Enabled Intelligence with Peter Kant and Lauren Bacon | Paving the Way for People with Intellectual Disabilities

27/09/2022 44 min
Enabled Intelligence with Peter Kant and Lauren Bacon | Paving the Way for People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Episode Synopsis

We’re grateful to have a couple of the executives from Enabled Intelligence. We have Peter Kant who is the CEO, and Lauren Bacon who is the Chief People Officer with us today. These are people who are looking for, hiring, and paving the way for people with intellectual disabilities to work within a tech space. Peter and Lauren talk about how they are able to work with neurodiverse individuals and what they do to find those people that will be able to thrive in their business. What Enabled Intelligence is all about 0:53Hyper focus and attention to detail 5:40Finding people with the right skillset 9:02The interview process 17:35Using artificial intelligence 21:45What inspired Lauren to work with this group 27:05The importance of acceptance and diversity 33:24“We’re a small company so it really feels like a family and everyone is different, but everyone gets along really well and we do a lot of social things. So it’s a really great place for people to build some friendships and have some social outlets as well.” 11:45enabledintelligence.netIf you'd like to donate to the Abby Lou Foundation to help continue to enrich the lives of the intellectually disabled, follow this link: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/aoZ_jg?vid=v60hb Thank you for listening!

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