She didn’t plan to change the world — but a single hackathon sparked a technology now giving people new ways to communicate.

Dr. Hadeel Ayoub, the inventor behind BrightSign and Fiddley, joins us to share how she built AI-driven tools that translate hand signs into speech, and how a mission to help one person grew into global impact.

In this episode, we unpack her founder story, the breakthrough moment in Seoul that changed her path forever, the emotional reactions from families, and what it takes to build assistive hardware that truly works in the real world.

If you care about AI, accessibility, innovation or purpose-driven entrepreneurship, this conversation is going to stick with you.

SHOW NOTES:

• The moment a hackathon turned into a life mission
• How she built AI that reads hand signs
• Why BrightSign made international headlines
• The emotional emails that changed everything
• The journey from university research to real products
• Building assistive hardware that solves real problems
• How AI + human behaviour shape her inventions
• Her vision for the future of communication and accessibility

About Dr. Hadeel Ayoub:

Founder, innovator and CEO behind BrightSign and Fiddley, Hadal merges AI, human behaviour, and hardware design to solve communication challenges for people around the world.

Fiddlie:

Website: https://www.fiddlie.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fiddlietech/

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