Cliff Weitzman
American entrepreneur

Cliff Weitzman

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American entrepreneur
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Introduction

Cliff Weitzman is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder of Speechify Text To Speech software. In 2017, Weitzman was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list. Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate. He is one of the CEOs discussed in the book The Great CEO Within.

Dyslexia

Weitzman is a prominent advocate of speed learning and specifically speed listening. He could not read as a child, but later could after his father would read Harry Potterout loud to him.

Personal

According to Weitzman, he is a friend and early advisor to former United States Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang.

According to The Wall Street Journal Weitzman coached candidates before they played world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.

Awards

  • Dyslexia Lifetime Achievement Award, Wheeler