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 that are shaping the way the world is supporting people with disabilities. They share their intimate experiences— so you can start, grow, and expand your impact.

Xceptional Leaders with Mai Ling Chan & James Berges
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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 that are shaping the way the world is supporting people with disabilities. They share their intimate experiences— so you can start, grow, and expand your impact.
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Recent Episodes

June 1, 2026
The $18 Trillion Market VCs Keep Ignoring with Rich and Brittany Palmer
Host Mai Ling Chan interviews Rich and Brittany Palmer, founders of Adaptation Ventures, about accessing venture capital for disability-focused ventures.

May 4, 2026
From TBI to SLP: How an Injury Set a Career Trajectory with Joyce Ko
<p>Our hosts kick off this episode with some important tips and information for folks working in the disability community. This is followed by a fascinating discussion between Mai Ling and our guest, Joyce Ko, who joins the show to talk about her experiences as a disabled clinician. Joyce shares her very personal story of a traumatic brain injury as a child and the journey that led her to a career as a speech-language pathologist. She is transparent about the challenges she faced post-injury, both in her educational career and in daily life, but she refused to allow them to hinder her.</p>

April 13, 2026
What Corporate America Gets Wrong About Blind Professionals with Kirk Adams
<p>Today, James shares a great conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams, PhD, with us on the podcast. Kirk Adams is the founder of Innovative Impact LLC, through which he consults with corporate clients on diversity, inclusivity, and equity with a focus on the employment of people with disabilities. James talks with him about his own experience with blindness, the struggles he faced to enter the workforce, and how that led him to his work of advocacy for employment for people with disabilities.</p>
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