Description:
The pleasures of cheesecake and skydiving. What it takes to experience real breakthroughs. Derek invites us into his personal journey - including speech therapy, counseling, support groups and Toastmasters. His process shows us the remarkable courage and outcomes of facing fears, getting help, transforming from "running away" to actually feeling free.
BIO:
Derek Mitchell is an IT Analyst for the Atlanta County Public schools and a person who stutters. He is a local chapter leader for the NSA (National Stuttering Association) and is involved with Toastmasters, an online club for public speaking.
- Early years and growing-up
- Obstacles and breakthroughs
- Career as author, marketing strategist, speaker
- Wisdom to share
- Vision for the future
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life.
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.