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:

• You’ve ever felt like you didn’t fit in—but knew you had something to offer
• You want to build something meaningful but don’t know where to start
• You’re curious what it really takes to raise millions in VC funding
• You lead, teach, or parent someone who is neurodivergent

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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