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Hosted by Mai Ling Chan · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 190 episodes
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Learn from global disability-focused leaders about high profile topics and how they are truly making a difference. Mai Ling and James give you front row access to intimate conversations that are shaping the way the world is supporting people with disabilities. They share their intimate experiences— so you can start, grow, and expand your impact.
Mai Ling Chan hosts Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges, a business show with 190 episodes published.
Today, James sits down for a timely conversation with celebrated soccer coach Scott Martin. In addition to a decades-long career in, and advocacy for, the game of soccer, Scott has also worked as an advocate for the disa
Today, Mai Ling sits down for an in-depth discussion about how to get outside investment for your disability-focused ventures with husband-and-wife entrepreneur team, Rich and Brittany Palmer. Leaning into their previous
Our hosts kick off this episode with some important tips and information for folks working in the disability community. This is followed by a fascinating discussion between Mai Ling and our guest, Joyce Ko, who joins the
Today, James shares a great conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams, PhD, with us on the podcast. Kirk Adams is the founder of Innovative Impact LLC, through which he consults with corporate clients on diversity, inclusivity, a
Our guest for today's episode of the Xceptional Leaders podcast is one who undoubtedly exemplifies that label, Dr. Tamer Abou-Elsaad. He is a professor of Phoniatrics at Mansoura University in Mansoura, Egypt. He joins M
Samantha Elandary has worked exclusively with individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's and related disorders since 1999, and for our first episode of 2026, she joins the show to talk with James about her work. She is the f
For our final episode of 2025, Mai Ling and James revisit some of the highlights from the past year of excellent guests. They go over the top takeaways from all of the exceptional leaders who have appeared on the show to
Dr. Rachel Khasky-Levy is our guest for today's episode of Xceptional Leaders. She is the CEO and co-founder of The Babel Group, and she brings her passion for connecting technology and clinical practice to this conversa
James sits in the interviewer chair this episode and talks with speaker and activist, Elizabeth Jenswold. Elizabeth is a global thought leader with executive-level business experience, and she talks about her career path
Our guest today, Leila Denna Staiger, is a speech-language pathologist and founder of SLPs Talk Tech. Under Leila's leadership, this professional community is exploring emerging tech and AI tools and discovering how to p
Our guest for today's episode is the founder of the Be Perfect Foundation, Hal Hargrave. Mai Ling talks with Hal about the horrific car accident that left him with a spinal cord injury, which then led him to the genesis
Mai Ling and James share some fun updates in their lives and leadership journeys at the top of today's episode. James follows that up with a great conversation with comedian and disability advocate, Pamela Rae Schuller.
In today's episode, Mai Ling speaks with CPA Michael Ringel about the unique challenges faced by families who have loved ones with disabilities, with regard to financial planning. In this information-packed and frank dis
Our guest in this episode is Emily Mischel, Co-Founder & CEO of FlexTogether, a telehealth practice that was "founded to radically expand access to respiratory care." Emily chats with James about the impetus for the cre
In this solo episode, our host, Mai Ling Chan, draws on her years of experience in the arena of disability entrepreneurship and gives some tips and practical advice for fellow business owners. Mai Ling shares some in-dep
After a fun introduction in which Mai Ling and James bring us up to speed on what's going on in their careers, James introduces Shay Senior, a social entrepreneur and this episode's guest. Shay is the CEO and founder of
We're kicking off the new year with Speech-Language Pathologist, Vanessa Abraham, as our first guest. After Mai Ling and James catch us up with some updates after our short break, Mai Ling sits down with Vanessa to chat
In this final episode of the year, our hosts Mai Ling and James, recap some highlights from the show in 2024. They list some of the top takeaways from our lineup of incredible guests over the past year. Our hosts also re
In our final interview for 2024, Meier Galblum Haigh joins the show today to talk about changing the conversation and perceptions around disability. Meier is the founding Executive Director of the Disability Culture Lab,
James is flying solo in this episode while Mai Ling is traveling and he brings us a fascinating conversation with our guest, Professor Mark Cook, a Melbourne-based Consultant Neurologist who specializes in the treatment
Dr. Kirk Adams
visionary leader and advocate for disability inclusion · Innovative Impact LLC
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Levy
Head of Community Libraries
1 appearance on this show
Jane Goodall
ethologist and conservationist · Jane Goodall Institute
1 appearance on this show
Michael Ringel
Chief Operating Officer · Life Biosciences
1 appearance on this show
Vanessa Abraham
MS, CCC-SLP, author and ICU survivor
1 appearance on this show
Mark Cook
former Black Panther, member of the George Jackson Brigade, political prisoner · Hand Count Road Show
1 appearance on this show
John Robinson
legendary Hip Hop artist and educator · Ultra Lights
1 appearance on this show
Jacqueline Child
Dateability
1 appearance on this show
Alexa Child
Dateability
1 appearance on this show
Rachel Archambault
the PTSD SLP · Resilient Schools
1 appearance on this show
Ebony Green
MS, CCC-SLP
1 appearance on this show
Tanner Gers
CEO and cofounder · AccessAbility Officer
2 appearances on this show
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