher with over 10 years of experience. Her expertise in this field has inspired her to write children’s books with a passionate mission to lift the negative stigma of Special Education by planting the seeds of understanding and compassion through self-esteem.
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