About Us
Circletalk was created to make it easier for neurodivergent individuals and those with complex needs to communicate their support requirements. Learn more about our team and the story behind Circletalk.
Liz Wheeldon
Founder
Liz Wheeldon is the CEO and Founder of Circletalk, a human-centred capacity-building platform designed to help individuals with diverse strengths and needs securely manage personal information, communicate effectively, and build a lifelong support circle.
Drawing on over 30 years of experience across education, disability, product development, and marketing, Liz brings a uniquely multi-layered perspective to inclusive technology and social innovation.
With a background spanning physical education, business marketing, and program coordination, Liz has developed a deep understanding of how people learn, grow, and connect. She holds a Master’s in Business (Marketing), a Graduate Diploma in Education (Business and Physical Education), and a Professional Certificate in Autism Spectrum Conditions.
Liz’s career has centred on empowering neurodivergent individuals and people with disabilities to identify their strengths, build confidence, and re-engage with education or meaningful work. She has led numerous programs focused on transition support, wellbeing, and inclusion, earning recognition for her empathy, creativity, and strategic vision.
In recent years, Liz has focused on online learning, student wellbeing, and digital inclusion, integrating professional insight with lived family/carer expertise to create scalable, human-centred tools.
Under her leadership, Circletalk was developed as a secure, user-led platform supporting trusted conversations and authentic agency. Its design reflects Liz’s collaborative ethos and belief that everyone should have the means to say, “this is what I need today.”
Liz is widely respected for her collaborative leadership, stakeholder engagement, and commitment to sustainable, community-driven solutions. She has built strong professional networks across education, health, and disability sectors, and remains passionate about connection, local partnerships, and creating inclusive pathways for young people.
Jacob Alan Kness
Ambassador
"I’m a lived-experience leader, social entrepreneur, and systems reform advocate, working to redesign how education, employment, and inclusion function in practice. My projects are all about removing friction—making it easier for people to access the right support, faster, and in a way that feels human.
Circletalk excites me because it connects directly to that mission. I see how it could transform the way my future clients share their stories, gather key information, and move through onboarding into programs—without being slowed down by the need to constantly retell their history.
My goal is to use the intersection of my work to ensure Circletalk becomes a tool where users, or those who know them best, can ‘speak their spectrum’ in an empowered way—capturing inputs from peers rather than only practitioners. That means what’s said in the room can truly reflect the person’s reality, even when they can’t speak for themselves, ensuring their voice still drives the conversation."
When Jacob was asked how he would describe Circletalk he came up with the following:
" A typical tool that speaks for an atypical mind"
"Your story shared simply"
"Turn overwhelming into understanding"
"Explaining shouldn't be exhausting"
"From your world to theirs - translated"
"The app that speaks when you don't want to"
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Circletalk Team and Collaborators
Our collaboration of providers is made up of app developers, UX/UI designers,technical advisors, neurodivergents, disability workers, allied health professionals,workplace supporters and educators. Our vision is to build a diverse team ofcollaborators and partners who are passionate about the importance of self-advocacy, capacity building and transition planning.ta