Episode Description:
On today’s episode of the show, Andrew meets award winning journalist - Katie Glass. In the episode, Katie describes what it was like growing up with dyslexia and how she realised her dream of becoming a journalist despite her personal obstacles, and they also discuss the problem with labels.
Top Quotes:
“If you give yourself a label you allow other people to label you. Therefore, if you don’t label yourself, you don’t limit yourself.” - Andrew
“I think I do have an invisible gift from dyslexia to take complex subjects and make them accessible.” - Katie Glass
About the host:
The Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm.
Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of dyslexia into a gift.
About the guest:
Katie Glass is an award winning journalist whose work regularly appears in UK publications including The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Evening Standard, The Sun, Condé Nast Traveller, The Spectator, Grazia and Elle Magazine. An established feature writer, Katie specialises in long-form features and interviews. Often exploring issues affecting young people she has investigated County Lines, children who commit violent crimes, and online sexual extortion. In a 2022 Telegraph article, Katie stated she was a ‘secret dyslexic’.
Resources:
http://theinvisiblegift.com/
https://katie-glass.co.uk/
https://www.kitall.co.uk/
https://www.onefineplay.com/
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