Episode 284 - Public Speaking and Effective Dissemination w/ Mandy Ralston

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Amanda (“Mandy”) Ralston is a queer, neurodivergent serial Founder. She is a 25-year veteran practitioner and has been certified as a behavior analyst since 2002. During her career she has founded two clinics that provided applied behavior analysis services to hundreds of families, schools, and individuals with autism or other developmental or intellectual disabilities. She successfully exited to the 4th largest ABA provider group in 2019. Mandy has served as a Subject Matter Expert to several international workgroups and panels related to Behavior Analysis, Ethics, Outcomes, and Practice. She is a featured speaker in several mediums globally. She has twice been nominated for Small Businessperson of the Year in 2015 and 2017. She was the recipient of the Autism Innovation Award at the Autism Investor Summit in 2023. She is a frequently invited speaker for her work in the autism spectrum and “#ItsNotBinary: Avoiding binary thinking in work, life, and social media.” She was most recently invited to speak at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024 in Cannes, France. Her most recent venture is NonBinary Solutions - a data analytics and technology firm making Clinical Decision Support Systems for providers and other constituents of Applied Behavior Analysis and neurodiversity. Ralston creates unique solutions by synthesizing her own history of reinforcement and punishment with evidence-based practices, Clinical and Business Intelligence, and Technology to further support clinicians, funders, families, and founders in changing the world for Quality of Life, Outcomes, neuro/diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her behavior continues to be shaped by its impact on a world where autism exists, and the field of behavior analysis.