Meet Mandy Ralston

Q1: What is your background and what are you doing now?

A1: “Amanda "Mandy" Ralston is serial founder, an award-winning entrepreneur, and international thought-leader, and 25- year veteran practitioner and subject matter expert in behavior analysis and autism. Her most recent venture is NonBinary Solutions - a data analytics and technology firm making Clinical Decision Support Systems for constituents of neurodiversity. Her behavior continues to be shaped by its impact on a world where autism exists, and the field of behavior analysis."

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Q2: How did you to come up with the idea for NonBinary Solutions?

A2: "After my clinic was successfully acquired in 2019 and became part of a large conglomeration of clinics - I saw first hand that every single group of providers had a very different approach to supports and treatment planning. And mostly because that's all I have ever known to do. Nothing in the field is standardized in terms of decision making."

 

Q3: What has been the most rewarding part of founding your own startup?

A3: "I’m a connector. It’s how my brain is wired. 🧠 I see patterns where others see disparate ideas. So it’s thrilling to think on a global level as I build out NonBinary Solutions. 🪩 Entrepreneurship is leaping from lilypad to lilypad until you land on a lotus or solid ground. #NoMudNoLotus 🪷 …  The world is my pond, and I’m just a frog. What a time to be alive. 🌎"

 

Q4: What community resources would you recommend to other founders?

A4: "Launch Blue's Accelerator is EXCELLENT. Come to Startup Breakfast on Wednesdays at 8am. Talk to the local Kentucky SBDC."

 

Q5: What is one piece of advice you would share to anyone considering becoming a founder?

A5: “Take care of your mental health above all."