Our Founder – Dr. Ken Gibson Dr. Ken Gibson’s life experiences have been a training ground for his calling. It is often the case that one person’s struggles yield benefits for many, and this is the case with Dr. Gibson. The learning challenges he faced in his personal life, once overcome, laid the groundwork for an enterprise that has helped thousands. As a young man growing up in Wisconsin, Dr. Gibson struggled to read. He faced this challenge all through his school years. At the time, so little was known about the causes of learning and reading struggles that he was essentially on his own. Many of his other cognitive skills were strong, but struggling to read made everything difficult. Today, he would be labeled dyslexic. Advances in brain science have helped us understand more about what makes learning easy or difficult. We now know that Dr. Gibson had an undiagnosed cognitive skill weakness that made it difficult for him to distinguish sounds and words. As is the case for many students today, these weaknesses made schoolwork excessively challenging. Everything was harder. Everything took longer to do. But he compensated for his weaknesses, worked excessively hard, and persevered through to a professional graduate program. When he began his professional career as an optometrist, he discovered that he wasn’t alone. The children who came into his office exhibited signs of the same kind of reading problems that he himself had experienced. It became apparent that there were thousands of others struggling to learn and read. That knowledge is what motivated Dr. Gibson to co-create the cognitive skills programs that form the foundation of LearningRx today. Some would call him the “Pioneer of Brain Training”. It took time, effort and revision, but each positive result fueled the team’s motivation to help even more children. Dr. Gibson’s passion was, and continues to be, to see LearningRx brain training programs continue to impact lives and give students the confidence they need to succeed. Each year, there are new discoveries in brain science that support the growing body of evidence that brain training helps kids (and adults) strengthen weak cognitive skills. Dr. Gibson’s story is echoed by many people, professionals and children alike, who have felt the discouragement of a learning disability. A long time ago, Dr. Gibson dared to ask the question, “What if we could improve the way children (and adults!) think and learn?” As a result, tens of thousands of children, teens, and adults have experienced the benefits of brain training through LearningRx. Books by Dr. Ken Gibson Unlock the Einstein Inside: Applying New Brain Science to Wake up the Smart in Your Child Einstein. This single name — more than any other — is most often associated with intelligence. According to Dr. Ken Gibson, every child has a bit of Einstein potential, regardless of how poorly or how well he or she is currently performing in school. In this book, Dr. Gibson reveals the way to unlock that potential. His principles are based on the science of neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s lifelong ability to adapt and grow. Brain science continues to make amazing discoveries about how we learn, and Dr. Gibson applies that knowledge to help children and adults think, learn and remember better than ever before. Brain training doesn’t just treat the symptoms of learning challenges, it identifies weak cognitive skills at the root of the problem and strengthens those skills. The Purpose Directed Business: An Insider’s Look into the Values, Strategies and 15 Profitability Keys of Small Business Is it possible to run a viable business without compromising your values? Too often it feels as if principles and beliefs that are important to us get sacrificed to the practical aspects of success. The impression that our convictions are unwelcome or unwanted in a fast-paced and ever-changing business culture can be disheartening and leave us asking uncomfortable questions. In The Purpose Directed Business, Dr. Ken Gibson and LearningRx CEO and daughter Kim Hanson, discuss their personal struggles to integrate core values into business – without losing traction. Anyone who wants to find true meaning in their work will enjoy The Purpose Directed Business. Transparent and full of practical guidelines, this book will help you on your journey towards turning your success into a matter of identity and your profitability into true reward.