Our guest today, Vanessa Victor has a saying. “Once you’ve met a Neuro Divergent person, you’ve just met a neuro divergent person.” What that means is that the way a neuro divergent brain works will present itself differently in everyone. 

With between thirty to forty percent of the population considered to be likely Neuro Diverse, and the fact a neuro divergent person is more statistically likely to own their own business, there’s a lot of us running around out there in small business land!

I know that my brain really struggles with normal basic tasks, but can also get huge amounts of work done if I’m having a good day. This up and down nature of my output, and my focus used to be a source of great anxiety, along with my knack of oversharing, my oversensitive nature, and my anxiety in new types of social situations. 

All of this has had a large impact on me as a business owner. And I know I’m not alone.

So I’m so thankful I met Vanessa. She’s dyslexic and has ADHD, and also happens to teach organizations and businesses how to make the most of their ND team members, as well as helping those same members learn skills to help them thrive in a neurotypical world. 

She’s also a small business owner, and knows first hand the traps and issues that can crop up for us in our businesses. She’s going to be sharing both what she’s learnt and what she knows as an expert in today’s podcast

Vanessa is one of the owners of Remarkable Minds. They provide solutions, tools and life-changing programmes. They coach individuals and businesses with a range of solutions to enable anyone with neurodiversity to feel empowered, confident and capable.



In this episode we cover:
What Neuro Divergent means and what it covers
Whether being ND is a disability or not
What are some of the common issues for ND business owners
What tools can we use to help us
What we need to look out for






Important Links

Get in touch with Vanessa

Buy your copy of Be a Spider, Build a Web

Download the free workbook

Become a part of the MAP IT Marketing facebook group

Register interest for Rachel’s content coaching programme

Rachel’s YouTube Channel

Join the My MAP IT Marketing Strategy School

Our guest today, Vanessa Victor has a saying. “Once you’ve met a Neuro Divergent person, you’ve just met a neuro divergent person.” What that means is that the way a neuro divergent brain works will present itself differently in everyone. 
With between thirty to forty percent of the population considered to be likely Neuro Diverse, and the fact a neuro divergent person is more statistically likely to own their own business, there’s a lot of us running around out there in small business land!
I know that my brain really struggles with normal basic tasks, but can also get huge amounts of work done if I’m having a good day. This up and down nature of my output, and my focus used to be a source of great anxiety, along with my knack of oversharing, my oversensitive nature, and my anxiety in new types of social situations. 
All of this has had a large impact on me as a business owner. And I know I’m not alone.
So I’m so thankful I met Vanessa. She’s dyslexic and has ADHD, and also happens to teach organizations and businesses how to make the most of their ND team members, as well as helping those same members learn skills to help them thrive in a neurotypical world. 
She’s also a small business owner, and knows first hand the traps and issues that can crop up for us in our businesses. She’s going to be sharing both what she’s learnt and what she knows as an expert in today’s podcast
Vanessa is one of the owners of Remarkable Minds. They provide solutions, tools and life-changing programmes. They coach individuals and businesses with a range of solutions to enable anyone with neurodiversity to feel empowered, confident and capable. 
In this episode we cover:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">What Neuro Divergent means and what it covers</li>
<li aria-level="1">Whether being ND is a disability or not</li>
<li aria-level="1">What are some of the common issues for ND business owners</li>
<li aria-level="1">What tools can we use to help us</li>
<li aria-level="1">What we need to look out for</li>
</ul>
 
Important Links
<a href="http://www.remarkableminds.org/">Get in touch with Vanessa</a>
<a href="https://mymapitmarketing.com/products/be-a-spider-build-a-web-sticky-content-marketing-for-small-businesses">Buy your copy of Be a Spider, Build a Web</a>
<a href="http://www.beaspiderbuildaweb.com/">Download the free workbook</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/MAPITwithRachelKlaver/">Become a part of the MAP IT Marketing facebook group</a>
<a href="https://identifymarketing.lpages.co/become-a-content-marketing-master/">Register interest for Rachel’s content coaching programme</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/marketingwithrachelklaver">Rachel’s YouTube Channel</a>
<a href="https://toolbox.identifymarketing.co.nz/my-map-it-marketing-strategy-course/">Join the My MAP IT Marketing Strategy School</a>

Trying to work out how all your marketing fits together is tricky, especially when you're trying to juggle everything else you need to do while running a small business.  MAP IT Marketing steps you through how to create your own marketing map, building out a marketing strategy that is practical, and will help you take action after every episode.

Listen and learn with your host, marketing strategist and coach Rachel Klaver, as she breaks down the steps of building out a marketing action plan specifically for the small business owner. (because we are different than a big company! We have smaller budgets, less resource and far less time!)

Join Rachel as she shares her own business lessons and learning, or enjoy her expert guests talking tactics to help you become more confident in your own marketing. As we walk through all the different steps you need to take to build out your marketing activity, you'll be able to note what you need to do to implement the marketing advice and tactics. Think of it as your own marketing coach, helping you sift through all the small business marketing information, and working out what you need to do next.  

Want a clear direction in your marketing? Let's come make a map. 

Trying to work out how all your marketing fits together is tricky, especially when you're trying to juggle everything else you need to do while running a small business. &nbsp;MAP IT Marketing steps you through how to create your own marketing map, building out a marketing strategy that is practical, and will help you take action after every episode.
Listen and learn with your host, marketing strategist and coach Rachel Klaver, as she breaks down the steps of building out a marketing action plan specifically for the small business owner. (because we are different than a big company! We have smaller budgets, less resource and far less time!)
Join Rachel as she shares her own business lessons and learning, or enjoy her expert guests talking tactics to help you become more confident in your own marketing. As we walk through all the different steps you need to take to build out your marketing activity, you'll be able to note what you need to do to implement the marketing advice and tactics. Think of it as your own marketing coach, helping you sift through all the small business marketing information, and working out what you need to do next. &nbsp;
Want a clear direction in your marketing? Let's come make a map.&nbsp;