Vanessa Vakharia is also known as The Math Guru. More than simply someone who loves teaching math to kids, she is also someone who wants to prove that wanting to learn math and being creative do not need to be two different ideas. She frequently appears on TV as an expert math educator and speaks out about gender stereotypes in STEM. Vanessa is also the host of the Math Therapy podcast, where she works through people's math traumas.

Vanessa joins me today to discuss how she helps beat the stereotype threat around girls who enjoy math. She explains how she plans to innovate the classroom to make it more holistic and less rigid and describes what led her on this journey of becoming The Math Guru. Vanessa also shares why many people still hesitate to follow their entrepreneurial dreams and start a business.

"People often pigeonhole creatives as being this artsy type, and along with that goes the other stereotypes." - Vanessa Vakharia

Today on the Creative Disruption Podcast:

• What a stereotype threat is and why it's important to address it.
• When she found out she wanted to be an entrepreneur.
• Changing people's perceptions regarding creative and logical stereotypes.
• Why her parents sent her to a creative school and what she learned.
• How women can be more comfortable around STEM.
• Why people hesitate to start a business.
• How she aims to promote education innovation.

Connect with Vanessa Vakharia:

• The Math Guru
• LinkedIn
• Podcast: Math Therapy

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