What if your greatest challenges were actually your edge?
This week on The Olympic Mindset Podcast, Dominic sits down with Kavitta Ghai, co-founder and CEO of Nectir, to talk about what it really means to lead with difference. Diagnosed with autism and ADHD later in life, Kavitta opens up about turning her deepest struggles into superpowers—and building one of the most exciting edtech companies in the US.
Kavitta shares how being neurodivergent shaped her creativity, her pitch deck, and her purpose—and what it actually takes to raise $6.3 million as a young female founder in a VC world that still doesn’t get it.
From mindset shifts to boardroom truths, this is one of our most powerful episodes yet.
This episode is for you if:
Topics Covered:
00:00 – Intro: Meet Kavitta
01:12 – Autism, ADHD & finding out late
04:45 – School systems & the myth of fitting in
08:20 – Turning difference into direction
11:00 – The Nectir story: how it started
15:55 – Raising millions in a system not made for her
20:20 – Breaking VC stereotypes
24:00 – Neurodiversity as a superpower
28:00 – What founders get wrong about mindset
38:10 – The future of edtech: trust, access, inclusion
46:40 – Advice for anyone feeling ‘too different’
50:00 – Closing reflections
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