367. Good Humans of 2022: Meghana Gunturi

Meet Meghana. This high-schooler is the founder of Neurodiversity Horizons, a nonprofit that aims to increase public accommodation for people with disabilities. Neurodiversity Horizons has 22 international chapters (Switzerland, Australia, France, India, UK, South Africa, Canada, and all over the United States). She runs social media campaigns to generate awareness and launched a podcast that has been heard in more than 11 countries. She has spoken about this initiative at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit to 5,000+ attendees. It’s an honor to celebrate the diversity of the human brain with this Gen-Z founder. We love her moxie and how she’s boldly making the change she wants to see in the world. We’re rooting for you Meghana!

Today’s Guest
Meghana Gunturi, High Schooler in Southern California and Founder of Neurodiversity Horizons 

Episode Highlights

• Meghana’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
• What is neurodiversity and some of the stigmas surrounding it (8:21)
• About Neurodiversity Horizons (12:00)
• Meghana’s love for entrepreneurship (20:00)
• Neurodiversity Horizons’s board (24:00)
• Gen Z and the future of the sector (27:00)
• Meghana’s ultimate dream for philanthropy and advocacy (33:00)
• Favorite charity other than Neurodiversity Horizons: Best Buddies (36:00)
• Favorite human quality: Kindness and teamwork (36:00)
• What  the nonprofit community could learn from Meghana’s experience? (41:00)
• Meghana’s One Good Thing: Perseverance. (44:00)
• How to connect with Neurodiversity Horizons (46:00)

For more information and episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/367.

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