I Trip Over Flat Surfaces is a podcast that encourages you; teaches you that you can control the thoughts in your head; and how those thoughts can have a positive impact on yourself and your life.

Changing the way we look at managing employees with a mental disability. Interacting with those that have a disability, or just someone who seems different from you. There is a whole world out there waiting for you to be bold enough to enter.

My guest is Jeff Aiken, and Jeff has a passion to show the world you can be an effective manager or leader, and even for someone who has a mental illness. We all just want to be treated like a person, not a person with, but a person. Jeff is just a sweet man with a heart to help you become the best manager or leader he knows you are capable of becoming. We all want to know what are purpose is in life, and Jeff has found his purpose, and he lives his purpose every day.

Jeff is a strong believer and champion for diversity, equity and inclusion. He is an ally that has worked hard to create welcoming and inclusive work environments and to provide equitable opportunities for employment. Jeff has worked to become a champion for people with disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental disabilities. He has been a speaker at events, including Amplify! Success, sharing his success and encouraging other employers to do the same.

Jeff is also the mastermind behind the Starfleet Leadership Academy, and what drew me to Jeff in the beginning. Jeff takes a Star Trek episode and walks through it defining the leadership styles they used, the do’s and don’ts of leadership, and shows you a side of Star Trek you might not have considered. Even if you are not a Star Trek fan you will learn from his podcast about how to be an effective manager and leader.

Fun fact about Jeff, he used to be a pro-wresting TV broadcaster!

You can find the Starfleet Leadership Academy podcast where you get your podcasts, and to learn more about Jeff and the work he does you can check out this blog post or his website, https://www.jeffakin.com.

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