“Unstoppable”: How Pancho Timmons made incredible accomplishments despite having Dyslexia

Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine
Published in
5 min readFeb 2, 2021

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61 million people in the United States have a disability. That’s about 26% of the population or 1 out of 4 people. Statistically speaking, we all know someone with a disability whether we realize it or not.

People with disabilities lead normal, healthy and happy lives. Zero need to feel sorry for us.

As a part of our “Unstoppable” series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Pancho Timmons

Pancho Timmons is a Social Entrepreneur in Pittsburgh, Co-Author of Quick and Easy World Change, Founder of Nonprofit The Inclusion Solution formerly Pennsylvania Youth Initiative, and for profit, Connect in Effect, Keynote Speaker, and Business Diversity Consultant.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! It is really an honor. Our readers would love to get to know you a bit better. Can you share your “backstory” with us?

It was my freshman year of college and I was getting ready to pack my bags and head home after my grades weren’t making the cut, until one teacher took me aside for a 5 minute conversation…

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Yitzi Weiner
Authority Magazine

A “Positive” Influencer, Founder & Editor of Authority Magazine, CEO of Thought Leader Incubator