Episode 126: The Life Autistic -- with Hunter Hansen
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
04/12/21
•40m
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Hunter Hansen is an autistic content creator on YouTube and Instagram and a blogger on thelifeautistic.com. After discovering his autism in his late teens, Hunter tried to outgrow and suppress his autistic traits for years, until coming to terms and embracing his identity as an autistic adult. He has since turned that suppression into passion, advocating for greater understanding and appreciation of autism and autistic people. Hunter works for a major company as a business analyst and lives in the Denver area with his wife and three daughters.
During this episode, you will hear Hunter talk about:
- The origin of his blog -- and why he decided to shift his blog's initial focus and start writing about his autism
- What inspired him to start The Life Autistic channel on YouTube
- His process for creating his videos -- and why he never runs out of idea topics
- How Instagram Reels helped him expand his audience further
- His advocacy goals for helping companies create better workplaces for autistic employees and get the most out of their autistic talent in a variety of jobs (not just coding and tech!)
Learn more about Hunter and follow his content on thelifeautistic.com blog, The Life Autistic YouTube channel, on Twitter, and on Instagram @the_life_autistic.
Also, here's the link to the "bricks" post on The Life Autistic blog that Hunter mentions during this episode.
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Nichelle Walker is a passionate community service advocate who encourages people to take responsibility for doing things that matter within their local communities. She sees community service as a way to find local solutions to national and global problems. Nichelle is also a survivor of domestic violence; her experience further cultivated a need inside of her to give back to others.
During this episode, you will hear Nichelle talk about:
- How her passion for community service started at a young age
- How she believes that even the smallest actions can help the community
- How she learns from the girls that she mentors through BUILT BY GIRLS
- How her experience as a domestic violence survivor led her to change her life and help other people in similar situations
- The community service she has done on a national and global scale, in both the US and UK
- How community service has helped her make new connections and learn about different cultures, despite the isolation of the pandemic
- How her new photography business has opened up new ways for her to give back to her community
Learn more about Nichelle at her website, nichellewalker.myportfolio.com.
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Episode 127: A multi-creative career journey -- with Kevin Allen
April 26, 2021
•37m
Kevin Allen is a classically trained pianist, music producer, math teacher, guest speaker, entrepreneur and YouTuber. From spending 12 years working in the corporate world, to becoming a middle school math teacher, to really diving into music and content creation, Kevin has had a diverse and multi-creative career journey. He has been making music for about 15 years and just recently decided to begin sharing his content with the world through his podcast and YouTube channel.
During this episode, you will hear Kevin talk about:
- How he started making music as a young child, then rekindled his passion for music as an adult
- Why he created his YouTube channel, K_AL Experience
- The story behind his corporate career -- how he got his first job while still in college, the different roles he held, and his decision to move on to pursue teaching
- How he balances his teaching, tutoring business, and YouTube channel
- How networking has been critical to growing his career
- The multi-creative "dream guests" he'd like to interview on his show
You can find out more about Kevin and his work on his YouTube channel K_AL Experience, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and on his official website www.kalexperience.com.
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