24 Jul 2015
Be custom. Be different. Be unique. Be you. (Ep. 547)
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Nick Weaver, COO and co-founder of Blue Delta Jeans, talks about succeeding in business, using humor in communication, stuttering being just one part of who he is, how stuttering can be an advantage in business, what he learned from his parents and so much more.
Nick Weaver was recently featured in the article, Finding the Perfect Fit, published by the Stuttering Foundation and in a Stuttering Foundation video from their 2015 New York City gala. Mr. Weaver was the keynote speaker at the 2015 FRIENDS Convention. Nick is a role model, an entrepreneur, an app developer, a husband, a father, a person who stutters and much more.
“[Stuttering] has turned into my conversation piece…When you are going to a business meeting it is something to talk about other than business. My stuttering has become my business tool. That’s how I break the ice…It lets people let down their own guard a little bit. That’s why I’m good at moving people. That’s why I can negotiate contracts. Stuttering is my blessing.” –Nick Weaver
The video below features Mr. Weaver discussing Blue Delta Jeans while stuttering openly.
1 Nov 2015
Changing the Culture Around Employability for People Who Stammer at Work and in the Military (Ep. 555)
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Iain Wilkie and Walter Scott join Christopher Constantino to discuss supporting people who stammer at work and in the military in the UK and their work with The Employer’s Stammering Network and Defense Stammering Network. Wilkie and Scott discuss their mission of changing the culture around employability and the victories and growth that many people who stammer find when seeking support and being open about stuttering.
Iain Wilkie is a Senior Partner at EY and the Founder of the Employer’s Stammering Network.
Walter Scott is a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Defense Head Office and a founding member of the Defense Stammering Network.
Christopher Constantino is a person who stutters, a StutterTalk host and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is doing his clinical fellowship in the Shelby County Schools in Memphis and is conducting a research study to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter.
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