Bipolarist
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What is a
Bipolarist

Bipolar is more than a disorder and disability. It's an identity with its own lived experience akin to being Autistic or a cancer survivor.

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Ways to work together

Pick a track; we'll tailor from there.

Speaking

High-energy keynotes to reframe bipolar from taboo to capability.

  • 45–60 minutes + Q&A
  • Leadership offsites & all-hands
  • Signature talk: The Bipolar Advantage
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Advisory

Executive guidance for disability & neurodiversity strategy—with bipolar realities in view.

  • Audit → roadmap (HR, Legal, Ops)
  • Return-to-Work systems & accommodations
  • Toolkits, rituals, and measurement
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Peer Mentorship

One-to-one guidance for professionals navigating Bipolar/ADHD at work.

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From diagnosis to durable performance

This is how "bipolar" became more than a label. It became a lens—and then, an advantage.

2009 Lived

Diagnosis, then design

Swapped shame for systems: sleep discipline, escalation maps, language that travels.

2012 Career

Sales → product

Vocus sales consultant; learned to translate market signal into product bets.

2013 Career

BA & product track

B.A. in Spanish; Business Analyst at inQbation; pivoted fully into product work.

2014 Career

Lift Web Strategy

App Strategist, coordinating a global team across web/app projects.

2015 R&D

Mobile Posse

Prototyped a mobile content agent using blue-chip APIs & ML.

2015 Brand

"Bipolarist" sticks

Owned the label. If it jars you, good—now let's talk design & guardrails.

2016 Capital One

Mobile Payments → Labs

Led redesigns, ran design thinking, and ML research for conversational UI.

2018 R&D

Mobile Identity inventions

Designed a dozen inventions in auth, biometrics, and blockchain.

2019 Patents

Identity/security patents

Issued US patents in queue mgmt, breach notification, and access security.

2020 Advisory

Healthworx (CareFirst)

Commercialization PO; 3-surface telehealth app; cross-functional leadership.

2020 Advocacy

Neurodentity

Neurodiversity advocacy, Peercare chatbot, and community-building.

2023 Advocacy

Peer Support Facilitator

Facilitated weekly rooms for Bipolar Support Club International on Clubhouse.

2023 Brand

Bipolarist media watch

Calling out lazy tropes; amplifying dignity-first narratives.

2024 Advisory

Icarus practice

Formalized enterprise advisory & leader enablement for disability strategy.

2025 Speaking

The Bipolar Advantage tour

Keynotes & exec sessions reframing bipolar as capability—paired with guardrails.

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