51 - Organizational DEI Efforts Among the Disabled Community, with John Samuel

Team Accelerator

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with John Samuel about organizational DEI efforts among the disabled community.

John Samuel (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngsamuel/) is the Cofounder & CEO of Ablr, where he focuses on helping organizations be more inclusive by removing the barriers that have hindered people with disabilities from accessing education, retail, entertainment, and employment. John’s passion for his work is very personal as he is blind and wants to make sure the obstacles he has faced are removed for others. Over the past 16-years, John has held leadership roles domestically and internationally. While launching and serving as the CEO for Aster Cameroon, a global telecom infrastructure Joint Venture, he built a $45 million business bringing internet access across Africa. Afterward, he became an early member of Homestrings, a USAID backed crowdfunding platform, where he helped raise capital for startups in emerging markets. John holds his MBA from George Washington University, BS in Accounting from North Carolina State University. John is also an International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, and holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace from the University of South Florida.

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