Choice Wisdom

Amanda "(“Mandy”) Ralston has 25+ years of experience in behavior analysis and is deeply committed to reshaping how the world sees autism. Through her latest venture and her thought leadership, she aims to transform the landscape of autism care and other neurodivergent conditions.Certified as a behavior analyst since 2002, Mandy has founded and scaled two clinics that delivered life-changing applied behavior analysis (ABA) services to hundreds of families, schools, and individuals with autism and other developmental or intellectual disabilities. Her successful exit in 2019 to the fourth-largest ABA provider in the U.S. marked a significant milestone in her career. Mandy is recognized internationally as a thought leader in behavior analysis, ethics, outcomes, and practice. She has served as a Subject Matter Expert on global panels, sharing her expertise to shape the future of the field. As a dynamic and sought-after speaker, she addresses audiences worldwide on topics including autism spectrum issues and her acclaimed talk, “#ItsNotBinary: Avoiding Binary Thinking in Work, Life, and Social Media.”Mandy’s latest venture, NonBinary Solutions, and its flagship product Knowetic.ai, are on the cutting-edge of data analytics and technology, pioneering Clinical Decision Support Systems to empower ABA providers and stakeholders within the neurodiversity ecosystem.As a queer, neurodivergent serial entrepreneur, Mandy focuses her work on fostering a more inclusive and equitable society, driven by the belief that diverse perspectives are essential to meaningful change.Learn more about Mandy and her work on my website at https://choicewisdompodcast.com

Can you change the world through investing? In a country where women-owned businesses receive only 2% of private equity funding, there's certainly room to do just that. In this episode, Kelly Ann Winget, founder & CEO of Alternative Wealth Partners, shares her wisdom on investing in alternatives and how women can both become savvier investors and attract more funding for their businesses.Alternative Wealth Partners is a Dallas-based private equity company that manages diversified funds of alternative assets. An alternative investment is anything outside traditional assets – which are stocks, bonds and cash. Alternatives cover a broad range assets, such as oil and gas, real estate, crypto, venture investing, private equity, and collectibles, such as stamps or art. Traditionally, private equity has a reputation of being complicated and exclusive. As Kelly explains it, this is because the industry lacks transparency, as well as diversity in the management. Kelly and her team seek to remove these barriers by allowing the public into the alternative investment space by making it understandable and accessible to Main Street investors.Want to know more? Check out the episode page on https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

Max Nijst, addiction recovery coach and host of the Fearless Happyness podcast, shares authentically about how his battle with addiction wasn’t the end of his story, thanks to the resilience that we all have inside of us, coupled with the power of surrender.Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

I’m excited to bring you Season 2 of Choice Wisdom! In thiskickoff episode, I share a personal story about a series of choices I made which - at the time - didn’t seem so great. But, they led me to a greater truth and to the choice that brought me the greatest blessing I could receive in thislife. And it was all thanks to a choice to tip my pitcher.What does that mean, exactly? Think of a pitcher of waterthat’s filled to the brim. When it’s full, you can’t put any more water into it. But if you tip it over and pour water out, you make space. That’s what happened for me – the situation I share in this episode tipped the pitcher just enough to allow the “new” to come in and since that fateful moment, I have been able to make the space to create life on my terms, aligned to who I truly am.For Season 2 of Choice Wisdom, we’re going to explorestories from people who have also tipped their pitchers and made space for them to level up. That’s this year’s theme – leveling up!In addition to setting this level-up intention, I’m alsomaking a few changes to the format of this podcast. In addition to the news magazine format that I used throughout last year, I will be conducting one-on-one interviews and panel interviews. So, I am going to mix it up a little. And I’m also going to produce more episodes this year and share them with you every three weeks.Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

Choice Wisdom is celebrating its first full year on the air! In this first installment of a two-part “best of” episode, you’ll hear comments from several of the guests from Season One. They’ve made wildly different choices to create they life they want, but together they show us that humans have amazing potential!Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.

A health crisis helped clarify something fundamental for Heidi Carr - that she didn’t want to remain on the corporate stress treadmill. Once she got clear about what she wanted, she was able to attract a job that opened the door to the nonprofit world.Want to know more? Check out https://choicewisdompodcast.com.