Inspired Minds
Understanding neurodiversity is essential in today’s workplace. At Inspired Minds, we recognised the importance of expertise in this area early on, partnering with Occupational Health and leading Neurodiversity organisations. This journey has established us as specialists, leading to the launch of Inspired Minds - providing Neurodiversity Screening, Neurodiversity Coaching, Neurodiversity Training and Specialist Advice & Support.
Let's Inspire great minds together!
Why it’s important to understand neurodiversity…
For decades, neurodiverse individuals have been unfairly labeled as unfocused, disorganised, or unreliable, with businesses warned about the challenges they might bring. What’s often overlooked is their incredible curiosity, resilience, creativity, and visionary thinking - traits that have driven some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Imagine the impact these strengths could have on your business success.
As today’s workforce becomes increasingly diverse, it’s more important than ever to recognise the unique strengths neurodiverse individuals bring while understanding the tailored support and adjustments they may need to overcome challenges. Whether someone is self-diagnosed or formally diagnosed, fostering an environment where they can thrive is key to unlocking their full potential and driving success for all.
At Inspired HR and Inspired Minds, our approach is deeply rooted in lived experience. Our MD, Nikki Masterman, brings a personal understanding of neurodiversity, both within her family and herself. This firsthand insight has been a driving force behind the success of our business and our mission to create supportive, inclusive workplaces.
Nikki Masterman - CEO and Service Provision Lead...
Nikki is an award-winning entrepreneur, HR professional, trainer, neurodiversity specialist, neurodiversity coach, and neurodiversity screener, bringing over 33 years of extensive experience, including 24 years in corporate roles and 9 years successfully launching, running, and growing her own business.
As the founder of Inspired Minds, Nikki leads a nationally recognised service dedicated to transforming workplaces through expert neurodiversity screening, personalised ADHD coaching, and impactful neurodiversity training programmes. Her commitment extends beyond organisational support, creating meaningful, lasting change for individuals she coaches and screens by fostering deeper self-understanding and empowerment.
Her approach uniquely blends professional excellence with authentic lived experience, being a late-diagnosed adult with ADHD herself, parent to a son with ADHD and autism, and grandmother to a child with Down syndrome and autism. Nikki’s insights are trusted by other HR professionals, SMEs and major organisations, including Tesco and Ubisoft.
A frequent professional speaker on neurodiversity and the host of her own podcast, Nikki also regularly lectures at Durham University on employment law, entrepreneurship, and neurodiversity. Additionally, she is a qualified civil and workplace mediator and certified DISC profiler. Nikki’s combined perspective blends personal authenticity with professional expertise, empowering individuals to thrive and organisations to embrace a strength-based approach to neurodiversity.
Our Services
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Neurodiversity Screening
Identify and understand the diverse cognitive profile indicators for ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and other neurodiverse conditions that may be present/overlapping in you or your employees. Our screening service produces detailed reports along with practical strategies for turning those insights into an advantage. Please note this is not a formal diagnostic service.
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Neurodiversity Coaching
Providing personalised, specialist coaching for neurodivergent individuals - designed to harness
unique strengths and navigate challenges. Our coaches develop tailored strategies that motivate and
empower individuals to thrive and succeed. To ensure we consider overlapping conditions, we include our neurodiverse screening. -
Neurodiversity Training
We deliver specialist neurodiversity training that empowers both staff and leaders to embrace, understand, and support the unique talents of individuals who are neurodiverse. By equipping your team with the knowledge and tools needed to recognise and celebrate cognitive differences, your organisation benefits from a stronger sense of community.
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Specialist Support & Advice
We offer specialist, tailored, expert advice and hands-on support to organisations and in-house HR teams looking to support their neurodiverse employees. From guiding best practices to navigating complex processes and legal requirements, our expert team ensures you have the right support in place for an inclusive, productive and compliant workplace.
