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A Journey to Disability Pride: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities with Tiffany Yu


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On this week’s episode we are joined by Tiffany Yu. Tiffany is a content creator, TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning entirely disabled-run and led social enterprise that elevates disability pride. On today’s episode, we are going to hear Tiffany’s story and how her obstacles have become the greatest thing that has ever happened to her.

Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning entirely disabled-run and led social enterprise to elevate disability pride, and a content creator with 170k+ followers across platforms. She is a 3x TEDx speaker and has been named a TikTok API (Asian & Pacific Islander) Trailblazer and a LinkedIn Top Voice in Disability Advocacy. At the age of 9, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father.

Tiffany has helped to invest over $160,000 in disability initiatives through the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter and the Disability Empowerment Endowed Fund at Georgetown University. She previously served on the San Francisco Mayor’s Disability Council. She has been featured in Marie Claire, the Guardian, and Forbes. She started her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and has also worked at Bloomberg and Sean Diddy Combs' REVOLT Media & TV. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree from the London School of Economics.

Connect with Tiffany!

  • Website: http://tiffanyyu.com
  • Facebook: http://facebook.com/imtiffanyyu
  • Twitter: http://twitter.com/imtiffanyyu
  • Instagram: http://instagram.com/imtiffanyyu
  • TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@imtiffanyyu
  • LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/tiffanyayu
  • Clubhouse: @imtiffanyyu

Connect with Diversability!

  • Website: http://mydiversability.com
  • Communities:
    • Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/diversabilitycommunity
    • Leadership Collective: http://diversability.mn.co
  • Facebook: http://facebook.com/diversability
  • Twitter: http://twitter.com/diversability
  • Instagram: http://instagram.com/diversability
  • TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@diversability
  • LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/diversabilitycommmunity

Connect with Brianna!

  • Instagram: @mombossinaustin
  • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/briannademike

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