EP. 60: ADHD, Entrepreneurialism and Fearlessness with Dr. Brandi Noll

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join Tracy in Episode #60 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women as she welcomes her guest, Brandi Noll. Dr. Noll is currently Associate Professor at the University of Akron in Ohio where she teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. She has 23 years of experience in education, which includes teaching children how to read and write, as well as teaching fellow adults how to best teach children to read and write. Brandi is also an author, presenter, and consultant in k-12 schools. She has co-authored a book related to preschool literacy curriculum, written numerous articles found within national journals regarding literacy instruction, and presented across the country at education conferences, sharing her knowledge and passion about how to best help students succeed. Brandi is also the mother of three.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2016, while recovering from her second major hip reconstruction due to hip dysplasia, Brandi founded the Bucket List Adventure Company Ohio. Her focus was on bringing people together by encouraging them to step outside of their comfort zones to overcome their fears.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the last few years Brandi has jumped out of a perfectly good plane, free-dived with sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, walked across fire, kayaked in alligator-infested waterways, ice climbed, rock climbed, and rappelled her way through much of the United State’s most strenuous and iconic trails.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No surprise that Brandi’s also one of us. She has ADHD! </span></p> <p><strong>Brandi shares: </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she completed her Ph.D. in three years while working two part-time jobs with three children</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The circumstances surrounding her own ADHD diagnosis </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Symptoms that she alway