Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges

Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges

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 with people who are shaping the way the world is created and how we are supporting people with all abilities. They share their intimate experiences— so you can start, grow, and expand your impact.

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Recent Episodes

Oct. 7, 2024

Matching People with Disabilities and Employers with John Robinson

Our Ability’s President and CEO, John Robinson, joins Mai Ling on today’s episode to discuss some important issues for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). John talks about his advocacy for people with dis…
Sept. 23, 2024

Deaf Community Engagement and Advocacy with Melissa Elmira Yingst

Mai Ling kicks off this episode with an exciting report on her recent trip before introducing today’s guest for Deaf Awareness Month. Melissa Elmira Yingst is a deaf community advocate, media personality, and host of The Mel…
Sept. 9, 2024

Dateability: The Dating App for People with Disabilities with Jacqueline & Alexa Child

In today’s edition of the show, James sits down with Jacqueline and Alexa Child, the sister co-founder team of Dateability, the only dating app for the chronically ill and disabled communities. Jacqueline and Alexa share the…
Aug. 26, 2024

Reducing Special Educator Burnout with Elizabeth Orme

Elizabeth Orme joins the show today to talk with James about her work to support special educators and help them prevent burnout. Elizabeth is the Founder and CEO of Creatively Focused, a company whose aim is to simplify wor…
Aug. 12, 2024

The Billion-Strong Minority Disability Entrepreneurship with Diego Mariscal

James speaks with this week’s guest, Diego Mariscal, about his disability advocacy and entrepreneurship. Diego is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading nonprofit startup acc…
July 29, 2024

ADA Compliance and Accessibility with Peter Fischer

Mai Ling has an insightful conversation with Peter Fischer, the Accessibility Compliance Guru at Arizona State University in today’s episode. As the owner of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) consulting firm for almos…

About the Hosts

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Martyn Sibley

Co-host, best-selling author

My name is Martyn Sibley. I am a regular guy who happens to have a disability called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). This means I cannot walk, lift anything heavier than a book or shower myself. Nonetheless I run Disability Horizons, am the author of 'Everything is Possible', I have a Degree in Economics & a Masters in Marketing. I love adventure travels (including an epic visit to Australia), I have great people in my life (including my soul mate), I drive my own adapted car, run my own business, have flown a plane, enjoyed skiing & SCUBA diving, and live independently on earth.

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James Berges

Speech-Language Pathologist | Growth & Content Marketing in Health-Tech | Cohost of Xceptional Leaders Podcast

Your brain is hardwired to love a good story, so I'll tell you the short version of mine. My background in psychology, speech and hearing sciences, combined with content marketing and editing experience makes me equal parts empathetic, analytical, and creative. I am grateful to be part of a field that helps people communicate. In my spare time, I enjoy communicating research findings through content development and strategy.

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Mai Ling Chan MS, CCC-SLP

Co-host, best-selling author, SLP

Mai Ling is a speech-language pathologist and tech enthusiast! She also loves spotlighting amazing people who are serving the disability community in unique and wonderful ways. These days she's busy interviewing guests for the podcast or FB live shows, supporting disability-focused businesses as an executive consultant, and starting the creation of a disability accelerator non-profit organization. Whew! Thank goodness it's all FUN!