205. Encouraging Kids’ Brain Development Through Music, with Emily Cadiz of Finnegan the Dragon

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I am very excited to introduce you to Emily Cadiz, founder, and CEO of Finnegan the Dragon. What is Finnegan the Dragon, you ask? Of course, Emily will tell you all about that during our conversation, but here is the short, teaser version. Finnegan the Dragon is a new company I've had the honor of being an advisor for. This is an organization that is all about improving brain development and language learning for kids using inclusive music. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I was given the opportunity to be part of the advisory team for this company, I knew it was something I had to do. There are so many amazing things on the horizon for Finnegan the Dragon and I am so excited to finally be able to share what Emily and her team are up to so you can learn all about it! Emily will be sharing about all the great work they are doing, exciting milestones coming up (including your opportunity to be a beta tester for the upcoming game launch), and how to get their free Ebook that came out this week. Listen in! </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Notes:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:44] Today I am very excited to introduce you to Emily Cadiz, founder, and CEO of Finnegan the Dragon.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:40] Emily shares about herself and how she got connected to Melina. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:12] She has always been a service provider, teacher, musician, and public servant before starting her own business. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:48] She suffered a traumatic brain injury in the classroom, which turned her world upside down. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:37] During her recovery she found herself going back to music. She started studying how her own brain was recovering through sound and music. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:01] In her research she stumbled upon inclusive music which is ho