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Nancy Armstrong is an Emmy-nominated producer and currently serves as the Executive Producer at Happy Warrior Media. Notably, she recently launched her acclaimed documentary, "The Disruptors," which sheds light on ADHD and has received numerous awards. Prior to this, she co-founded "MAKERS," a highly regarded women's leadership and media platform. MAKERS was recognized by Forbes as one of the top 100 websites for women and received the Women’s Media Center Award for its significant contributions to women's history and American society.

Before her involvement with MAKERS, Nancy held a senior executive position at Ogilvy, Inc in New York City. She also has a background in the entertainment industry, with experience as a professional actor and singer in Los Angeles.

Personal Information:

 * Full Name: Nancy Armstrong
 * Date of Birth: 9/28/66
 * Place of Birth: Elmhurst, IL.

Early life and Education
In 1966, Armstrong was born to Gerald and Santina Lessuk, and raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Her father was a lawyer and labor negotiator for Brunswick Corporation. Armstrong Graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later, Boston University where she graduated summa cum laude.

Career:
Armstrong started her career as a professional actor and singer in Los Angeles CA. She co-starred on the comedy hit, Third Rock from the Sun and guest starred on LA Heat. She was also a lead character in the comedy pilot, Kinks with Norm Crosby. Armstrong wrote, directed and performed her one- woman-show, A Look beyond the Attitude at the legendary Cinegrill Theatre in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

Following graduate school in 1998, Armstrong worked in global communications, and investor relations in New York City at Cohn & Wolfe and Ogilvy.

In 2012, she co-founded the award-winning women’s leadership and media platform, MAKERS. MAKERS was named one of the 100 best websites for women by Forbes and received the Women’s Media Center Award for its ground-breaking contribution to women, history, and America.

In 2022, she teamed-up with award-winning filmmakers, Stephanie Soechtig and Kristin Lazure of Atlas Films (Fed Up, The Devil We Know, Poisoned, and Under the Gun) to create the first definitive and comprehensive documentary film on ADHD, The Disruptors. The ground-breaking film features the top experts on ADHD as well as some very well-known public figures speaking candidly about their own ADHD, including will.i.am, Paris Hilton, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Mandel, Steve Madden, Astronaut, Scott Kelly, Glenn Beck, Jillian Michaels, David Neeleman, Tim Armstrong, and many others. The film was an official selection at seven film festivals including SXSW and The Nantucket Film Festival, and won several awards including the Audience Choice Award at the San Diego Film Festival. Translated into multiple languages, The Disruptors has become the go-to film on ADHD all over the world shedding light on this deeply misunderstood diagnosis and has brought relief and hope to millions of kids, families, and adults navigating life with ADHD.

In 2023, Armstrong created a national PSA campaign in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Association and Boom Media called, Upside of Adhd (UpsideOfAdhd.org) to fundamentally reframe ADHD from a deficit disorder model to a brain type or trait model, based on the pioneering work of Dr. Edward Hallowell, that has now been adopted by the vast majority of top experts in the field. The major thesis being that there are two very distinct sides to this diagnosis, and while there are certainly challenges that need to be managed with ADHD, there are also some very significant and impressive strengths with this brain type that need to be nurtured and accelerated. We have seen the ADHD trait in action throughout history in people like Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Agatha Christi, Leonardo da Vinci — painter, scientist, John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and countless others.

Nancy Armstrong Press Samples and External Links:
https://disruptorsfilm.com/press/ and http://happywarriormedia.com/press

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a39928792/nancy-armstrong-the-disrupters-adhd-documentary/

https://ls.wisc.edu/news/shining-light-on-trailblazing-women

https://serendipitysocial.com/uncategorized/building-brand-nancy-armstrong-makers-building-brand/

https://serendipitysocial.com/uncategorized/makers-nancy-armstrong-on-metoo/

https://www.n-magazine.com/hyper-focused

https://mlbostoncommon.com/women-of-style-boston

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/new-documentary-aims-to-educate-reframe-view-of-adhd/